2021 Coulter Media Award Winners Announced - our Noel (Adaptor) gets a Double

Noel Ridge (Adaptor) and his Bendigo compatriot Kieren Iles both won 2 Coulter Media Awards
Read all about it here

http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=51721

But as we have an actual Noel/Bendigo thread on the forum

http://www.harnessracingforum.com/sh...ght=Noel+Ridge

I am going to highlight/quote their wins:

Graham Goffin Memorial Award - Best Feature Article
Group race joy for French special on many fronts
Written by Kieran Iles and published in the Bendigo Advertiser on 4 March 2021.
A breakthrough maiden Group race win for talented young driver Tayla French was made even more special by who she won the race for and who it was named after.

Graham Goffin Memorial Award - Best Regional Story
Standing ground: Marong Light Harness Club fights to retain trotting track
Written by Kieran Iles and published in the Bendigo Advertiser on 17 November 2021.
Details the Marong Light Harness Clubs fight to save the trotting track at Malone Park Recreational Reserve.

Graham Goffin Memorial Award - Best Historical Feature
Harness History: How the Allen’s from Glenloth reshaped the Trots
Written by Noel Ridge and published on thetrots.com.au on 24 November 2021.
Describes the incredible influence of the Allen family on Victorian harness racing.

Best Book or Publication
The Six American Stallions of Adelaide Hill Stud
Written by Noel Ridge and published on the Harness Breeders Victoria website on 10 September 2021.
Noel Ridge tells the story of the Adelaide Hills Stud which was established in 1903.


A fantastic honour for all