Wandering Eyes

Cagliostro (Upstart), who was a stakes winner and twice Grade III-placed after being acquired privately by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's Wathnan Racing in the spring of 2024, has been sent to Meydan for the Dubai Carnival, where he will be trained by Hamad Al-Jehani. The operation's American representative, Case Clay, confirmed the news via text Monday. Bred in Florida by Lance Colwell and Janice Clark, Cagliostro was originally trained by Cherie DeVaux for a partnership that included her husband, bloodstock agent David Ingordo, West Point Thoroughbreds, Nice Guys Stable, Talla Racing and James Spry. A maiden winner at second asking the bay was third in the GIII Indiana Derby and runner-up in the GIII Smarty Jones Stakes before finishing unplaced in the GIII Oklahoma Derby. A Keeneland allowance winner on 4-year-old debut last April, Cagliostro was subsequently acquired by Wathnan Racing and, with DeVaux still handling training duties, was run down late by Highland Falls (Curlin) in the GIII Blame Stakes June 1 ahead of a one-length defeat of the commonly owned Tumbarumba (Oscar Performance) in the June 30 Hanshin Stakes going the one-turn mile at Churchill Downs. A stumbling start cost Cagliostro any chance of making an impact in the Aug. 24 GI Forego Stakes at Saratoga and he was third as the odds-on favorite in the GIII Ack Ack Stakes back in Louisville Sept. 28. Cagliostro was most recently unplaced in the GI Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar Nov. 2. Should he acclimatize rapidly, it is possible the 5-year-old could be ready for a race such as the G3 Jebel Ali Mile on Feb. 15, or if more time is needed, the G3 Burj Nahaar at Meydan on Super Saturday Mar. 1. The latter is the course-and-distance prep for the $1-million G2 Godolphin Mile on the Dubai World Cup undercard Apr. 5. Cagliostro also holds an entry for the $20-million G1 Saudi Cup on Feb. 22. Good luck to this guy. https://t.co/U5Vlnwg6t4 — Cherie DeVaux (@reredevaux) January 13, 2025 The post Wathnan Racing To Campaign Cagliostro In Dubai appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Babylon Berlin easy win lead as always. Damask Rose second.

Babylon Berlin and Damask Rose

Move To Stike nice easy trial winning under a hold

The new Knight.

Move To Strike

Alabama Lass

Captured By Love

Blake Shinn

Beautiful day here at Matamata. Track a Soft 5 and in great condition. El Vencedor wins the first with ease.

Of their many photos together—and there are plenty—it is perhaps the one on Korina McLean's Facebook page that encapsulates the bond between herself and the brilliant Moira.View the full article

While proven Classic-division horses get set to meet in the Pegasus World Cup (G1), several horses that could become major division players are getting their year started Jan. 18 in the $175,000 Louisiana Stakes (G3) at Fair Grounds.View the full article

Woodend Beach trainers Greg and Nina Hope head to Ashburton raceway today with a team of eight runners who will all have their say in their respective events. The Hope’s secured 45 winners last season, finishing seventh in the trainers premiership and will look to kick start their season with a range of chances today, all of which co-trainer Nina Hope suggests luck will be needed. First up in race two the Wattslea Farms Pace over 2400m is Christian Bale ($4.40FF) for Ben Hope. Coming in fresh and drawn two, the Vincent four old will have to bring manners to make the most of the handy draw. “He’s got a motor but he can do things wrong. But if he does things right he’ll be in it,” said Nina. The Hope’s then team up with a double pronged attack in race four the Poplar Flat Farm/Red Park Farm F&M mobile trot with what Hope suggests may be one of their better chances of the day with Love Walked In ($4.50FF). “She’s a nice horse. She went three minutes first up then galloped at Motukarara. 1700m might be too short for her, but she will make her presence felt.” Ben Hope takes the drive. While their other runner drawn two Crazy N Love ($7.00FF) will be driven by Blair Orange. “She has been a little disappointing in her last couple. But we’ve put the Half Blinds and Murphy on today. We may see a different horse today.” Franco Elvis ($8.00FF) and Ben Hope come up with a beaut draw of barrier one in race six the Morrison Mitsubishi Ashburton mobile pace. “It’s always a step up in the first start out of maidens, but he is a nice horse. He will be better with more time.” Jack Tar ($6.50FF) returns after a medical event at Westport. He takes his place in race seven the Phillips Family handicap pace over 2400m. Hope says the now ten year old seems bright and well for today’s assignment with Ben Hope in the sulky. “He trialled at Ashburton quietly. He always tries his best. He likes the track and likes a hot pace. He should do a nice job.” Race eight the Mike Greer Homes mobile trot sees Ben Hope and Crown The Moment ($4.50FF) looking to go one better than his previous two second placings. “He went through a bit of a flat patch but has picked up his form in his last few. He was stiff not to win his last start. So if he keeps racing well he’ll be a nice show.” Rounding out the day and the Hope’s chances in race nine the Fiona Stuart Memorial mobile pace are Krystal Delight ($16.00FF) for driver Henry Sail and last start winner Westar Molly ($5.00FF) for Ben Hope. “She (Westar Molly) tries hard. We had the pull down blinds on her last start and it worked the oracle on her. She should go another nice race.” The nine race programme gets underway at 12:47pm. View the full article

