Paddy Duffy, assistant trainer to his son Shane, was announced as the Irish Racing Excellence Award winner at the 2023 Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, supported by Godolphin in the Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge on Monday evening. The awards are run in conjunction with the Irish Stablestaff Association, The Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, the Racing Post and equuip. Paddy has been working in the racing industry for 74 years, working for trainers Hubert Hartigan, Jimmy Lenehan, Mick Connolly, PJ Prendergast and Michael Halford. He also spent over a decade in...