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The Lycetts Team Champion Award
Nick Alexander's Kinneston yard from Fife in Scotland and Warren Greatrex at Uplands in Lambourn, Berkshire are the inaugural winners of the Lycetts Team Champion Award 2018, which celebrates the British racehorse training yards with the highest standards of employee management. The winning yards were also awarded a £4,000 prize for each yard to benefit and support their teams.
Team Nick Alexander (less than 40 horses in training)
How To Apply for 2019
We are currently reviewing the award with the aim of improving where we can and taking on board feedback. Once the review is complete we will provide details on this website for nomination proposals for 2019. Go to the nomination form 2018 to give you an idea of what you need to do. See the section below about the Winning Approach which underpins the award and is the standard to which we hope all trainers will aspire.
The Winning Approach A copy of The Winning Approach can be found on the NTF website using the link below. Team Champion emphasises the actions that are most closely aligned with strengthening the team ethos. Development of The Winning Approach and the award was funded with the help of The Racing Foundation.
Judging the Applications
The judges compared nominated teams in two categories - those with fewer than forty horses in training and those trainers with more than forty horses in training. The applicants were reduced to a short list of four in each category. The names of the trainers with teams in the shortlist were:
Benefits Gained from the Award Experience Rupert Arnold, Chief Executive of the NTF, said, "I am delighted at how enthusiastically trainers and their staff have responded to this new award. By participating, they have opened their businesses to scrutiny by knowledgeable professionals and demonstrated that British racehorse trainers offer great places to work. We have established a strong base from which to build the award for the future. I know other trainers are already keen to follow their colleagues' example next year and we have acquired a bundle of knowledge and lessons to share with them." We congratulate the teams which achieved a star rating based on the judges' scoring of their nomination form. The star rating is awarded in recognition of the high standard of their employment practices.
The History of the Team Champion Award In early 2017, Rupert Arnold proposed the initiative for the National Trainers Federation (NTF) to create a Team Champion Award. With a successful application to The Racing Foundation who awarded the NTF a grant and sponsorship from Lycetts Insurance Brokers, the Lycetts Team Champion was born. The conception of the idea for this initiative was to:
Further Team Champion Award News
About Lycetts Insurance The Lycetts Group was founded in 1961 and has grown to become one of the UK's leading independently-operated insurance brokers. Lycetts specialises in farm and estate insurance and provides bespoke financial services, commercial and bloodstock insurance advice. It has 15 offices in the UK, with its headquarters based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
About The Racing Foundation The Racing Foundation was established in January 2012 to oversee the distribution of funds to charitable causes within racing following the sale of the Tote. It is registered with the Charity Commission as a charity (no. 1145297). Since inception, the Racing Foundation has granted just over £7.6million to charities associated with the horseracing and thoroughbred breeding industry in Britain, supporting work in social welfare, education, training and participation, horse welfare, equine science research, and heritage and culture.
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