Voting opens for 2024 Horse Racing Ireland Ride of the Year Award


Friday, November 22, 2024

Amy Jo Hayes' effort on Redstone Well at Leopardstown in July 2023 was last year's Horse Racing Ireland Ride of the Year. There are six nominations for this year's award for which voting opened today


Fran Berry and Davy Russell have picked six nominees and it’s now up to racing fans to decide on the winner of the 2024 Horse Racing Ireland Ride of the Year Award.

An online poll will determine the winning ride and the result will be announced at the annual Horse Racing Ireland Awards on Monday, December 2.

Videos of the nominated rides and the link to the dedicated voting webpage can be found on hri.ie and one-click access to the voting page is widely available on Horse Racing Ireland’s social media platforms from today.

Voting will remain open until midnight on next Tuesday, November 26.

Suzanne Eade, CEO of Horse Racing Ireland, said: “Racegoers and racing fans alike have made a significant contribution to choosing the 2024 Racecourse of the Year and now our attention turns to our jockeys and the Horse Racing Ireland Ride of the Year Award. Fran and Davy’s work is done as they have narrowed it down to six rides. It’s now up to everyone else to decide on the winner.”

The nominations for the 2024 Horse Racing Ireland Ride of the Year Award are:

RIDE 1 –
 

SAM EWING – Pinkerton - Frontline Security Handicap Chase - Punchestown, May 2
 
RIDE 2 –
 

COLIN KEANE - Charlie Luciano - Dino Day On 10th July Handicap – Fairyhouse, June 7
 
RIDE 3 –
 

JJ SLEVIN - Nurburgring - Guinness Galway Hurdle – Galway, August 1
 
RIDE 4 –
 

RONAN WHELAN - Dance Night Andday - Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap - Leopardstown, September 14
 
RIDE 5 –
 

DANNY MULLINS - Real Steel - BoyleSports JT McNamara Munster National Handicap Chase - Limerick, October 20
 
RIDE 6 –
 
SHANE FOLEY - Hanalia - Moyglare ''Jewels'' Blandford Stakes – Curragh, September 15

Click here to view the voting page of the 2024 Horse Racing Ireland Ride of the Year Award - Horse Racing Ireland Awards | Horse Racing Ireland

The Ride of the Year is one of 10 Horse Racing Ireland Awards in 2024. The other categories are: Racecourse of the Year, Horse of the Year, Emerging Talent, National Hunt, National Hunt Achievement, Flat, Flat Achievement, Point-to-Point and Contribution to the Industry.
 

Fran and Davy’s work is done as they have narrowed it down to six rides. It’s now up to everyone else to decide on the winner