ROA Awards 2024
Thursday 5 December 2024
Royal Lancaster Hotel
Lancaster Terrace, London W2 2TY
The ROA Horseracing Awards returns for its 42nd year, celebrating the stand-out performers of the 2023/24 National Hunt season and the current Flat campaign. Taking place on Thursday 5 December, the star-studded event will once again be held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
The glittering evening starts with a drinks reception, followed by a three-course dinner with wine, before the Awards ceremony itself. The event will finish with dancing to the ever-popular Chance Band. It promises to be another wonderful evening celebrating the best of British racing.
In 2023, Constitution Hill scooped the Horse of the Year award after a fine season which included victories in the Champion Hurdle and Aintree Hurdle, whilst Shadwell Estates Company Limited scooped the Owner of the Year title.
With some fantastic performances at Cheltenham and Aintree, and standout triumphs on the Flat from City of Troy and Rosallion, it is sure to be a close contest for the top awards again this year. Voting will commence at the beginning of November for all members of the ROA.
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Ticket prices:
£300 (inc. VAT) or £3,000 (inc. VAT) for a table of 10
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The ROA is proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and aims to ensure all our events are welcoming and enjoyable for everyone. If to attend you require and need to bring a carer, your carer will be invited to attend as a guest of the President of the ROA. If you have any additional requirements or questions about attending the awards, please contact Ruth Diver at [email protected] or 01183 385680.
The Racehorse Owners Association Horseracing Awards 2023 at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel saw owners, trainers and key industry figures gather to celebrate the highlights of another memorable year of incredible action on Britain’s racecourses, with the award winners decided by the votes of ROA members.
The ceremony concluded with the presentation of The ROA Horse of the Year award, which was won by Michael Buckley’s outstanding unbeaten Champion hurdler Constitution Hill, who in seven races has a cumulative winning margin of 89 lengths. Constitution Hill also won the Tote Outstanding Hurdler Award on the night, following his Outstanding Novice Hurdler Award at last year’s ROA ceremony.
This year’s ROA Owner of the Year is the Shadwell Estate Company Ltd. Fresh from the brilliance of Baeed in 2022, Shadwell’s iconic blue and white colours have had another incredible year on the track, led by the likes of Mostahdaf, Hukum and Al Husn for Sheikha Hissa, the head of Shadwell and daughter of its founder Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum.
The 16 categories were sponsored by The Large Independent Racecourses, Arena Racing Company, Sports4Causes, The Tote, Fitzdares and Owner Breeder Magazine.
Commenting on the Awards, ROA Chief Executive Charlie Liverton said “The ROA Awards continue to hold a special place in the hearts of the participants in British Horseracing and tonight’s event was as exciting as ever. The winners ranged from horses owned by small syndicates to some of the world’s biggest owner breeders and are voted for by the owners themselves. The sport is going through a period of change and challenge at the moment, but the enthusiasm in that room this evening demonstrates that the passion for racing is as strong as ever.”
The full list of winners is as follows:
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Arena Racing Company Outstanding All-Weather Horse |
Lord North |
HH Sheikh Zayed bin Mohammed Racing |
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Large Independent Racecourses Outstanding Juvenile |
City Of Troy |
Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith |
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Large Independent Racecourses Outstanding Sprinter |
Shaquille |
Hughes, Rawlings, O’Shaughnessy |
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Large Independent Racecourses Outstanding Miler |
Paddington |
Tabor, Smith, Magnier, Westerberg, Brant |
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Large Independent Racecourses Outstanding Middle Distance Horse |
Auguste Rodin |
M Tabor & D Smith & Mrs J Magnier & Westerberg |
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Large Independent Racecourses Outstanding Stayer |
Trueshan |
Singula Partnership |
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Large Independent Racecourses Outstanding Filly or Mare |
Highfield Princess |
Trainers House Enterprises Limited |
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Sports4Causes Flat Special Achievement |
Quinault |
TJE Racing |
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Tote Outstanding Novice Hurdler |
Facile Vega |
Hammer & Trowel Syndicate |
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Tote Outstanding Hurdler |
Constitution Hill |
Michael Buckley |
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Fitzdares Outstanding Novice Chaser |
The Real Whacker |
Neville, Mann, Duffus and Dennis |
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Fitzdares Outstanding Chaser |
Galopin Des Champs |
Mrs Audrey Turley |
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Owner Breeder magazine Outstanding National Hunt Mare |
Honeysuckle |
Kenneth Alexander |
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Sports4Causes National Hunt Special Achievement |
Corach Rambler |
The Ramblers |
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ROA Owner of the Year |
Shadwell Estate Company Ltd |
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ROA Horse of the Year |
Constitution Hill |
Michael Buckley |