Irish racing fans are being asked to choose the 2023 Ride of the Year Award.
The winner of the online poll will be announced at the annual Horse Racing Ireland awards on Monday, December 4. Whereas, Fran Berry and Davy Russell have picked six nominees and it’s up to racing fans to decide on the winner.
Voting will remain open until midnight on next Wednesday, November 29.
The nominations for the 2023 Ride of the Year award are:
Ride 1 – Danny Gilligan – Ash Tree Meadow – Tote Galway Plate – Galway, August 2.
Ride 2 – Amy Jo Hayes – Redstone Well – Irish Stallion Farms EBF “Nasrullah” Premier Handicap – Leopardstown, July 13.
No. Ride 3 – Niall McCullagh – Brazil – Guinness Handicap – Galway, August 4.
No. Ride 4 – Mikey Sheehy – Nusret – Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Premier Handicap – Curragh, June 7.
Ride 5 – JJ Slevin – Fastorslow – Grade 1 Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup – Punchestown, April 26.
No. Ride 6 – Paul Townend – I Am Maximus – BoyleSports Irish Grand National Handicap Chase – Fairyhouse, April 10.
The Ride of the Year is one of 11 Horse Racing Ireland awards.
Indeed, 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, Contribution to the Industry and Irish Racing Hero.
Whereas, Full details are available here.