Oxfordshire horse trainer Henrietta Knight and her husband Terry Biddlecombe have been awarded for their outstanding contribution to sporting life in the region.

The top national hunt trainers, based at stables in West Lockinge, near Wantage, were honoured in the ITV Midlander of the Year awards.

The pair, who train the famous dual Gold Cup winning horse, Best Mate, won the Sporting Midlander of the Year 2003 category.

Viewers voted to choose regional winners and a panel of judges selected nine special category winners.