A total of 43 nominees were made for the HRI Awards, which are as follows:

Horse of the Year:

• Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr})
• Auguste Rodin (Ire) (Deep Impact {Jpn})
• Paddington (GB) (Siyouni {Fr})
• Galopin Des Champs (Fr) (Timos {Ger})
• Energumene (Fr) (Denham Red {Fr})
• State Man (Fr) (Doctor Dino {Fr})

National Hunt Award:

• Paul Townend
• Willie Mullins
• Gordon Elliott
• Barry Connell

Flat Award:

• Aidan O'Brien
• Paddy Twomey
• Colin Keane
• Ryan Moore

NH Achievement Award:

• Michael O'Sullivan
• Emmet Mullins
• Patrick Mullins
• John Kiely
• John McConnell
• Martin Brassil
• Liam Burke
• Henry de Bromhead

Flat Achievement Award:

• Wesley Joyce
• Jamie Powell
• Donnacha O'Brien
• Fozzy Stack
• Adrian Murray
• Ken Condon
• Natalia Lupini

Racecourse of the Year Award:

• Ballinrobe
• Leopardstown
• Naas
• Punchestown

Point-To-Point Award:

• Derek O'Connor
• Barry O'Neill
• Colin Bowe
• Maxine O'Sullivan
• Pa King

Emerging Talent Award:

• John Gleeson
• Danny Gilligan
• Ben Harvey
• Conor Stone-Walsh
• Cian Collins

The Ride of the Year Award will be determined via public vote, while the Horse of the Year, and the winners of the awards in the categories of National Hunt, National Hunt Achievement, Flat, Flat Achievement, Point-to-Point and Emerging Talent will be decided by a ballot of the HRI Awards committee.

Suzanne Eade, CEO of Horse Racing Ireland, said, “Irish racing is blessed to have such a deep pool of talent and I'm not envious of those tasked with picking the nominations for our annual awards. There are some wonderful and uplifting stories among the nominees and I wish everyone the very best of luck.”

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