Racing Welfare’s Director of Welfare, Simone Sear, last night took home the Rory MacDonald award at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards. Held at the Underglobe on London’s South Bank, the gong was one of six given out on the night to recognise and reward the endeavours of people working in the racing and breeding industry.
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Racing Welfare’s Director of Welfare named as finalist for Godolphin Award
Racing Welfare’s Director of Welfare, Simone Sear, has today been named as a finalist for this year’s Godolphin Rory MacDonald Award. The accolade is part of the Stud and Stable Staff Awards and is one of six categories, encompassing a total of £120,000 in prize money.
The Rory MacDonald Award recognises any individual connected directly or indirectly within horseracing, including auxiliary and administrative staff who has made an outstanding contribution to either the racehorses or to the lives of those working within the industry, or on racing’s behalf, in local communities showcasing the social responsibility of our sport, for either equine, humans or both.
Awards season comes to Yorkshire as John Bottomley scoops Godolphin Dedication to Racing Award
John Bottomley, who celebrated his 60th year working in racing last year, returned to his home in Norton, North Yorkshire, a hero having won the Dedication to Racing Award at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards last week.
Sarah Monkman wins Rory MacDonald Award
Racing Welfare’s own Sarah Monkman took home the Rory MacDonald Community award, which is in just its second year, at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards 2017.
The Awards ceremony took place at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London’s Knightsbridge in front of a specially invited audience from across the racing industry to celebrate the vital role of stud and stable staff in the racing industry and the care which they provide to the horses they look after.