Brian Delahunt, Stud Groom at Baroda Stud in County Kildare, was announced as the Irish Racing Excellence Award winner at the 2022 Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards in the Keadeen Hotel on Tuesday evening. Supported by Godolphin, the awards are formerly known as the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards.
Delahunt has been working in the racing and breeding industry since he was 20, working in Ardoon Stud and Tipper House Stud before moving to Baroda Stud in Newbridge 10 years ago and was among eight recipients of an Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Award.
The other seven Godolphin sponsored award winners are: Tom Agar, Edward, Imran Haider, Willie Mullins, Tommy Hayes, Denis Lawlor, Stephanie McGinley, Sinead O'Sullivan and John J Murphy.
Each Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Award winner received a specially commissioned trophy by sculptor Ani Mollereau and €4,000. An additional €2,500 was awarded to their employers to be used for the benefit of each winner's colleagues.
Chosen by the Irish Stable Staff Association, and based on a quality programme evaluation, Downpatrick Racecourse won the Racecourse Award for the facilities they offer stable staff.
The Racecourse Award winner, Downpatrick Racecourse won €2,500 to be spent on upgrading facilities that will benefit stable employees along with an Ani Mollereau trophy.
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