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Godolphin Stud and Staff Staff Awards To Be Shown Live Feb. 22

The 2021 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards will be broadcast live and free-to-air on RacingTV Monday, Feb. 22. Hosted by ITV Racing's Ed Chamberlin, the show will begin at 6:30pm. This year's virtual awards ceremony celebrates 18 finalists, drawn from the stud and stable staff who are vital to the racing industry.

Following two rounds of judging, three finalists have been selected in each of the six award categories: David Nicholson Newcomer Award, Leadership Award, Rider/Groom Award, Stud Staff Award, Dedication Award and Community Award (In recognition of the wonderful work Rory MacDonald achieved at The British Racing School).

The winner of each category will be announced during the virtual awards ceremony. The 2021 Employee of the Year will be selected from four of the award winners and will take home £10,000, match funded with £10,000 to the winner's yard/stud.

The awards may be viewed on channel 426 on Sky or 536 on Virgin Media, through the RacingTV app, available on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Apple TV or at www.racingtv.com.

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Progressive Chaser Laskalin Added To Arqana February

A further two wild cards have been added to the first day of the Arqana February Sale which takes place on Monday, Feb. 15.

The 6-year-old gelding Laskalin (Fr) (Martaline {GB}), whose form since the new year includes victory in the listed Prix Bernard de Dufau ever fences at Pau, will be offered by trainer Mikael Mescam as lot 70. The sibling to black-type jumps winners Laskaline (Fr), who is also by Martaline, and Kinglaska (Fr) (Kingsalsa {Fr}) has won five of his 13 starts over the last two seasons.

Later in the session a share in the Haras de la Tuilerie stallion Masked Marvel (GB) will be auctioned as lot 170. The winner of the 2011 St Leger for Bjorn Neilsen retired to stud in France in 2015 and among the leading performers of his first crop of 5-year-olds are the Grade 2-placed hurdler Gars En Noir (Fr), who is now in training in Ireland with Willie Mullins, and the Franois Nicolle-trained black-type performer Pacha Senam (Fr).

These two additional lots follow the three wildcards for the sale which were announced last week.

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BHA Responds to Hollie Doyle’s Inquiry Concerns

The British Horseracing Authority has acknowledged jockey Hollie Doyle's concerns regarding the handling of a recent stewards' inquiry and expressed their thanks to Doyle on Monday.

During a BHA inquiry last month, Doyle indicated concern over the inquiry process itself. Doyle's inquiry dealt with improper use of the whip aboard Echo Brava (GB) (Proclamation {Ire}) at Kempton in January and resulted in a six-day ban. She opted to appeal, in part due to the stewards' tone when conducting the original inquiry.

“It's important all parties involved in a stewards' inquiry have faith in the process and feel that they are given the opportunity to state their views in an objective environment,” said a BHA spokesman. “We are grateful to Hollie for raising the concerns she had following her experience at Kempton.

“Over the past two years the BHA has developed and facilitated training for all stewards across the country on process and procedure–and while the pandemic has had an impact on that, further professional development in this regard is ongoing and planned in 2021.

“We also note the disciplinary panel, in dismissing the appeal against the six-day ban Hollie Doyle received for using her whip in the incorrect place, felt she had been able to make all of the points she hoped to raise in responding to the charge in the original inquiry.”

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Group 1 Trainer Robert Armstrong Passes Away at 77

Retired trainer Robert Armstrong passed away on Feb. 5 after a brief illness, reported Racing Post. He was 77.

A trainer of champions Moorestyle (GB) (Manacle {GB}) and Never So Bold (GB) (Bold Lad {Ire}), Armstrong trained from his Newmarket base of St Gatien Stables for 27 years until 2000. He was a third-generation trainer after his father and grandfather. In total, his horses won 13 Group 1 races. Sheikh Hamdan utilised Armstrong as a trainer for approximately 15 years until his retirement. One of the notable winners in the Shadwell blue and white was Maroof (Danzig), who saluted in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. in 1994.

“It's very sad news,” said Shadwell Racing Manager Angus Gold to Racing Post. “Robert was a wonderful man to me personally and he had a very good relationship with Sheikh Hamdan.

“We enjoyed a lot of good times together and he was a very easy man to deal with. He was a fascinating man to be around and was a very generous host and a great trainer to boot.”

“Mujadil and Mujtahid were probably the best he trained for us as well as Maroof who was an underrated horse. There certainly was no fluke about the way he won the QEII that day.”

Armstrong is survived by his wife Jane, sister Susan Piggott, the wife of legendary jockey Lester Piggott, and nieces Tracy Piggott and Maureen Haggas.

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