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Jenna Elliot, the groom of 2025 Steeplechase Horse Eclipse Award finalist Snap Decision, has won the Resolute Racing Eclipse Awards Sweepstakes after random selection, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced Monday afternoon. Drawn at random from 340 other entries, Elliot and a plus one will be guests of the NTRA and Resolute Racing at the 54th Eclipse Awards Jan. 23 at The Breakers Palm Beach in Florida. They will also be guests of Resolute at the Pegasus World Cup Jan. 25. As part of the promotion, fans were encouraged to enter themselves or someone they felt would enjoy the experience. “It was such a surreal feeling to look down and see a missed call from the NTRA knowing today was the day for the drawing,” said Elliott, Snap Decision's groom of four years. “Working with these racehorses every day and being able to witness them crowned for their achievements really pulls together everything we as horsemen and women strive for. This is an incredible opportunity. I'm very thankful for Resolute Racing and the NTRA for this weekend of a lifetime.” The post Jenna Elliot, Groom of Eclipse Award Steeplechase Finalist Snap Decision, Wins Resolute Racing Sweepstakes appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky will open its doors to prospective breeders Jan. 13 through Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00pm. Light refreshments and hot beverages will be available to guests. The operation's stallion roster will be available for inspection, including new addition Domestic Product (Practical Joke-Goods and Services, by Paynter). Winner of the GI H. Allen Jerkens Memorial, the dark bay also won the GIII Dwyer and GIII Tampa Bay Derby. For more information, click here. The post Coolmore Hosts Open House Jan. 13-15 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The catalogue is now available for the Arqana January Online Sale, which is scheduled to take place between the hours of 3pm and 5pm (local time) on Monday, January 20. A potential highlight of the sale is the Monsun (Ger) mare North Sun (Ger), who will be offered by Gestüt Schlenderhan in foal to Torquator Tasso (Ger). The 12-year-old is the dam of three winners from four runners to date, including the G2 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft hero Northern Ruler (Ger) (Ruler Of The World {Ire}). North Sun, in turn, is out of the G3 Walther J. Jacobs-Stutenpreis winner and G1 Preis der Diana runner-up North Queen (Ire) (Desert King {Ire}), whose other offspring include the black-type winners North Mum (Ger) (Samum {Ger}) and North Reliance (Ger) (Reliable Man {GB}). The catalogue also features a 1/100th share in the Haras d'Etreham stallion Persian King (Ire)–the sire of 15 individual juvenile winners in Europe from last year's first crop–which entitles the purchaser to one covering per year. Similar access to Etreham's National Hunt stallions Goliath Du Berlais (Fr) and Paradiso (Fr) will also be available in the shape of a breeding right, while potential buyers will have the opportunity to secure a 1/50th share in Haras de Montaigu's Beaumec De Houelle (Fr) which, equally, gives them the right to one covering per year. The post Dam of German Group 2 Winner to be Offered in Arqana Online January Sale appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 2025 accreditation application to join the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance is available and can be accessed online at www.thoroughbredaftercare.org/accreditation. Nonprofit Thoroughbred aftercare organizations that are interested in applying for accreditation during the 2025-2026 term must submit the completed application by Apr. 1, 2025, at 6pm EDT. All organizations that were accredited in 2023 or any new organizations need to apply for accreditation this year. Other organizations that were accredited in 2024 need not apply as their current accreditation extends through 2025. Accreditation status is determined after a complete and thorough review of the organization's operations, education, horse health care management, facility standards and services, and adoption policies and protocols. Organizations that pass the initial application review will be subject to an onsite inspection of all facilities housing Thoroughbreds. Any organization interested in applying for Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance accreditation must fulfill the following five minimum requirements: Organization must have current status as a 501(c)(3) federal not-for-profit (U.S.) or must be a registered charity within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Organization must have been in operation for at least three years. Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance will confirm operation information, including with the secretary of state or provincial business registry. At time of application, organization must either (1) currently exclusively own and provide care for a minimum of 5 registered Thoroughbreds, or (2) currently exclusively own and provide care for at least 3-4 registered Thoroughbreds AND must have exclusively owned and provided care for at least 10 registered Thoroughbreds over the previous 12 months. Registered Thoroughbreds leased by the organization or owned by third parties at the same facility should not be included. Organization must have a written euthanasia policy consistent with the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Organization, or a principal of the organization or individual directly related to the organization, shall not have any current legal proceedings pending against them which adversely impact the aftercare operations, the organization's standards of care, or the 501(c)(3) status of the organization. Accredited Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance organizations are eligible to receive financial grants to further support the care of their Thoroughbreds. The amount awarded in 2024 to Thoroughbred aftercare organizations was $4.14 million, totaling $36.04 million since inception of Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance in 2012. “The opportunity to achieve Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance accreditation assures the equine industry that your rescue has been thoroughly evaluated by an organization committed to supporting retired Thoroughbred racehorses beyond their racing careers,” said Janice Towles, Director of Accreditation & Grants, Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. “We are thrilled to welcome new members into our accredited network and to continue supporting our existing groups in their mission to rehome Thoroughbreds.” For more information on the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance accreditation process, visit thoroughbredaftercare.org. The post 2025 Application Period To Join TAA Begins appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The catalog for the 2025 Inglis Digital USA February Sale will feature a selection of Pennsylvania-bred offerings, presented by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association. The auction will take place Wednesday, Feb. 12, beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern. The slate of Pennsylvania-bred offerings continues a years-long working relationship between the PHBA and Inglis Digital USA staff to sell horses from the Keystone State online, reaching back to the auction company's previous iteration with Liza Hendriks and her team. “We've been using Inglis Digital USA for the past few years with success,” said PHBA executive secretary Brian Sanfratello. “It gives our breeders the opportunity to offer their horses without all the costs incurred at a regular sale. Inglis is easy to work with and does a great job of advertising to prospective buyers.” Previous Pennsylvania online auctions have featured weanlings, yearlings, horses of racing age, broodmares, and broodmare prospects, all born or based in the Keystone State. In addition to access to state-restricted races, horses bred and sired in Pennsylvania are eligible for a breeders' award bonus of 40 percent on purse earnings, while owners are eligible for a bonus of up to 40% on top three finishes. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association to feature PA-breds in our February sale,” said Liza Hendriks, CEO of Inglis Digital USA. “The PHBA's commitment to excellence has fostered one of the most rewarding breeding and racing programs in the country, and we are proud to provide a platform that connects these horses with buyers across the nation.” Entries are open for the Inglis Digital USA February Sale through Monday, Feb. 3, and the catalog will be released Friday, Feb. 7. To enter a horse for the Inglis Digital USA February Sale, for the Pennsylvania session or the open catalog, visit www.inglisdigitalusa.com. The post Inglis Digital USA February Sale to Include PA-Bred Session appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Damon Thayer, who served 22 years in the Kentucky General Assembly–will be the keynote speaker at the National HBPA Conference Feb. 25-27 in Safety Harbor, Florida. Thayer will address the conference on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa on Tampa Bay. For a Q&A with Thayer, click here. The HBPA Conference features a full-day of panel discussions and presentations on Tuesday, Feb. 25 and a half-day on Wednesday, Feb. 26, after which an afternoon at Tampa Bay Downs is scheduled, courtesy of the racetrack. The full National HBPA board will meet Thursday morning, overseen by National HBPA President Chief Stipe Daniels. In addition to Thayer's keynote address, the Feb. 25 awards luncheon includes honoring Spikezone, off an 11-for-14 season, as the National HBPA's Claiming Horse of the Year. Among other panels: The conference kicks off with a discussion entitled “HISA, HIWU and RHSA–Now and the Future”–a fluid topic with the National HBPA and others' challenges to the constitutionality the Horseracing Integrity & Safety Act and the HISA corporation it created quite possibly being heard by the Supreme Court this year. Panelists include Jay Ingle and Chris Hoskins, members of the Lexington-based Jackson Kelly law firm that specializes in equine law and which worked with the National HBPA on a horsemen's toolkit to aid racing participants in complying with HISA and the Horseracing Integrity & Welfare Unit (HIWU), as well as tips for trainers faced with a notice of violation. They will be joined by Amanda Kelsey, a member of the Ingram Group, the National HBPA's political consultant and advocate in Washington D.C. The Ingram