Vote now for 2018 Horse Racing Ireland Ride of the Year Award
Voting is now open for the 2018 Ride of the Year Award. The winner will be announced at the annual Horse Racing Ireland Awards on Tuesday, December 4.
Two of Ireland’s greatest jockeys, Johnny Murtagh and Ruby Walsh, have chosen six nominees and it’s up to racing fans to decide on the winner. Everyone can vote through goracing.ie.
Johnny and Ruby's reasoning behind their shortlist, videos of each nominated ride and the link to the dedicated voting webpage can be found on goracing.ie and all HRI social media channels.
Voting will remain open until 12noon on Sunday, December 2.
The nominations for this new award are jockeys Colin Keane, Derek O’Connor, Kevin Manning, Davy Russell, Danny Sheehy and Paul Townend.
RIDE 1
Colin Keane, Tennessee Wildcat, Tipperary
RIDE 2
Derek O’Connor, Edwulf, Dublin Racing Festival, Leopardstown in February
RIDE 3
Kevin Manning, Panstarr, Listowel Festival, September
RIDE 4
Davy Russell, Apple’s Jade, Leopardstown Christmas Festival
RIDE 5
Danny Sheehy, Rinty Maginty, Galway Festival
RIDE 6
Paul Townend, Pravalaguna, Punchestown Festival
Awards are also presented in eight other categories: Horse of the Year, National Hunt Award, National Hunt Achievement Award, Flat Award, Flat Achievement Award, Point-to-Point Award, Contribution to the Industry and Racecourse of the Year.
Full details are available at www.goracing.ie.