Bright future: scholarship to help amateur rider pursue training career

Successful amateur rider Emma Sayer, who works as assistant trainer to her mother Dianne Sayer, has won the 2018 Alex Scott Future Trainers Travel Scholarship.

The award aims to support those who are planning on a career training racehorses in Britain by promoting their education and improvement of their skills outside the United Kingdom.

With the aid of the £3,000 prize, Sayer will undertake a work placement in the USA with trainer Graham Motion, beginning in Florida in February and continuing into the spring as the stable moves to Kentucky.