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
