LORD DONOUGHUE IS GUEST SPEAKER AT TBA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Former minister Lord Donoughue, who has made a major contribution to the racing and bloodstock industries in recent years, is to be the guest speaker at the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association’s Annual General Meeting in London on Tuesday, January 10, 2006.
Lord Donoughue is currently chairing the Future Funding of Racing Review Group and performed a similar role on the Stable and Stud Staff Commission. He is secretary of the All-Party Racing and Bloodstock Group and chairman of the Starting Price Regulatory Commission.
Away from racing, he boasts a distinguished CV that includes a spell as Under Secretary of State to the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food from 1997 to 1999, while he served as senior policy adviser to prime ministers Harold Wilson and James Callaghan and is also a former assistant editor of The Times.
The TBA’s AGM will be held at the Hyatt Regency London Churchill Hotel on Tuesday, January 10.
PATRICIA THOMPSON IS GUEST OF HONOUR AT AWARDS’ DINNER
Patricia Thompson, who owns Cheveley Park Stud with her husband David, is to be Guest of Honour at the Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association’s Awards’ Dinner on Tuesday evening, January 10.
The Thompsons bought Cheveley Park Stud in 1975 and have built it into Britain’s most successful domestically-owned breeding operation and stallion farm.
The stud has bred a string of Group 1 winners including Entrepreneur, Medicean, Red Bloom, Regal Rose, Exclusive, Jovial, Megahertz, Chorist and Pivotal as well as the top 2005 performers Peeress and Nannina.
Pivotal has become the most successful stallion to stand in Britain in recent years since retiring to Cheveley Park Stud in 1997 and has sired a whole host of Group 1 winners worldwide including the 2005 Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Saoire.
Louise Parry, Saoire’s breeder, is one of those who will receive an award at the Dinner, in her case the Langham Cup.
The other previously-announced prize winners are listed below, while the recipients of the Duke of Devonshire Award and Dominion Award, two special awards for contributions to the British Breeding Industry, are not revealed until the Dinner.
2005 THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION AWARDS
Queen’s Silver Cup (leading British-based Breeder, Flat earnings) - Shadwell Stud
BBA Silver Cigar Box (leading British-based Stallion, Flat earnings) - Halling (Darley)
Barleythorpe Stud Cup (leading British-based Stallion, individual Flat winners) - Royal Applause (Gainsborough Stud)
Tattersalls’ Silver Salver (leading British-based First Season Sire) - Bertolini (Darley)
H J Joel Silver Salver (Broodmare of the Year, Flat) - Star (Red House Stud)
TBA Silver Rose Bowl (TBA Flat Breeder) - Cheveley Park Stud
TBA Silver Salver (Special Merit Award, Flat) - Deerfield Farm
Langham Cup (Small Breeder Award, Flat) - Louise Parry (Pantycoed Stud)
Whitbread Silver Salver (leading active British-based NH Stallion) - Alflora (Shade Oak Stud)
Horse & Hound Cup (leading British-based NH Stallion, individual chase winners) - Alflora & Rakaposhi King (Shade Oak Stud)
Dudgeon Cup (leading NH Broodmare) - Worth Matravers (Michael Dare)
Queen Mother’s Silver Cup (NH Achievement Award) - Lord Oaksey
Duke of Devonshire Award - Announced on January 10
Dominion Award - Announced on January 10
George Ennor - A Tribute
George Ennor, who died on Saturday morning, December 31, was the professional’s professional - a racing journalist who loved what he did.
He worked for Racenews on a freelance basis for seven years, ever since the Racing Post let him go, and we were delighted to be able to have the services of such an experienced journalist.
George was mainly involved with the Racenews Racecourse Service at the major meetings and was glad to be in the thick of the action as he had been previously with both the Racing Post and The Sporting Life.
He knew virtually everyone and was respected throughout the industry - he was a loyal and trusted colleague who was always went out of his way to be helpful to those he met.
The reoccurrence of cancer meant long and arduous treatment sessions yet George never complained and always wanted to be back on the racecourse.
We will miss you hugely George - our thoughts are with Jan, his wife, and all his family.
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