Entries open: Wednesday 17 July 2024
Entries close: Wednesday 31 July 2024
Nominations to cover the 2023-24 season.
The Stablehand of the Year Award - sponsored by Saddlery Warehouse Cambridge & Tauranga, is open to all licenced stablehands and strappers living in New Zealand. The Award acknowledges the efforts of people who are up every morning before sunrise, rain hail or shine, to attend to their charges’ every need. We are seeking nominations for people who give our horses the care and attention they deserve.
A licenced trainer living in New Zealand must make the nominations by completing the form below. Both Stablehands and Strappers are eligible to be nominated. The nominee must be a full-time staff member and have been employed by the nominating trainer for a minimum period of 12 months. As a result of the sponsorship, the winner for each of the major regions (Northern, Central and Southern) will each receive $2,500 in prizemoney, flights, accommodation and tickets to the Awards evening, with the overall prize winner receiving an additional $2,500 in prizemoney.
The judging will be undertaken by an NZTR Judging Panel in collaboration with Saddlery Warehouse Cambridge & Tauranga and the winner will be presented with the Stablehand of the Year Award at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Horse of the Year Awards on Sunday 8 September 2024. The black tie dinner will be held at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton.