Harrison wins award and English trip

Monday 25 August 2014, 12:54pm

Tegan Harrison has capped her final season as an apprentice by winning the Ken Russell Award and a chance at international experience.

The winner of the Brisbane junior premiership and the Queensland title, Harrison's prize includes a stint in England with Ed Dunlop, trainer of dual Melbourne Cup runner-up Red Cadeaux.

The award was formerly called the Champion of the Apprentices School but was changed to honour Russell, who died in a race fall in 1993.

The inaugural overseas scholarship was the brain child of race caller Wayne Wilson who died in June after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Harrison, who rode 43 winners in the metropolitan area last season, said she was looking forward to spreading her wings this term.

"I have really worked hard in the past year and I intend to carry that on," Harrison said.

"I can hardly wait for the spring when I will be riding some horses for trainer Tony Gollan in Melbourne," she said.

Harrison came close to Group One success on the Gollan-trained Temple Of Boom twice during the winter carnival, missing out by a half neck in the Doomben 10,000 and a half head in the Stradbroke Handicap.

– AAP

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