Yorkshire former jockeys sweep the board in 2011 Griffins Richard Davis Awards
Racehorse Trainer and Chef take top honours
Two Malton-based former jockeys - David O’Meara, now a racehorse trainer in Nawton and Gihan Arnolda, who is now working and training as a Professional Chef in York - have taken top honours in this year’s Griffins Richard Davis Awards.
This is the 16th year of The Griffins Richard Davis Awards - the annual career development honours established by The Jockeys Employment & Training Scheme in memory of the late Richard Davis who had started planning for his future before his fatal race fall in 1996. They recognise the effort, initiative and forethought which jockeys and former jockeys put into developing new careers.
Former jump jockey, David O’Meara took the Griffins Achievement Award (worth £2750) which goes to the jockey (or former jockey) judged to have achieved the most in developing a second career over the past year. He becomes the first trainer ever to take the Award. Former flat jockey, Gihan Arnolda, took the Injured Jockeys Fund Progress Award which goes to the individual who has achieved the most progress in their career development (worth £2000).
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3 November 2011: JETS' GENERAL MANAGER COMPLETES DUBLIN MARATHON
JETS' General Manager, Lisa Delany completed the Dublin Marathon on Monday 31st October on a time of 4:01, shaving 24 minutes off her 2010 London Marathon time when running in aid of The Spinal Injuries Association. Her next aim is the London 2012 Marathon where she has just received confirmation that she will be running for the Starlight Children’s Foundation.
“I was thrilled to slice a minute per mile from my London time in Dublin and it means the pressure will be on for ‘London 2012’ to break the 4:00 barrier,” commented Lisa.
17 October 2011: MORE JOCKEYS NOW QUALIFIED TO TAKE ON ALTERNATIVE ROLES IN RACING - 2011 Griffins Richard Davis Award shortlists announced
The newly announced shortlists for The 2011 Griffins Richard Davis Awards are a strong indicator that more and more jockeys are now qualified to take on alternative roles in the sport of horseracing; and that others are also working hard to open up a wider choice of career opportunities for themselves.
There are two categories in these annual career development awards of the Jockeys Employment & Training Scheme (JETS) which are designed to reward jockeys for their initiative, effort and forethought in developing a career after race riding. The winners will be presented with their awards, in keeping with recent tradition, before racing on the Sunday of the Open Meeting at Cheltenham (13 November 2011).
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15 July 2011: PRIDE OF RACING AWARDS
Lisa was one of 12 shortlisted nominations (from well over a hundred entries) to be presented to the HRH The Princess Royal at the Betfair/Racing Welfare Pride of Racing Awards at Epsom Racecourse yesterday. The nominations included a wide variety of people within racing, recognising the unsung heroes of the sport and their achievements above and beyond the call of duty. The final 6 award winners included Paul Lodge, who, as Welfare Officer, was there to provide constant support for all the people affected by the Malton fire. He dedicated his award to the memory of Jamie Kyne and Jan Wilson.
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