Entain "Excellence" Awards

[TAB For Ever]

1 hour ago, Special Agent said:

Oh for goodness sake.  Those people are not in the limelight because they don't want to be.  I don't know why you think everyone wants accolades and back slapping.  Some do the job because they love the horse, the real hero of the industry.  They help others without an announcement and volunteer their time assisting and teaching.

Most of the people I know go about their business without the hooplah, live a simple life, work hard and have a laugh, even at themselves.

ALL the people I have known in employment , sport , racing , clubs ...all walks of life have NEVER been any thing other than totally chuffed to be either nominated for or actually win an award .

The total opposite to the rubbish you are suggesting .

[Murray Fish]

22 minutes ago, TAB For Ever said:

.all walks of life have NEVER been any thing other than totally chuffed to be either nominated for or actually win an award .

Like as in Wanker of the Year!

ps, you have started to post like those Tight Five you refer to!

[Chief Stipe]

27 minutes ago, Murray Fish said:

Like as in Wanker of the Year!

ps, you have started to post like those Tight Five you refer to!

Yes but to be fair any award based on merit and voted on by your peers is valid.  😉 

[Special Agent]

1 hour ago, TAB For Ever said:

ALL the people I have known in employment , sport , racing , clubs ...all walks of life have NEVER been any thing other than totally chuffed to be either nominated for or actually win an award .

The total opposite to the rubbish you are suggesting .

Awards given out for everything seems to be a recent thing in racing, like the ones for racing clubs.  They were popular on here.

[billy connolly]

Can these awards be revoked if recipients misbehave? Lester Piggott had an OBE invalidated for non-disclosure of a Jewish piano !

[Chief Stipe]

12 minutes ago, billy connolly said:

Can these awards be revoked if recipients misbehave? Lester Piggott had an OBE invalidated for non-disclosure of a Jewish piano !

No.  

[Huey]

23 hours ago, TAB For Ever said:

Name these deserving people, we can work on getting them nominated next year !

That would never happen and if you had a clue you'd know who they are!

[Huey]

On 5/07/2025 at 2:04 PM, Chief Stipe said:

Name them.  Here's your chance shine your torch!

If you took over your tangerine tinted glasses you could see for yourself.

[Chief Stipe]

1 hour ago, Huey said:

If you took over your tangerine tinted glasses you could see for yourself.

No no unless you are all wind (which seems to be a real possibility) I'm giving tbe floor to shine your light.

Quite happy to start a new Topic perhaps titled:

The Huey Awards for Excellence in Thoroughbred Racing.

[TAB For Ever]

On 7/5/2025 at 6:23 PM, Special Agent said:

Awards given out for everything seems to be a recent thing in racing, like the ones for racing clubs.  They were popular on here.

Absolute rubbish........

50 years ago my neighbour's horse won NZ Horse Of Year  , twice from memory and there have been at least 20 Awards given out annually in NZ for a variety of things at an Annual function.  The list is added to from time to time when recognition deserved. There was an Award for strapper of the year from at least 10 years back and it now called Stable Hand of the Year. Then for the X -Factor participants there is the 'Hall Of Fame' . For younger folk there are a number of Awards including Sunline Trust Scholarships etc among others.

The Breeders also have awards ...in fact all aspects of racing/equine have had Awards ,rankings and various forms of recognition etc . Entain obviously decided to increase the publicity around them and add some Financial awards to some of them.

Harness Racing also has a heap of Awards , in fact I personally was 'Owner of Month' one month back in the day ...no function but a trophy !

Some clubs still have Horse of Year , Performance of night etc with a small reward . Always much appreciated and well received !