Stable staff awards

Aoife Dempsey, Head Girl for Ted and Katie Walsh, received the prestigious Irish Racing Excellence Award - the top accolade at the Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards (ITIEA) supported by Godolphin, the Irish Stable Staff Association, HRI Equuip, Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and the Racing Post. The awards took place in the Keadeen Hotel in County Kildare on Tuesday evening. Dempsey, originally from Kiltullagh in County Galway and now living in Kildare, has worked for the Walshes for three years. Previously, she worked for trainer Ross O'Sullivan for three years...

Stable Staff chief Bernard Caldwell has called on industry leaders in Ireland to get their nominations in for the 2022 Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards ahead of the deadline on Monday, Aug. 15 at 5 p.m. Nominations can be made online at www.itiea.org. There is €62,000 in prize-money on offer along with the beautifully crafted Ani Mollereau bronzes. This year marks the seventh year of Godolphin's sponsorship of these awards which will take place on Tuesday, 25 Oct. in the Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge, Co Kildare. Sandra Hughes, Godolphin's Irish...