In partnership with The National Trainers Federation (NTF) we are pleased to continue our support of the Lycetts Leadership & Team Champions Awards.
After a very thorough judging process we are delighted to announce that he 2022 Winners are;
- Lycetts Leadership Award: Nick Alexander
- Lycetts Team Champions Award: Susan Corbett
The standard of entry was extremely high and the NTF would like to acknowledge the runners-up in each category:
- Lycetts Leadership Award Runners Up: Andrew Balding, Dan & Claire Kubler
- Lycetts Team Champions Award Runners Up: Charlie Longsdon, O’Brien McPherson Racing, Rebecca Menzies
The winners of the Excellence Awards were:
- Excellence in Inclusive Recruitment & Effective Induction Systems: Nick Alexander
- Excellence in Ensuring a Safe Working Environment: Dan & Claire Kubler
- Excellence in Development & Training (Joint winners): Andrew Balding and Dan & Claire Kubler
- Excellence in Reward & Recognition: Andrew Balding
Each year, the judges highlight areas of special recognition for excelling in specific areas of management, leadership and team ethos. This year the judges would like the following trainers to be recognised in:
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: Rebecca Menzies
- Pastoral Care: Jedd & Andrea O’Keeffe
- Highest-Scoring, Newly Licensed Trainer: James Horton
“It is a huge privilege to have been involved in the creation of this program and see its purposes translate into real benefits for the trainer’s businesses and their employees alike. Although the awards seek to find winners, in fact every team that participates wins because the ideals and principals stick and produce real and measurable results.
Persevering with the goal to have every training operation participate will benefit the industry as a whole and make jobs in racing an ever more attractive destination”.
Piers Plunket, Divisional Director, Lycetts
If you are thinking about entering next year the below information may be useful.
The Awards celebrate racehorse training yards which cultivate the best team ethos, exhibit outstanding leadership qualities and demonstrate innovative approaches to management. This year there are two main Award categories.
Lycetts Team Champions Award
This award provides an opportunity for racing staff to tell us about their team and to gain the recognition they deserve. The Lycetts Team Champions Award is recognising and celebrating the best teams on racehorse training yards, regardless of the size of the yard and from the staff’s perspective. A £4000 prize awaits the winning team.
Watch the video for more info about the Lycetts Team Champions Award
Lycetts Leadership Award
There are four sections that make up the Lycetts Leadership Award and Excellence Awards. These sections are based on The Winning Approach, a set of industry standards in management and employment practices. Trainers can enter just one or multiple sections and the entry process has been further simplified this year.
A £4000 prize awaits the winning Trainer for their yard.
How to enter
Entries are now closed for 2022, but information about the 2023 awards will be available soon.
To find out more about the the Lycetts Team Champions Award, log in or sign up to the Racing Groom members hub (which is free to do). Head straight to hub.racinggroom.com/awards/lycetts-leadership-team-champions-awards
For further information about the Lycetts Leadership and Team Champions Awards please email charlie.douglas@lycetts.co.uk or telephone 01328 857 920.
