2023 THE JOCKEY CLUB ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER: David Parkes
RUNNERS-UP: Dickie Hawkins & Stacy Bone
Three finalists for the JETS Richard Davis Achievement Award were selected by the judging panel. Stacy Bone (HR Business Partner), Dickie Hawkins (Accounts Manager) and David Parkes (Customs Broker) were shortlisted from the original set of entries and former Flat jockey David Parkes won the £3000 prize. David decided to pursue a career in logistics after stopping riding in 2017. He established his Northern Ireland based company DAP Shipping in 2019, working with agents and hauliers all over Europe, managing the import and export of a range of goods in the post Brexit landscape. Supported by JETS, he has gained various customs and trade qualifications and shown huge determination to embrace his second career.
2023 IJF PROGRESS AWARD WINNER – RYAN HATCH
The Grade 1 winning jockey was forced to retire from racing due to injury and earlier this year was successfully recruited as a Training Instructor and Assessor for the RMF group in the West Midlands which provides Equine training to unemployed people and also has delivered courses in prisons. He has thrived in the role where he has been able to share his passion for horses with students.
2023 BHA DEVELOPMENT AWARD WINNER - OLIVIA TUBB
Based with Jonathan Portman in Lambourn, Olivia has applied herself diligently to all aspects of her career working closely with her Jockey Coach George Baker as well as taking advantage of nutrition, strength and conditioning, media training and performance psychology support. She was also one of the first jockeys to apply for the JETS Personal Development grant available to jockeys with less than 50 rides in order to complete a gym instructor course whilst injured.