The 2020 Lycetts Team Champion Award and accreditation scheme

Lycetts are delighted to be working with the National Trainers Federation for the third year running and are pleased to announce the launch of the Lycetts Team Champion Award 2020. The 2020 award has a new look, as a result of feedback from the first two years.

The nomination period has been extended so all trainers and their teams have the opportunity to review the way they work and produce the strongest evidence using simplified forms. Nominations may be made from Monday 7^th October 2019 to 3^rd April 2020. A new award presentation ceremony will be aligned with Racing Staff Week in July 2020.

The Lycetts Team Champion Award celebrates and rewards racehorse training yards that develop a high performance team using the highest standards of employee management, including safe working practices. The accreditation system continues to grow in profile, allowing trainers to benchmark their business and use a trusted quality mark to attract staff, owners and sponsorship.

Over the first two years of the award, over 50 training yards have acquired accreditation through participating in the award. Research conducted for a Racing Industry MBA shows that participating yards have strengthened their staff retention rates and combine this with growing racecourse success – “Happy Staff Produce Winners.”

A £4000 prize awaits the winner in both categories – yards with 40 or more horses, and yards with fewer than 40 horses.

Listen to last year’s shortlisted Lycetts Team Champion Trainers reflect on the benefits of entering this unique award.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T44X5z3I5aE

How to enter

Watch the video “Guide for Teams” and access nomination forms via the NTF website at www.racehorsetrainers.org/industry/teamchampion.asp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYX5IOWIErc

Piers Plunket, Divisional Director, Lycetts,  “Lycetts is delighted to be supporting the Lycetts Team Champion Award for the third year running. It is wonderful to see the accredited yards demonstrating tangible benefits through improved retention rates and racecourse success. I encourage every trainer to enter.”

For further information about the Lycetts Team Champion Awards please email charlie.douglas@lycetts.co.uk or telephone 01328 857 920.