Congratulations Sam Thornley!

[Brodie]

Congratulations Sam Thornley on winning the Australasian Young Drivers Championship in Oz .

It is always a well run event they hold and with plenty of races over several different tracks it gives the young drivers plenty of chances.

Sam Thornley has done a great job since he started driving several seasons ago and his young namesakes are also very capable horse people.

I remember when there were many around castigating young Sam for being over vigorous on a drive at Addington  and were calling for him to have his license taken off him!

the fact is that the horse he was driving always needed the persuader, it was the male horse with the female name, something Rose!

Brodie went into to bat for the young lad on BOAY and he was on the money knowing that the bloke was going to be successful.

 

[Gammalite]

1 hour ago, Brodie said:

Congratulations Sam Thornley on winning the Australasian Young Drivers Championship

That's 6 NZ winners in the last 10 Championships. A fine record !! 

hey lets have a look at the NZ combatants since 2002 . Do you remember some of these drivers ? some disappeared ?

and Looks like BEN Hope never gotta Go at it at any stage ? thought that was surprising ? 🤔

 

2002/  Lauren Pearson 3rd, Scott Phelan 4th, Stephen McNally 7th

2003/  Nicole Thorn 4th, Andrew Armour 5th, Craig Jamieson 9th

2004/  Scott Phelan 2nd, Stephen McNally 8th, Scott Lethaby 9th 

2005/  Jonny Cox 3rd, John Dunn 6th, Stephen Buthcer 10th

2006/  Jay Abernathy 1st, Gavin Smith 3rd, Jonny Cox 6th

2007/  Matty White 4th, Gavin Smith 6th, Jonny Cox 7th

2008/  Dexter Dunn 3rd, Matty White 4th, Jason Hackett 6th

2009/  Nathan Williamson 3rd, Dexter Dunn 4th, Bob Butt 10th

2010/  Dexter Dunn 2nd, Royden Downey 3rd, Reon Tither 7th

2011/  Josh Dickie 1st, Matt Williamson 2nd, Zac Butcher 6th, Dexter Dunn 7th

2012/  Tim Williams 4th, Josh Dickie 6th, Simon Mcmullen 7th, Zac Butcher 10th

2013/  Josh Dickie 2nd, Zac Butcher 5th, Matt Williamson 7th

2014/  Andre Poutama 1st, Samantha Ottley 3rd, Simon McMullen 10th

2015/  Robbie Close 1st, Andre Poutama 2nd, Michelle Neilsen 3rd, TRIFECTA. Ben Butcher 10th

2016/  Robbie Close 2nd, Matt Anderson 3rd, Kyle Marshall 4th, Brad Williamson 6th

2017/  Dylan Ferguson 2nd, Kimberley Butt 5th, Sheree Tomlinson 7th

2018/  Sheree Tomlinson 1st, Alicia Harrison 7th, Ben Butcher 9th

2019/  Sarah O'Reilly 1st, Sheree Tomlinson 3rd, John Morrison 6th, Ben Butcher 7th

2020  and 2021  cancelled for covid

2022/  Sam Thornley 2nd , Sarah O'Reilly 5th, Crystal Hackett 6th

2023/  Sarah O'Reilly 6th, Zev Meredith 9th, Crystal Hackett 10th

2024/  Sam Thornley 1st, Kerryn Tomlinson 6th, Crystal Hackett 10th.

 

Congrats to Sam on joining  some great kiwi drivers Jay, Josh, Andre, Robbie, Sheree and Sarah as Winners 

of The Australasian Junior Drivers Championship. 

 

[Rangatira]

5 hours ago, Brodie said:

I remember when there were many around castigating young Sam for being over vigorous on a drive at Addington  and were calling for him to have his license taken off him!

the fact is that the horse he was driving always needed the persuader, it was the male horse with the female name, something Rose!

Copperhead

 

Well, my name's John Lee Pettimore

Same as my daddy and his daddy before

 

 

Edited December 16, 2024 by Rangatira

[Nowornever]

23 hours ago, Brodie said:

Congratulations Sam Thornley on winning the Australasian Young Drivers Championship in Oz .

It is always a well run event they hold and with plenty of races over several different tracks it gives the young drivers plenty of chances.

Sam Thornley has done a great job since he started driving several seasons ago and his young namesakes are also very capable horse people.

I remember when there were many around castigating young Sam for being over vigorous on a drive at Addington  and were calling for him to have his license taken off him!

the fact is that the horse he was driving always needed the persuader, it was the male horse with the female name, something Rose!

Brodie went into to bat for the young lad on BOAY and he was on the money knowing that the bloke was going to be successful.

 

Got a decent Brodie sized multi with the NZ horses Tact McLeod, The Falcon and Cantfindabetterman. Couldn't believe the $3.80 on offer for Tact McLeod. I had it priced at $1.70 in that field.