The finalists for the 2014-15 Sydney Strapper of the Year award have been announced. Now in its sixth year, this award endeavours to recognise the behind-the-scenes efforts by those strappers that tend to go beyond the call of duty.

The award, sponsored by Racing NSW and co-ordinated by Australian Racing Christian Chaplaincy, will be presented at NSW Racing's Night of Champions at Royal Randwick on Thursday, 20 August 2015.

The award is peer-nominated with strappers at metropolitan race meetings being invited to nominate who they think is deserving of the award.

A selection panel of racing officials and media representatives choose the winner from a short-list of six finalists and they are:-

1. Talwinder Singh (aka Del) (from the Chris Waller stable)
2. Alex Pappas (Gerald Ryan)
3. Danielle Akon (Bart & James Cummings)
4. Oscar Fernandez (John Sargent, Segenhoe)
5. Vicki Szecsodi (Bjorn Baker)
6. Brendan Potts (Joe Pride)

HONOUR ROLL