Group has been instrumental in the creation and rollout of the Racehorse Health & Safety Act (RHSA) of 2023, introduced in Congress as a better, more transparent, inclusive and cost-effective alternative to HISA. Tina Bond, president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association, will discuss her “The Heart of Horse Racing” project, launched this fall to use video testimonials of horsemen, jockeys, backstretch workers and other racing participants (including fans) to share the positive aspects about the sport and why they love it. Theheartofhorseracing.com was created as part of a larger campaign to attract people to the races. The campaign, coordinated by the New York-based marketing company FINN Partners, started collecting market data last June. The “Today's Workforce Issues” panel is particularly timely given today's immigration climate. Speakers will be Oscar Gonzales, the California Horse Racing Board's vice chair and who worked in the Biden administration in the U.S. Department of Agriculture as well as serving as a senior advisor on immigration; prominent immigration lawyer Will Velie; and Remi Bellocq, a former CEO of the National HBPA who left in 2011 to become executive director of Bluegrass Community and Technical College's (BCTC) Equine Program. The annual Kent Stirling Memorial Medication Panel will provide an update on the scientific investigation of testing thresholds for dietary and environmental substances, a research collaboration between the HBPA and the U.S. Trotting Association. The presenting researchers: Drs. Clara Fenger, Rob Holland, Kim Brewer and Thomas Tobin. “Providing Answers and Help for Mental Health Awareness” led by professional counselor and exercise rider Sally Jane Mixon. “Helping Horsemen through Today's Technology” with Jay Inglis of Horcery Cameras and Mike Novak of Backstretch Software. Gunner LaCour, president of the non-profit CHRIMS-PGSI, will highlight the technology-services company's offerings to horsemen to ensure they are getting their fair share of wagering/gaming distributions. New this year: A daily historical horse racing (HHR) auditing. Also during the Feb. 25 awards luncheon: Marty Maline, who served as the Kentucky HBPA's first executive director from 1976-2022, will be recognized as a National HBPA Living Legend. He'll be interviewed on stage by longtime Kentucky HBPA board member and past president Rick Hiles. A special session will be held for those providing benefits and services to horsemen and backstretch workers, with another one for the state affiliates' executive directors. For more information, click here. The post Damon Thayer Named Keynote Speaker at HBPA Conference Feb. 25-26 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Nine years after he re-entered the sport after a 20-year absence, Peter Brant has built a broodmare band that is the envy of the breeding world. Between sales purchases and talented fillies and mares on the track retiring to be bred, he has amassed some of the most powerful bloodlines in the business. He sat down and talked to the TDN about plans for his top European and American mares. A few select European mares appear below. Click here to read about his American mares. BLOWOUT (GB), 9, Dansili (GB)-Beauty Parlour (GB), by Deep Impact (Jpn). To be bred to Wootton Bassett (GB) Blowout (the GI First Lady Stakes winner at Churchill Downs) is going to Ireland, and she's going to Wootton Bassett at Coolmore. I think it's a good cross. He's a strong horse, he gets nice-size horses, and she was a beautiful horse but a little on the smaller side. Wootton Bassett crosses well with Dansili, and she's by Dansili. IN ITALIAN (GB), 7, Dubawi (Ire)-Florentina (Aus), by Redoute's Choice (Aus). To be bred to Frankel (GB) In Italian is a four-time Grade I stakes winner and earner of over $2 million. I like the cross of Frankel and Dubawi (Ire) and she's a very well-made mare. Frankels tend to takes on the characteristics of the mare and this horse should be a grass horse. MY SISTER NAT (FR), 10, Acclamation (GB)-Starlet's Sister (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). To be bred to Wootton Bassett My Sister Nat is a mutliple stakes-winning G1-stakes placed mare who is a half-sister to seven-time GI SW and champion turf female Sistercharlie (Ire), and French Classic and Arc winner Sottsass (Fr). My Sister Nat is also going to Wootton Bassett. She's had some good-looking foals by Dubawi and Kingman (GB). We like Kingman a lot and she's been bred to Frankel, so we're going to breed her to Wootton Bassett. I like the Acclamation cross, especially with her being out of a Galileo mare. He's a proven stallion, and she's a very well-bred mare. She's a sister to Sistercharlie, who won the Breeders' Cup, and it's an amazing family, with Sottsass, and Shin Emperor (Fr), who was just second in the Japan Cup. SISTERCHARLIE (IRE), 11, Myboycharlie (Ire)-Starlet's Sister (Ire), by Galieo (Ire). To be bred to Dubawi Sistercharlie is going back to Dubawi. She's in foal to Siyouni (Fr). She has two Dubawis on the ground-a two-year-old and a yearling, and we really like what we're seeing. Both the two-year-old and the yearling are very, very good-looking horses. The post 2025 European Mating Plans: Peter Brant appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

