Opportunity to win your own race

It could be the winner of a Group 1 contest on Knavesmire or Town Moor or it could be a multiple winner for one of Yorkshire's smaller stables; Richard Fahey, David Nicholls and Mark Johnston have their admirers but so do Robin Bastiman, David Barron and Richard Whitaker.

The award is open to any Yorkshire-trained horse to have impressed during the year or to any animal from outside the region to have made an impact on one of Yorkshire's nine racecourses.

When you have made your choice, fill in the coupon alongside this article and you could win a once-in-a-lifetime prize courtesy of Go Racing in Yorkshire, the marketing body representing the region racecourses and SkyBet, the Yorkshire-based bookmakers.

The Yorkshire Racehorse of the Year will be selected by a panel of Yorkshire racing journalists and the names of readers whose choice matches theirs will be placed into a hat with the winner drawn at random.

For the lucky winner, the first part of the prize will be an invitation for two to the prestigious Go Racing in Yorkshire annual awards lunch, sponsored by SkyBet, which is this year being held at York racecourse on Thursday, November 25.

He or she will also have a race run in their name on a Yorkshire course during 2011 with lunch for two before racing and the opportunity to present the trophies to winning connections afterwards as well as having a free 50 bet courtesy of SkyBet.

So if you were sufficiently impressed in May by Rip Van Winkle, trained at Ballydoyle by Aidan O'Brien in winning the Juddmonte International at York – the richest race held on the course – or by Arctic Cosmos, the John Gosden-trained winner of the world's oldest Classic, the Ladbrokes St Leger run at Doncaster in September, then make one of them your choice.

Alternately, you might go for the Henry Cecil-trained Midday, winner of the Darley Yorkshire Oaks in August and subsequently the Group 1 Prix de Vermeille at Longchamp or, if you are one for outsiders, your selection might be Sole Power, trained in Co Meath by Edward Lynam, the 100-1 winner of the Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes at York.

The closing date for entries is Saturday, November 6 and the winner will be announced in the Yorkshire Post on November 13.

Other claimants to the title include:

Borderlescott (trained at Cowthorpe by Robin Bastiman) – the winner of this award for the last two years – won King George Stakes (Group 2) at Glorious Goodwood and was placed in both the Palace House Stakes (Group 2) at Newmarket and the King's Stand Stakes (Group 1) at Royal Ascot.

Wootton Bassett (trained at Malton by Richard Fahey and ridden by Paul Hanagan) has won all five of his outings to date, including valuable races at both York and Doncaster and the Group 1 Prix de Jean-Luc Lagardere at Longchamp on Arc day.

Rose Blossom (Fahey/Hanagan) won the Group 3 Cuisine de France Summer Stakes at York in July.

Regal Parade (David and Adrian Nicholls) won the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville in August after winning the Group 3 Shadwell Stakes at Newbury in July.

Victoire De Lyphar (Nicholls & Nicholls) won the Reg Griffin Memorial Heritage Handicap at York in June.

Marine Commando (Fahey/Hanagan) won the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Rainfall (Mark Johnston) won the Jersey Stakes (Group 3) at Royal Ascot.

Monterosso (Mark Johnston) won King Edward VII Stakes (Group 2) at Royal Ascot.

Corsica (Mark Johnston) won Group 3 Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket in July.

Lady Jane Digby (Mark Johnston) won a Group 1 race in Munich in July.

Sea Lord (Mark Johnston) won Dubai Duty Free Millionaire Handicap at the Curragh in June and the Totesport Mile Heritage Handicap at Glorious Goodwood.

Jukebox Jury (Mark Johnston) won the Group 3 Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket in May.

Evens And Odds (David Nicholls and Billy Cray) won the Stewards' Cup Heritage Handicap at Glorious Goodwood.

Distant Memories (trained at Tadcaster by Tom Tate) won a Group 3 race at Windsor in August.

Poet's Place (trained near Thirsk by David Barron) won Ladbrokes Portland Heritage Handicap at the St. Leger Festival at Doncaster

Eastern Aria (Mark Johnston) won Group 2 DFS Park Hill Stakes the St. Leger Festival.

Damika (trained at Scarcroft by Richard Whitaker) won the William Hill Great St. Wilfrid Heritage Handicap at Ripon in August.

Redford (David Nicholls) won the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup and the Totesport Challenge Cup Handicap at Ascot on successive Saturdays in September.

Poker De Sivola (trained at West Witton by Ferdy Murphy) won the National Hunt Challenge Cup at the Cheltenham Festival.

Kalahari King (Ferdy Murphy) was third in the Queen Mother's Cup at Cheltenham after winning the Blue Square Handicap Chase at Doncaster in February.