Frankie Dettori (left) gives employee of the year David Bradley his award
Dan AbrahamNoseda groom named Employee of the Year
JEREMY NOSEDA'S head groom David Bradley was on Monday named Employee of the Year at the seventh annual Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff awards ceremony, which took place at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London's Knightsbridge.
The 57-year-old was presented with the perpetual Godolphin Trophy by guest presenter Frankie Dettori. In addition to the trophy, Bradley was also presented with a cheque for £25,000, of which £10,000 will be shared amongst the staff at Noseda's yard.
Noseda, who nominated Bradley for the award, said: "David is, by a considerable margin, the best member of staff I've ever had the fortune of working with."
The judging panel praised the exceptional calibre of the 2011 finalists, each of whom was in attendance at the ceremony, and unanimously agreed that the decision had been an incredibly difficult one to make.
Bradley was chosen as the winner of the Employee of the Year award following a formal judging day, held at the headquarters of the BHA, in which each of the finalists were met and interviewed by members of the judging panel.
Brough Scott, chairman of the panel, said: "We have been blown away by the quality of the winners this afternoon and this made the decision of choosing the Employee of the Year very hard.
"However, David Bradley brings a unique mixture of international experience, local achievement and future planning, which exemplifies exactly what these awards are about."
Dettori added: "I have been honoured to be a part of what has been an incrediblyoverwhelming day, meeting and spending time with such fantastic people.
Dedicated: Corky Browne (right)
PICTURE: Dan Abraham"The stud and stable staff are the lifeblood of our industry - we'd all be out of a job without them, so it's hugely positive that they are being acknowledged in this manner and such a generous level of prize-money provided."
A specially invited audience of 150 people from within the racing industry gathered to pay tribute to the leading stud and stable staff in Britain, as nominated by their employers and peers. The awards - the richest of their kind in the world, with £120,000 in prize-money - are sponsored by Godolphin, and run by the BHA, in conjunction with the Racing Post.
Each individual category winner collected £5,000, with their colleagues at their respective stable or stud also sharing £5,000 between them. The two runners-up in each category also received £2,000, with their yard or stud also collecting the same amount. The winner of the separate Nass special merit award, judged by the Nass executive, received an individual prize of £5,000.
ROLL OF HONOUR
Nass special merit award
Winner: George McGrath, travelling head groom with Willie Musson
David Nicholson newcomer award
Winner: Ben Howe, groom with Ruth Carr
Runners-up: Amie Trow, rider/groom with David Lanigan and Jade Walters, groom with Paul Nicholls
High achiever award
Winner: David Bradley, head groom with Jeremy Noseda
Runners-up: Alex Bevan,assistant trainer with Alan McCabe and Barry O'Dowd, assistant trainer with John Gosden
Rider/groom award
Winner: Geoffrey Thompson, work rider/groom with Sir Michael Stoute
Runners-up: Joe Scally, groom with Jeremy Noseda and Steve Wooley, rider with Andrew Balding
Stud staff award
Winner: Graham Paxton, stud groom at Darley Stud
Runners-up: Douglas Ventress, stud groom at Plantation Stud and Sandra Morton, stud groom at Folly Farm
Dedication to racing award
Winner: Albert ‘Corky' Browne
Runners-up: David Winsor, groom with Jeremy Noseda and George McGrath, travelling head groom with Willie Musson
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