2021 UK GSSS Award Shortlists Revealed

The shortlists for the six different categories of the 2021 UK Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards have been announced. A total of 206 nominations were received, with 60 making the shortlists-10 per category and every person on the shortlist that does not make the final three will now receive £250. Finalists, three per award category, will be determined remotely by the judges due to COVID-19. An interactive virtual event will be held on Feb. 22 to announced the winners which will be broadcasted life and free to air on Racing TVG. The shortlisted nominees are as follows:

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  • Levi Capell – Willam Haggas
  • Alex Caulkett – Eve Johnson Houghton
  • Ericka Davies – Iain Jardine
  • Rebecca Elliott – Seamus Mullins
  • Jaydon Lee – Nicky Henderson
  • Alice Price – Ben Pauling
  • Alana Stiles – Hughie Morrison
  • Chrissie Sykes – Ruth Carr
  • Jessica Townend – Jedd O’Keeffe
  • Mikaela Wilkings – Susan Corbett

Leadership

  • Jessica Bell – Brian Ellison
  • Alan Berry – Jonjo O’Neill
  • Alex Cairns – James Fanshawe
  • Rebecca Edmunds – Bryan Smart
  • Kayleigh Flower – William Knight
  • Hannah Gregory – Richard Phillips
  • Roddy Griffiths – Emma Lavelle
  • Timothy Hogg – Jedd O’Keeffe
  • Tom Messenger – Dan Skelton
  • Lauren Webb – Daniel & Claire Kubler

Rider/Groom

  • Rakesh Alva – Bryan Smart
  • Jessica Benfield – Charlie Longsdon
  • Emily Bullock – Ruth Carr
  • Lindsay Gallagher – Barry Brennan
  • Maqsood Gill – Jim Boyle
  • Joanna Lacisz – Sir Michael Stoute
  • Sarah Peacock – Tom George
  • Faisal Phillips – Richard Phillips
  • Karl Pierrepont – Henry Spiller
  • Sophie Teague – Nick Alexander

Stud Staff

  • Noel Challinor – Northmore Stud
  • Jack Conroy – Chasemore Farm
  • Natalie Folland – Elkington Stud
  • David Hegarty – Genesis Green Stud
  • Tom Hughes – Hazelwood Bloodstock
  • Martin Languillet – Fittocks Stud
  • Oliver Nash – Mildmay Farm and Stud
  • Antonia Neal – Far Westfield Farm
  • Elody Swann – Newsells Park Stud
  • Ellie Wright – Brick Kiln Stud

Dedication

  • Guinand Bissessur – William Haggas
  • David Crofts – Marcus Tregoning
  • Claudia Fisher – Amy Murphy
  • Roy Fowler – Mick Channon
  • Helen Halliwell – James Fanshawe
  • Debbie Howie – John Gosden
  • Lisa Jackson – Philip Hobbs
  • Joline Saunders – Richard Phillips
  • Jane Smith – John Ryan
  • John Smith – Henry Candy

Community

  • Rob Achner – Jockey Club Estates
  • Simon Bailey – Sports Chaplaincy UK
  • Bee Chapman – William Jarvis
  • Simon Jones
  • Joanna O’Neill – Jonjo O’Neill
  • Richard Phillips
  • Sam Trainor – National Horseracing College
  • Caroline Turnbull – Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association
  • Margo Walsh – The Jockey Club
  • Paul Wright — Weatherbys

 

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UK GSSS Awards to Be Broadcast Live on Racing TV

The 17th UK Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards will be shown live and free-to-air for the first time in 2021 on Racing TV, the British Horseracing Authority, Godolphin and Racing TV jointly announced on Sunday. As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the awards ceremony will be held virtually on Feb. 22. The awards are sponsored by Godolphin, and run by the BHA in association with the Racing Post and Racing TV. Nominations for the GSSS Awards will close on Nov. 10. For more information or to nominate, please visit www.studandstablestaffwards.co.uk.

“These awards are without doubt the most meaningful on the horseracing calendar, and Racing TV has been delighted to support the event over the years with the filming of nominee videos, as well as being an event partner,” Lindsay Davidson, Deputy Director of Broadcast at Racing TV, said. “We are therefore delighted to extend our involvement by ‘hosting’ the awards from the Racing TV studio.”

“It’s fantastic news that the 2021 Awards will be broadcast on Racing TV and we are very grateful to them,” added Hugh Anderson, Managing Director (UK & Dubai) of Godolphin. “It will allow as many people as possible to celebrate the extraordinary dedication of our stud and stable staff from the comfort and safety of their own homes, and also mean we can bring the magic of the awards to more people than ever before.”

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2020 UK GSSS Award Noms Now Open

Nominations for the 2020 UK Godolphin Stud & Stable Staff Awards are now open. The awards recognise and reward the outstanding skills, commitment and contribution of over 10,000 stud and stable staff in England, Scotland and Wales. In this challenging year, the 2021 awards will particularly look to recognise the challenges faced by stud and stable staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. The finalists will be judged, most likely remotely, on Feb. 22. After the winners are selected, there will be a virtual awards ceremony, and a celebratory event is slated for summer 2021, subject to relevant government guidance. Nominations will close on Nov. 10. They can be made by anyone on behalf of anyone working in a yard or stud via www.studandstablestaffwards.co.uk. For more information, go to www.britishhorseracing.com.

“In this extraordinary year it is more important than ever that we reward those dedicated, hardworking people who do so much behind the scenes of the racing and breeding industries,” said Godolphin UK & Dubai Managing Director Hugh Anderson. “The challenges that both industries have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic have been on a scale unlike anything we have felt before, and those who work with our horses day in, day out have shown outstanding commitment in keeping our industries going.

“Godolphin is delighted to be continuing its support of these awards and we look forward to celebrating the achievements of stud and stable staff up and down the land again in 2021.”

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