It was the Go Racing In Yorkshire Annual Awards Luncheon at Doncaster Racecourse yesterday, sponsored by Skybet.

While you see all sorts of things highlighted in the press, my personal experience of working with bookmakers is that we have a fantastic relationship with the people we work with in the racing industry.

The Yorkshire racecourses really get behind any of our sponsorships and, at Skybet, we’ve now done 13 years backing the Go Racing In Yorkshire awards.

We are a Yorkshire-based company and do the majority of our sponsorships with the county’s racecourses.

And we continue to have a wonderful working relationship with everyone we come into contact with.

Richard Fahey (above) won Trainer of the Year for 2015 and we are spoiled by the quality of trainers we have in Yorkshire, with Mark Johnson and David O’Mara joining Richard as three of the most successful at their trade in the country.

Long may Yorkshire racing continue to thrive and grow, and I sincerely hope Skybet will be part of that continued success for many years to come.”