Godolphin's Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, now in its third year, handed out total prize money of $128,000 and six award statuettes to some of the unsung heroes behind the scenes of racing Wednesday at Churchill Downs. Hosted once again by Jill Byrne, Senior Director of Industry Relations at the Breeders' Cup, the ceremony also had Bob Baffert on hand to present the awards.
Sandy Hatfield, Stallion Manager at Three Chimneys Farm, won the Leadership Award for Farms, Cesar Aguilar, the foreman for John Sadler Racing, took home the same award for Racing, Therese Reese of Stoneway Farm earned the Dedication to Breeding Award, Lisa See, groom/assistant for Pecoraro Racing Stable captured the Dedication to Racing Award, Devon Dougherty, assistant trainer for Roy Houghton, took the Newcomer Award and Angie Carmona, Deputy Executive Director and Secretary, California Thoroughbred Trainers, won the Thoroughbred Community Award.
“We were thrilled that Churchill Downs and the Breeders' Cup welcomed us to be part of Championship Week this year and we sincerely thank them both for their support,” said Jimmy Bell, president of Godolphin America. “We also want to express our gratitude to the nominators for providing such an outstanding group of worthy nominees and sincere thanks as well to the judges, our corporate partners and our media partners. As they say, 'it takes a village' and it's very heartwarming to see how the entire industry has embraced these important awards now in their third year.”
Jim Gagliano, President of The Jockey Club, added, “There are very special people in our industry who spend countless hours of their lives taking care of our industry's horses and humans. These awards enable us to honor them and share their wonderful stories. We are grateful to Godolphin for bringing these awards to the United States and for including The Jockey Club, TOBA, and the HBPA as their corporate partners in this important endeavor.”
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