The 10 Finalists have been announced for Sydney’s ‘Strapper of the Year’ award for the 2024-2025 season.
Now in its sixteenth year, this award endeavours to recognise the behind-the-scenes efforts by those stablehands that tend to go beyond the call of duty. The award is sponsored by Racing NSW and co-ordinated by Australian Racing Christian Chaplaincy.
A selection panel of racing officials will choose the winner from the finalists below.
The award will be presented at the NSW Racehorse Owners Association’s prestigious ‘Racing’s Night of Champions’ on 28th August 2025.
The finalists are:
- Alyssa Mitchell (Blake Ryan)
- Brad Williams (Nathan Doyle)
- Jeison Gamba (John Thompson)
- Lauren Smyth (Peter Snowden)
- Leonard Todd (Ciaron Maher)
- Madeline Shalders (Joe Pride)
- Melwin Mandy (Richard & Will Freedman)
- Michaela Shirvington (Tash Burleigh)
- Robert Smith (Wayne Carroll)
- Wendy Li (Chris Waller)
