Amanda Turnbull enjoys another great season in the sulky

Turnbull's list of accolades was headed by her being named the leading female driver of the year for the sixth year in a row.

The talented horsewoman also ranked third in the leading drivers, leading trainers and leading female trainers categories, and eighth in the metropolitan drivers and metropolitan trainers categories.

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All great achievements for a year that Turnbull classed as a 'quiet season'.

"We've been pretty quiet, there's only the two of us and we don't want to get too big of a team," she said.

"We're always around the 20 to 25 [horses] mark."

During the 2021 season, Turnbull drove 146 winners and trained 109 in NSW.

Though no stranger to cracking the century milestone, in the past Turnbull has had a satellite stable in Victoria which added to her tally.

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This year, she only had her small Bathurst-based team notching up the wins with the help of stable foreman Isobel Ross.

"It probably means more this year because it was literally just Isobel and I," Turnbull said.

"It was more of a team effort and it meant a fair bit to us."

Turnbull's successful season culminated with a victory in one of the Inter Dominion heats at Newcastle in December with Bundoran NZ.

The now five-year-old was stepping up to the highest of stakes and pleasantly surprised Turnbull with how he handled the series.

Securing a spot in the most prestigious final in harness racing, Bundoran NZ ran ninth in a field of 12 but was far from disappointing with the run being arguably one of his best considering the times clocked.

"Winning the heat for the Inter Dominion was the biggest highlight, we were pretty excited," Turnbull said.

"[Bundoran] will just keep racing on, all those big races are coming up so if he's still going good we might take on a couple of them, like the lead up races to the Miracle Mile."

Not one to set goals, Turnbull is happy with how her stable is currently running and will continue to "just poke along" and take things day by day.

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Training out of the family establishment it's all hands on deck, and Turnbull thanked everyone for their involvement in her success last year.

She is looking forward to seeing what 2022 brings.

"I'd just like to thank Izzy [Isobel Ross] and the family, we can't do it without them," she said.

"If one of us is away dad's staff or dad will come up and hopple one for me so we can't do it without them."

Turnbull's father Steve also figured in the premiership rankings, listed as the fifth top trainer in the state, while Ross also ranked in the top 10 female drivers in NSW.

Georges Plains-based trainer Bernie Hewitt ranked sixth on the training premiership, while Oberon's Justin Reynolds made the top 10 on the concession driver's premiership.

Phoebe Betts also ranked one of the top 10 female drivers in NSW, and Wendy Turnbull ranked sixth in the female trainer's premiership.

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