Nominations open for 2018 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards

Terry Doherty winner of Employee of the Year Award The Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards 20.2.17 pic Dan Abraham-focusonracing.com

Nominations opened Saturday, 8 July 2017, for the 2018 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards. The awards, now in their 14th year, recognise and reward the outstanding skills, commitment and contribution of racing’s 6,000 stud and stable staff.

 

The awards, sponsored by Godolphin and run by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) in association with the Racing Post, offer more than £120,000 in prize money, with up to £40,000 available to a single yard or stud.

The opening of the nomination window was timed to coincide with the final day of Racing Staff Week 2017, a cross-industry initiative developed by Racing Welfare which will applaud and highlight the role of all racing staff. Nominations close on Tuesday 21 November 2017.

Hugh Anderson, Managing Director of Godolphin (UK and Dubai), said: “On behalf of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Godolphin is again delighted to sponsor these prestigious awards. They have become a highlight of the racing calendar and reward those dedicated, hard-working people who are the backbone of our industry.”

As well as recognising and rewarding stud and stable staff, the awards are an advertisement for racing as a great place to work and an industry that looks after its horses and its people. The ‘Rory MacDonald Community Award’ recognises the contribution from stud and stable staff to benefit the wider community. To find out more about Racing’s work in the community visit the Racing Together webpage.

Dawn Goodfellow, Chief Executive of Racing Welfare and a member of the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards judging panel, said: “Launching nominations for the 2018 awards will be a fitting end to Racing Staff Week, which seeks to celebrate the passion, skill and dedication required to work with racehorses.

“As a judge for the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards, seeing the hard work and dedication of our staff through the nomination process is always inspiring.

“The quality of entries goes up every year and I’m sure 2018 will be no exception.”

The winner of the David Nicholson Newcomer Award will once again will benefit from a five-day educational trip to Dubai to learn more about the country’s racing, culture and custom. The prize includes return flights and five nights’ accommodation in a five-star hotel and is in addition to the £2,000 prize money for the winner and £2,000 for their yard, courtesy of Godolphin.

Last year’s winner of the Employee of The Year Award, Terry Doherty, said: “I truly believe these awards are the biggest thank you to all those people who have a passion for horses within our industry.

“It is this passion that drives them to work as hard as they all do. It is not the hardest thing in the world to nominate someone you feel deserves it but by doing so it could mean everything in the world to them.”
Nominations are now open for owners, trainers, breeders, colleagues and managers to show their appreciation for hard-working members of staff.

Click here to nominate.

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