FANS of Irish racing 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 4th.

Fran Berry and Davy Russell have picked six nominees and it’s up to racing fans to decide on the winner.

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.

Suzanne Eade, CEO of Horse Racing Ireland, said, “Our thanks to Fran and Davy for picking out just six rides from what has been a great year on the track. They are all very worthy nominees and we are delighted to hand over the reins to racing fans and followers to choose the winner.”

Voting will remain open until midnight on next Wednesday, November 29th.

Ride of the year nominees

Danny Gilligan: Ash Tree Meadow, Tote Galway Plate, Galway, August 2nd

Amy Jo Hayes: Redstone Well, Irish EBF Nasrullah Handicap, Leopardstown, July 13th

Niall McCullagh: Brazil, Guinness Handicap, Galway, August 4th

Mikey Sheehy: Nusret, Sky Bet Premier Handicap, Curragh, June 7th

J.J. Slevin: Fastorslow, Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup, Punchestown, April 26th

Paul Townend: I Am Maximus, BoyleSports Irish Grand National, Fairyhouse, April 10th

Web: hri.ie