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Delahunt Earns Irish Racing Excellence Award

Brian Delahunt, Stud Groom at Baroda Stud in County Kildare, was announced as the Irish Racing Excellence Award winner at the 2022 Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards in the Keadeen Hotel on Tuesday evening. Supported by Godolphin, the awards are formerly known as the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards.

Delahunt has been working in the racing and breeding industry since he was 20, working in Ardoon Stud and Tipper House Stud before moving to Baroda Stud in Newbridge 10 years ago and was among eight recipients of an Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Award.

The other seven Godolphin sponsored award winners are: Tom Agar, Edward, Imran Haider, Willie Mullins, Tommy Hayes, Denis Lawlor, Stephanie McGinley, Sinead O'Sullivan and John J Murphy.

Each Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Award winner received a specially commissioned trophy by sculptor Ani Mollereau and €4,000. An additional €2,500 was awarded to their employers to be used for the benefit of each winner's colleagues.

Chosen by the Irish Stable Staff Association, and based on a quality programme evaluation, Downpatrick Racecourse won the Racecourse Award for the facilities they offer stable staff.

The Racecourse Award winner, Downpatrick Racecourse won €2,500 to be spent on upgrading facilities that will benefit stable employees along with an Ani Mollereau trophy.

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Goffs’ Tommy Hayes Among Irish Tbred Industry Employee Award Winners

Goffs' Tommy Hayes was among recipients at the Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Award at Tuesday's ceremony held at the Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge, Co Kildare and sponsored by Godolphin. Hayes joined Goffs in 1984, overseeing the facilities, stables, grounds and auditorium.

“All of us at Goffs are so proud of our wonderful colleague Tommy Hayes and are thrilled that his hard work and dedication has been recognised by the industry in this way,” said Goffs Group Chief Executive Henry Beeby. “This award is richly deserved as Tommy is the epitome of hard work, loyalty and decency, and has been a key part of Goffs for almost 40 years.  As true gentleman, Tommy invariably puts others first and along with the entire facilities team, led by Ger Hennessy, does a phenomenal job in ensuring Kildare Paddocks is always in such pristine condition for the sales and that every vendor is welcomed and made to feel important, because every one of them is special”.

The other award winners on the night were:

  • Tom Agar, Senior Groom, Jim Bolger, Co Kilkenny
  • Brian Delahunt, Stud Groom, Baroda Stud, Co Kildare who also won the Irish Racing Excellence Award
  • Edward Farrell, Stud Groom, Lisieux Stud, Co Kildare
  • Imran Haider, Barn Manager & Work Rider, Willie Mullins, Co Carlow
  • Denis Lawlor, Stud Groom, Ballyphilip Stud, Co Limerick
  • Stephanie McGinley, Stud Groom, Boardsmill Stud, Co Meath
  • Sinead O'Sullivan, Travelling Head Groom, John J Murphy, Co Cork Downpatrick Racecourse

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