Nineteen students graduated this week from the National Stud's Level 3 Stud Management and Sales Consignment course in a ceremony held at the Jockey Club Rooms in Newmarket. Lorenna Rossi was named the top student on the course and received an award named in memory of the late Tim Dunlop.
The stud's traditional diploma course was updated in 2023 to run in tandem with the academic year and to include practical work during the yearling and foal sales season.
“We are delighted to celebrate the first cohort of students graduating from the Level 3 programme,” said the National Stud's CEO Anna Kerr. “The changes we have made to what was previously the diploma course have achieved our desired objectives and all of these graduates are going on to excellent positions within the industry. This is also the first year we have hosted the graduation at the Jockey Club Rooms, which is such a fitting setting for our graduates to embark on the next stage of their careers.”
Award winners for 2024
The Tim Dunlop Memorial Top Student Award: Lorenna Rossi
Watership Down Best Practical: Fflur Jones
The John Pearce Foundation Award of Merit: Matthew Daubeney
The Alborada Trust Most Improved Student Award: Eaun Marlow and Jess Hodgson.
Georgina Morgan, who received an award of recognition, is set to join Australis's Hidden Stud for the start of the southern hemisphere breeding season.
The National Stud class of 2024 | Dominic James
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