When champion miler Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) joined the lineup of stallions at Nurlan Bizakov's Sumbe for 2025, he was welcomed as the fifth Group 1 victor to call the young stallion operation home, following on the heels of Golden Horde (Ire) in 2021 and the trio of Mishriff (Ire), Belbek (GB) and Angel Bleu (Fr) in 2024. Yet Sumbe's Mathieu Le Forestier is confident in saying that this talented individual is more than simply the latest addition to a growing roster. “To put things into perspective, it's not only another Group 1 winner entering stud, but something really, really special,” he said. Indeed, Charyn is second only to Coolmore's City Of Troy (Justify) as the most expensive new sire in Europe in 2025, standing for €35,000 in his debut season. Meanwhile his sire Dark Angel was just elected as the 2024 champion sire of Britain and Ireland, thanks in part to the success of his leading earner Charyn, who collected three Group 1 wins last year on the way to his own champion honours. Bred by Grangemore Stud and a full-brother to 2021 G2 Mill Reef Stakes victor Wings Of War (Ire), Charyn was a 250,000gns purchase for Sumbe at Tattersalls October Book 2. The eye-catching grey went to Roger Varian and showed his potential early on with a winning debut in August of his juvenile season followed later by a Group 2 score in the Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte at Chantilly. He placed twice against Group 1 company as a three-year-old, but stepped up to a new level at four. Among his five stakes victories in 2024, the speedy miler claimed the G1 Queen Anne Stakes, G1 Prix Jacques le Marois and the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. “It's a hat trick that had never been achieved before,” Le Forestier shared. “It already takes a very good horse to win two, but winning three in the same season was impressive. He was the fastest miler in Europe in 2024.” Charyn trains ahead of his score in the G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois | Emma Berry In his three-length win over fellow Group 1 victor Metropolitan (FR) (Zarak {FR}) in the Prix Jacques le Marois, Charyn completed the mile in a final time of 1:33.98. Le Forestier explained how that sharp number, along with some of the other fractions Charyn reeled off with ease during his four-year-old campaign, has been a major selling point for their new stallion. “I know that in Europe we're not really used to talking times and clocks, but more and more people are getting interested in data and it just allows people to make things a little bit more objective and see what they're really looking at,” he explained. “He was the only horse to shade sub-01:34 [in Europe in 2024].” He continued, “It's the elite within the elite. It's quite amazing. We've been looking into his running times and he had the kind of acceleration that hasn't been seen since Kingman (GB) 10 years ago in the Jacques le Marois.” While his 4-year-old season did not end as his connections had hoped when he settled for fifth in the GI Mile Championship in his 19th and final career start, Charyn returned to Roger Varian's yard in Newmarket after his journey to Japan and was on display there for breeders during the winter breeding stock sales. From there, he arrived at Sumbe's Haras de Montfort et Preaux in Normandy ahead of the Arqana December Sale with plenty of time to settle in before the start of the breeding season. Charyn is the third member of the Dark Angel line to stand at Sumbe, joining Dark Angel's son Angel Bleu (Fr) as well as Golden Horde (Ire), who is by Dark Angel's Lethal Force (Ire). It's a sireline that Sumbe has thrown plenty of support toward and the recent success of Dark Angel and his young sons has only served to further their faith. Golden Horde produced seven winners from just 23 starters in his first crop in 2024 while Harry Angel (Ire), a son of Dark Angel standing at Dalham Hall, was a top five third-crop sire last year. Angel Bleu will see his first foals in 2025. “Charyn is Dark Angel's best-ever offspring and we hope that he will be able to continue this Try My Best line, which is a specific line of Northern Dancer that has been very consistent through five or six generations,” said Le Forestier. “We hope that he is the next to continue this line of miler-sprinter stallions.” Charyn's dam Futoon (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}), herself a two-time stakes winner going five furlongs, is out of a full-sister to G2 Mill Reef Stakes victor and G1 Golden Jubilee Stakes runner-up Galeota (Ire) and the family also includes G1 Champion Stakes runner-up Insatiable (Ire) (Don't Forget Me {Ire}). “He was bred to be a sprinter but he really could carry his speed over a mile, which is amazing and explains a lot about him,” Le Forestier noted. And finally the last piece of the puzzle. According to Le Forestier, Charyn's physical credentials fit the bill as well. “He's a strong horse. He stands at 1.63 [16.1 hh] metres, with a good kind of length matching his size and strength. He's a well-balanced individual with a very cool demeanor and a good walk about him. We're delighted by [his reception] and suppose that it's a much-deserved prize, being the best miler to retire in France for at least 10 years.” The post ‘Something Really Special’: Champion Charyn Debuts at Sumbe appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

