Racing Reporter of the Year

The John Oaksey Trophy was introduced to the Derby Awards in 2012 as a second prize available to journalists. It looks back on those who have uncovered and produced the hard-hitting exclusives across the year and written the stories which prompt important conversations around the sport.

Nick Luck successfully defended the title in its new format (one submission rather than three) with an interview with Amo Racing’s Kia Joorabchian after the sacking of jockey Kevin Stott.

The Racing Post’s Bill Barber and Jonathan Harding were also nominated along with Callum Jamieson from The Sun.

John Oaksey
A celebrated amateur rider, who rode the runner-up Carrickbeg in the 1963 Grand National, John was a long-serving correspondent for the Daily Telegraph and the Horse & Hound, as well as a noted broadcaster for ITV and then Channel 4. He was also involved in the setting up of the Injured Jockeys Fund.

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