ROA/Sportingbet.com Horseracing Awards Gallery
ROA members and leaders of the horseracing industry gathered in London for what is one of the social events of the sporting year.
The ROA’s 28th Horseracing Awards saw Sea The Stars named as ROA/Sportingbet.com ‘Horse of the Year’ in a poll of the association’s members.
Many other awards were handed out on a night to remember for racing.
Sandra Howard and the Rt Hon Michael Howard MP
Paull Khan presents Christopher Tsui with Owner of the Year award
Michael Owen
Lucy Nagle, Sam Thomas, JP Magnier
John & Caitriona Oxx, Henrietta Knight & Terry Biddlecombe
Christopher Tsui, Jean Lesbordes, John Oxx
Members of The Goat Syndicate receive Novice Chaser of the Year from Edward Rosenthal (2nd left). Trainer Thomas Cooper is furthest on right
Members of The Goat Syndicate celebrate winning Novice Chaser of the Year, Edward Rosenthal 2nd left
Tony Hirschfeld presents the Outstanding 2yo Filly Award to Lord Grimthorpe, representing Khalid Abdullah (Special Duty)
Members of White Beech Farm partnership receive Outstanding AWT Horse from Ian Renton (2nd left)
Michael O'Hagan, chief exec of ITM presents William Donaldson with Outstanding Sprinter (Borderlescott)
Steve Hicks chief operating officer @ Arbuthnot Latham presents David Simcock with Outstanding Handicapper (rep Abdullah Saeed Belhab, Darley Sun)
Andrew McIver, group chief executive Sportingbet, presents Christopher Tsui, Caitriona Oxx and John Oxx with Horse of the Year (Sea The Stars)
Paul Dixon presents Christopher Tsui with Outstanding 3yo Colt award (Sea The Stars)
Philip Freedman, rep Tattersalls, presents Peter Reynolds, general manager of Ballymacoll Stud with Outstanding Older Horse (Conduit)
Bob Powell, MD of Premier Corporate Mail, presents Raymond Tooth & Julia Tooth (daughter) with Outstanding Hurdler award (Punjabi)
Jonny McIrvine, divisional director of Lycetts, presents owner Clive Smith with Outstanding Chaser award (Kauto Star)
Andrew McIver, group chief executive of Sportingbet, presents William Derby, chief executive of York, with Racecourse of the Year Award
Henry Beeby, group chief executive of Goffs DBS, presents Outstanding 2yo Colt award to Paul Smith, Derrick Smith and JP Magnier (St Nicholas Abbey)
Ann and Tony Gale
Charles and Christine deBavier, Christopher Choi
Tony Hirschfeld, Jo and Richard Howard
Jim Furlong and Karen Lilley
Lady Parker and Sir Eric Parker
Liz Hope-Snazell, Lona Hope-Snazell and Dave Smith
Martin Broughton and John Francome
Matthew Doyle, Mark Glassett and Helen Barker
Michael and Heather Walsh, Clive Smith and Janet Fleetwood
Mick Fitzgerald, Lord Grimthorpe
Rebecca Poynton, Andy Stewart, Paul Stewart, Mark Stewart
Lindsey Furlong, Natasha Abajian, Leila Jameel
Tonia Wynne, David Silk, Deborah Silk
Natasha Cosedge, John & Helen Worboys