York announced as venue for 2023 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards sponsored by Godolphin as shortlists for the six categories are revealed

York Racecourse will host the 2023 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards sponsored by Godolphin, as the shortlisted nominees for each of the categories have been announced.

The awards, formerly known as the Godolphin Stud & Stable Staff Awards, provide the opportunity for employees from the industry, be they in training yards, studs or administrative roles, to be celebrated for their hard work and dedication to the sport of horseracing.

Following two years of virtual ceremonies screened live on Racing TV, the 2023 Awards will once again be presented in person and for the first time, the ceremony will take place at York Racecourse.

Nominations for the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards sponsored by Godolphin closed on 8 November and nominees hoping to pick up prizes at York on Monday 20 February have now been whittled down to a final 60-person shortlist, with ten still in the running for each of the six categories.

Prior to the final, each category will be narrowed down to three finalists, although each of those shortlisted who do not make the final three will receive a £250 prize to recognise the significant achievement of having reached this stage of the judging process.

Julie Harrington, Chief Executive of the BHA, said: “I am delighted that we have been able to confirm York Racecourse as the host venue for the Awards in 2023. It is exciting for everybody involved to bring the ceremony to the North of England for the first time, as we return to in-person ceremonies following a two-year absence.

“My congratulations go to all of those shortlisted, all of whom should be very proud to have achieved this recognition from their peers and the judges.”

The BHA and Godolphin would like to thank the awards media partners, Racing Post and Racing TV, for promoting the launch and nomination period of the 2023 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards.

The shortlisted nominees for each category are:

 

David Nicholson Newcomer

Dasha Bogush – Charlie Longsdon

Grace Cashmore – Billy Aprahamian Racing

Beth Dixon – Roger Varian

Kanane Francis – Dylan Cunha

Amy Grieve – Rose Dobbin

Ryan Kavanagh – Amy Murphy

Callum Pritchard – Philip Hobbs

Anita Robson – Rebecca Menzies

Michael Vokins – Harry Eustace

Stephanie Wing – George Scott Racing

 

Leadership

Sarah Guest – John O’Shea

Andy Jackson – Tom Dascombe

David Kent – Brian Meehan

Grahame Nichol – Paul Robson

Eamonn O’Donnabhain – Tom Lacey

Jessica O’Keefe – Venetia Williams

Dawn Oxley – Ian Williams

Diego Romeo – Longview Stud

Becky Smith – Micky Hammond

Anna Szustakiewicz – James Horton

 

Rider/Groom

Samantha Burgess – Plantation Farm Ltd (Richard Bandey)

Rob Challis – James Fanshawe

Rosie Clarke – David Pipe

Otavio De Camargo – James Horton

Rita Gillies – Lucinda Russell

Maisie Hainey – John Gosden

Shannon Moore – Sir Mark Prescott

Shankar Singh – Roger Varian

Emma Tully – Susan Corbett – Girsonfield Stud & Racing

Amy Vickers – Harry & Roger Charlton

 

Stud Staff

Sabine Bouard – Juddmonte

Davina Burrows – Deerfield Farm

Bethan Byrne – Godolphin Management Co Ltd

Noel Challinor – Northmore Stud

Jack Conroy – Chasemore Farm

Matthew Darling – Ruth Pitman t/a Park Wood Stud

Bela Kristof – Blue Diamond Stud

Andrew Rawlin – Blue Diamond Stud

Tom Turner – Hazelwood Bloodstock Ltd

Zoe Young – Far Westfield Farm

 

Dedication

Angela Cheshire – Andrew Balding

David Crofts – Marcus Tregoning

James ‘Jimmy’ Guest – Malcolm Bastard

Andy Hopkins – James Fanshawe

Andrew Laird – John Gosden Ltd

Patrick McConville – Hascombe & Valiant Stud Ltd

Chris Pattenden – Diana Grissell

Claire Ricks – Marco Botti

Fabrice Smeulders – Ian Williams

Kate Walton – Micky Hammond

 

The Community Award

Lucy Charnock – Injured Jockeys Fund

Jo Foster – Community racehorse visits

Aimee Hockley-Righton – Racing Welfare

Gay Kelleway – For her work supporting Ukraine

Jessica Kelsall – Racing Welfare

Hilary Parsons – HEROS Charity

Dominique Tortice – Racing Home

Margo Walsh – The Jockey Club

Tallulah Wilson – Women In Racing

Helen Wilson – Racing Welfare