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AIRO Flat Award Winners 2021

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THE AIRO AWARDS WERE DIVIDED INTO FLAT & NATIONAL HUNT EVENTS THIS YEAR WITH THE FLAT AWARDS DAY TAKING PLACE IN NAAS RACECOURSE ON FLAT FINALE DAY IN OCTOBER. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS THE NATIONAL HUNT AWARDS DAY SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER WAS POSTPONED AND WE HAVE RE-SCHEDULED FOR PUNCHESTOWN RACECOURSE ON SUNDAY 13TH FEBRUARY, 2022. WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS HRI OWNERSHIP DEPT, THE IRISH FIELD AND THE ITBA

AIRO General Manager, Regina Byrne with Acting Chairman David Hyland and AIRO HRI Representative Caren Walsh AIRO’s David Hyland and Caren Walsh present the Services to the Industry Award to Brian Kavanagh

Flat

 Leading Owner: Mrs John Magnier  Champion Flat Horse: St Mark’s Basilica – Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor  Tattersalls

Ireland Value Purchase:

Helvic Dream – Mrs Caroline Hendron & Mrs Mairead Cahill  Goffs Value

Purchase Horse:

Laws of Indices – Miss C R Holmes  Owner/ Breeder: Tarnawa – HH Aga Khan  Syndicate/

Racing Club:

Sonnyboyliston – Kildare Racing Club  Racing Dream: Logo Hunter – Mr Patrick Moyles  Special

Achievement:

Poetic Flare & Mac Swiney - Mrs Jackie Bolger  Services to

the Industry:

Mr Brian Kavanagh

National Hunt

 Leading Owner: Mr John P McManus  Champion Flat Horse: Honeysuckle – Kenneth Alexander  Tattersalls

Ireland Value Purchase:

Minella Indo – Mr Barry Maloney  Goffs Value

Purchase Horse:

Flooring Porter – Flooring Porter Syndicate  Owner/ Breeder: Colreevy – Mrs Niall Flynn  Syndicate/

Racing Club:

Skyace – Birdinthehand Syndicate  Racing Dream: Freewheelin Dylan – Ms Sheila Mangan  Services to

the Industry:

Dr Jennifer Pugh

HRI’s Suzanne Eade, CEO presents the Leading Owner and Champion Flat Horse Award to Jamie Moriarty, Coolmore Stud Amber O’Grady, HRI Ownership Dept presents the Award to Charlotte & Romilly Nolan in respect of Laws of Indices

Mrs Mairead Cahill & Mrs Caroline Hendron win the Tattersalls Ireland Value Purchase Award for Helvic Dream

RTE Sportsperson of the Year

Rachael Blackmore

Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year

Rachael Blackmore

HRI Award Recipients 2021

 Irish Racing Hero – Rachael Blackmore  Contribution to the Industry – Jennifer Pugh  Horse of the Year – Honeysuckle  National Hunt – Henry de Bromhead  NH Achievement – Paul Hennessy  Flat Award– Colin Keane  Flat Achievement – Ado McGuinness  Emerging Talent – Dylan Browne McMonagle  Point to Point – John Nallen  Ride of the Year (public vote) – Darragh O’Keeffe

Curragh Awards 2021

 Leading Riding Performance 2021 – Rory Cleary, Mac Swiney – Tattersalls Ireland 2000 Guineas  Leading Training Performance 2021– Johnny Murtagh – Sonnyboyliston – Irish St Leger  Leading Trainer– Aidan O’Brien  Leading Jockey – Colin Keane  Special Achievements 2021 – Ben Coen and Kildare Racing Club – Sonnyboyliston

Leo Powell, The Irish Field, presents the Special Achievement Award to Mrs Jackie Bolger

ITBA Chairman John McEnery presents the Syndicate/ Racing Club Award to Liam Clarke of Kildare Racing Club for Sonnyboyliston

Members of the Kildare Racing Club

Irish Award Winners Overseas

BBC World Sports Personality of the Year

Rachael Blackmore

Cartier Awards

 Cartier Horse

of the Year /

Cartier 3YO Colt – St Mark’s Basilica – Owners: Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor  Cartier 3YO Filly– Snowfall – Owners: Derrick Smith, Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor

McCoy Awards

 Leading Owner – JP McManus  Racing Ride of the Season – Rachael Blackmore, Minella Times Owner: JP McManus, Aintree Grand National – Trainer Henry deBromhead  Horse Performance of the Season– Allaho, Cheveley Park Stud – Trainer Willie Mullins  Horse of the Season– Honeysuckle, Kenneth Alexander – Trainer Henry DeBromhead

Peter O’Sullevan Annual Award

Jessica Harrington

ROA UK Award Winners

 Horse of the Year – Honeysuckle  Outstanding Hurdler of the Year – Honeysuckle  Outstanding National Hunt Mare – Honeysuckle  Outstanding Middle Distance Horse – St Mark’s Basilica  Novice Hurdle Horse– Bob Olinger

The Irish Field’s General Manager, Mark Costello presents the Racing Dream Award to Patrick Moyles in respect of Logo Hunter

John McEnery presents the Flat Owner/Breeder Award to Mr Pat Downes, Manager HH Aga Khan’s Gilltown Stud for the wonderful mare Tarnawa.