Welcome to the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, sponsored by Godolphin.

With £128,500 in prize money, the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, sponsored by Godolphin and organised by the British Horseracing Authority celebrate and recognise the remarkable dedication and commitment of those working at the heart of British Horseracing.  These hard-working employees provide the best possible care to our horses and people.

There are six different categories to choose from, and the criteria and nominee qualities are detailed on the Award categories page. The winners from the Leadership award, Rider Racing Groom award, Stud and Dedication award categories will also be judged for the overall Employee of the Year Award.

You can nominate anyone who is employed in a BHA licensed racing yard or British stud including administration staff. For the Community Award, you can nominate anyone involved directly or indirectly within the British racing and breeding industry.

As a guide to consider when making your nomination, please find examples of previously successful Dedication and Stud nominations, plus a video example on our FAQs page. Videos to be a maximum of four minutes.

Nominations close on Tuesday 4 November 2025 at 5pm.

Final judging and the Awards ceremony will be held on Monday 23 February 2026, where we will also crown the overall Employee of the Year.

To make a nomination, you will need to register your email address.
We will store it securely and send you a password, so you can sign in again to complete any unfinished nominations or make new ones.

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Please explain why your nominee deserves this award, including examples of where they have gone above and beyond in the past year. For guidance, see a previously successful written nomination here.

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We encourage submitting a video to support your written nomination. (maximum 1 minute). Please click here to watch a previously successful video nomination.

Think about the below questions when writing your nomination and try to provide relevant examples

  • How does your nominee show commitment and passion for their role? Questions to consider include
    • Have they been seen to support their colleagues, if so, how?
    • Have they shown a desire to improve their skills and develop their knowledge and understanding of the horseracing or breeding industry?
  • How have they positively contributed to the yard/stud or wider racing industry in the past year? Questions to consider include
    • Have they introduced any new initiatives? For example, suggested positive changes to working practices, fostered strong team working etc.
    • How do they contribute towards the team spirit within the yard/stud?
  • If responsible for the care of racehorses, how has your nominee shown a genuine interest in equine welfare?
    • How has your nominee shown themselves to be a good ambassador for racing and a positive role model for others?
    • If nominating for the Community Award, in what way has your nominee made a positive difference to individuals in the racing industry, the racing community itself and/or communities outside racing?
Please attach documents to support this nomination (except video). To submit a video please see below. File size is too big. File type not supported.

Note: Upload just one of the following files: Word, PDF, PNG or JPG of no more than 20mb.

Please enter a url to any video footage that would help support this nomination (A WeTransfer link is the preferred way to receive video).

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Videos should follow the same criteria as written submissions and be no longer than two minutes in length. Provide a video URL, WeTransfer link or Dropbox link. Maximum of three video submissions.

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Terms and conditions

One application per nominated person, terms and conditions apply
Nomination deadline 5pm, Tuesday 4 November 2025.
Paper nominations are not accepted.

Please note that support will be available to nominees who progress to the latter stages of the judging process for any necessary adjustments that can make them feel more comfortable when speaking on the phone or in person. For example, a translator if English is not their first language.

If you are having trouble making your nomination or have any queries, please email awards@britishhorseracing.com or call us on +44 (0) 20 7152 0174