VRMA/VRC Best News & Best Feature Story Winners for 2019

BEST NEWS 

Leo Schlink  (Herald Sun) followed up his win last year for his series of headline articles surrounding the Aquanita doping scandal with another series of articles on the Darren Weir stable raid and subsequent disqualification bombshell.  Schlink shares the VRC $1500 award award with Mark Buttler.

BEST FEATURE

Michael Lynch and Peter Ryan (The Age)O shared the VRC $1500 best feature for their in depoth coverage of the Darren Weir saga.

 The judges Rhett Kirkwood and Ray Huxley announced the VRMA award winners for 2018 at the Racing Personality Of The Year luncheon at the Emerald Hotel on Monday November 18.

INGLIS BREEDING AWARD

Leo Schlink (Herald Sun) won the $1000 award for best breeding coverage in the media, announced by Peter Fitzgerald from Inglis.