Nick Luck was announced as the winner of the Peter
O'Sullevan Trophy for Broadcaster of the Year for the fifth time at the 47th
annual Horserace Writers & Photographers Association Derby Awards Lunch,
held in London and supported by the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club in
conjunction with Spinal Research and the Spinal Injuries Association 
He received his award from Sir Peter O'Sullevan today
(Monday, December 2) and takes over from his Channel 4 Racing colleague Clare
Balding, successful in 2012,
Luck was voted Broadcaster of the Year also in 2011, 2009,
2008 and 2007. The other nominations for this year's award were Matt Chapman,
Graham Cunningham and John Hunt.
Chris McGrath, who earlier this year left The Independent,
gained the accolade of Racing Writer of the Year for the second time. His first
Clive Graham Trophy came in 2007.
McGrath triumphed ahead of another past winner, Greg Wood
of The Guardian, freelancer Lissa Oliver and Nicholas Godfrey of the Racing
Post.
The other award for a journalist, the John Oaksey Trophy
for the Racing Reporter of the Year, is in its second year and went to Jon Lees
of the Racing Post.
In a close vote, Lees triumphed ahead of Chris McGrath, The
Daily Telegraph's Jim McGrath and Tom Peacock of the Press Association.
Alan Crowhurst of Getty Images gained a second Photographer
of the Year Award, following on from success in 2009. His winning portfolio of
photos meant he beat off challenges from Julian Herbert, Hugh Routledge and
five-time winner Edward Whitaker.
Besides the introduction last year of the John Oaksey
Trophy for Racing Reporter of the Year, the Picture of the Year Award came into
existence.
Julian Herbert took the 2013 Picture of the Year Award for
his portrait of a bruised and battered A P McCoy. The other nominees were Mark
Cranham, Alan Crowhurst and Louise Pollard.
The separate Derby Awards National Hunt and Flat Awards for
Trainer of the Year and Jockey of the Year were done away with last year and an
amalgamated Trainer of the Year and Jockey of the Year emerged.
Richard Hannon, Flat Trainer of the Year three times in the
past (2010, 1993 & 1992), has gained the Trainer of the Year Award for
2013, which is particularly apt as he hands over to his son and assistant
Richard junior at the end of this month on a high note after another trainers'
championship. The other contenders were Lady Cecil, Nicky Henderson and David
O'Meara.
The nominees for the riders' award also came from both the
National Hunt and Flat worlds, with Richard Hughes, A P McCoy, Ryan Moore and
Johnny Murtagh put forward for consideration.
McCoy has enjoyed a particularly memorable year, becoming
champion Jump jockey for the 18th time and gaining his 4,000th success. These
terrific accomplishments swayed the voters who made him Jockey of the Year for
the 14th time, following on from his 13 Derby Awards as National Hunt Jockey of
the Year.
The Derby Award for the Owner of the Year went to Treve's
owner, HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani. He was voted the winner ahead of J P
McManus, Middleham Park Racing and the Not Afraid Partnership.
Jack Berry took the Flat Trainer of the Year Award in 1990
and this year he picked up another Derby Award, the George Ennor Trophy for
Outstanding Achievement, in recognition of his indefatigable efforts on behalf
of charity.
The President's Award went to broadcaster Derek Thompson,
while the International Trainer of the Year, sponsored by the International
Racing Bureau, was Newmarket-based Ed Dunlop, gaining the award for a second
time.
The 47th annual Horserace Writers & Photographers
Association Derby Awards Lunch took place at the Lancaster London this
afternoon (Monday, December 2) and was supported by the Qatar Racing &
Equestrian Club in conjunction with Spinal Research and the Spinal Injuries
Association
Details of the 2013 Derby Awards
International Trainer of the Year - Ed Dunlop
Picture of the Year - Julian Herbert
John Oaksey Trophy for Racing
Reporter of the Year - Jon Lees
Owner of the Year - HE
Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani
George Ennor Trophy for Outstanding Achievement - Jack
Berry
Jockey of the Year - A P McCoy
President's Award - Derek Thompson
Trainer of the Year - Richard Hannon
Peter O'Sullevan Trophy for Broadcaster of the Year - Nick
Luck
Photographer of the Year - Alan Crowhurst
Clive Graham Trophy for Racing Writer of the Year - Chris
McGrath
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