The 18 finalists for the 2025 renewal of the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, sponsored by Godolphin, were announced on Monday. Now in their 21st year, the awards recognise and reward the skill, passion and commitment of the extraordinary people working across the British racing and breeding industry. The finalists will now head to York Racecourse on Monday, February 24 for the last round of judging and the prestigious ceremony, where the six category winners and overall Employee of the Year will be crowned. Hosted by Rishi Persad, the ceremony will include special guest appearances from double Olympic gold medallist, Laura Collett MBE, and dual champion Flat Jockey and Godolphin retained rider, William Buick. The finalists and their employers are as follows: Newcomer Award Tina St. John – William Haggas Tyla Macfarlane – Andrew Balding Uwitonze Wenham-Beckford – Karl Burke Leadership Award Ivo Thomas – Tweenhills Mark Ellwood – Nick Alexander Rachael Lytham – Greenall Guerriero Racing Rider / Racing Groom Award Emma Kettlewell – Karl Burke Sarah Macdonald – Julia Feilden Simone Meloni – Nicky Henderson Stud Award Fiona McGlone – Hascombe & Valiant Stud Kelly Stevens – Littleton Stud Kim Skolfield – Newsells Park Stud Dedication Award Anthony Smith – Karl Burke Jane Smith – John Ryan Joe Scally – Roger Varian Community Award Anne Richardson – HEROS Charity Jacqui Greet – Ascot Racecourse Sally Lyons – Great British Racing Each winner and runner-up during the evening will receive a share of the £128,500 prize-money, generously provided by Godolphin. A total of £30,000 will be awarded to the Employee of the Year and their yard or stud, which was secured last year by David Porter-Mackrell and Newsells Park Stud. The 2025 finalists have been selected by an expert judging panel, who whittled down over 200 nominations to an initial 10-person shortlist, prior to confirmation of the final three in each category. Brant Dunshea, acting chief executive of the BHA, said, “My sincere congratulations to this year's finalists. This is a wonderful accomplishment and deserved recognition for your contribution to British racing and breeding. “I know how tough the judging process was this year, with some seriously strong competition, so our finalists and shortlisted nominees should all be very proud of what you have achieved. “We are extremely fortunate in our industry to benefit from the skill and dedication of many thousands of individuals who devote their lives to our horses, people and communities. “Thanks to the support of our sponsors Godolphin, our expert judging panel and committed partners, the ceremony at York Racecourse promises to be another truly special occasion where we have the opportunity to celebrate the best of British racing and breeding.” The post Finalists Announced for the 2025 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article