breednet.com.au

Gold Coast to Host Stud and Stable staff Awards

Media Release - Thursday February 27

The 2020 Magic Millions National Sale series has been boosted with news that the Stud and Stable Staff Awards will be held on the Gold Coast in late May.

Advertisement
 
The event, which recognises those who work behind the "front line" across the thoroughbred industry, will be held on Sunday, 24 May at the Gold Coast Turf Club.

Inaugurated in Australia in 2015, the Stud and Stable Staff Awards (SSSA), an initiative of Thoroughbred Breeders Australia and Racing Australia and supported by Godolphin, offer recognition to everyone in every "backroom", every stable, stud or office in the Australian thoroughbred racing and breeding industry. Anyone can nominate, and the categories are broad. There is a category for all employees involved in any and every aspect of racing and breeding - inside staff, ground crew and those with hands on roles.

"We are delighted that organisers of the SSSA have decided to present the awards on the Gold Coast during the Southern Hemisphere's most important breeding stock auction," Magic Millions Managing Director Barry Bowditch said.

"The Stud and Staff Awards are a wonderful way to recognise those who work so hard behind the scenes to make our industry a world leader," Bowditch added.

The Stud and Stable Staff Awards are judged in seven categories: Dedication to Racing; Dedication to Breeding; Leadership; Horsemanship; Administrative and Ancillary services; Thoroughbred Care and Welfare, and a Newcomers Award.

The Awards provide total prize money in excess of $100,000 spread over the individual categories plus an overall Thoroughbred Excellence Award.

"These awards have become an integral part of the local and international racing scene and to have an organisation such as the Magic Millions involved only adds to their significance," Godolphin's Director of Corporate Services Ross Cole said.

"It’s a natural fit for Magic Millions to sponsor the Dedication to Breeding category, breeders are their clients and this award acknowledges just that, their dedication," Cole added.

Nominations will close at midnight on Friday, 13 March 2020, and can be completed online via the Stud and Stable Staff Awards website at www.studandstablestaffawards.com.au
Advertisment
More Reading...
Liguria Adds Another Chapter to Cambridge Stud Family Story
Another chapter in the career of one of Sir Brendan and Lady Jo Lindsay’s most treasured broodmares was written at Ellerslie on Saturday when Liguria won the Gr.3 Colin Jillings 2YO Classic (1200m).
Breeding To Win - 2026 G3 ATC Widden Stakes
The Group III ATC Widden Stakes (1100m) has drawn a field of 10 lovely fillies and none have won a race so we are relying on potential and pedigree to find the winner.
Sires With Winners - Saturday January 31
Here is the full list of 103 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Family Keeps Producing for Muollo
Luigi Muollo has been involved with the family of his foundation mare Explosive for more than two decades, and it continues to produce for the Novara Park principal.
Widden Stakes - A Race Rich in History
2YO racing in Australia was not always the popular slice of the racing spectrum that it is today.
Sires With Winners - Sunday February 1
Here is the full list of 53 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
G1 Australian Guineas Aim for Flying Artie Colt
Flying Artie always looked to have a strong three year-old crop to run for him this season and leading the charge is talented colt Sixties, who is his highest priced yearling ever sold and comes from a family very much on the up.
Ciaron Maher Stayer Ready for G3 Wellington Cup
Expat Australian hoop Matt Cartwright is looking forward to teaming up with his old boss at Trentham on Saturday when he rides Interpretation in the Gr.3 NZ Campus Of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m).
Hidrix Breeder Speechless After $1.7mColt Wins on Debut
The $1.7m Easter colt Hidrix (Extreme Choice) surged into Golden Slipper contention with a dominant debut victory in today’s G3 Canonbury Stakes at Rosehill.
Torryburn Stud Out To Continue Outstanding Classic Success
As the highest prizemoney earning Australian-bred still in training, six-time G1 winner Voyage Bubble is a graduate of the Inglis Classic yearling sale, having topped the 2020 sale when knocked down to Hong Kong trainer Ricky Yiu for $380,000m when offered by the Cornish’s Torryburn Stud. In 2026, the team presents a quaility draft of seven yearlings, four fillies and three colts.