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Mental Health Foundation’s Mental Health Awareness Week: 09 – 16 May 2022

Racing Welfare has today announced plans for their 2022 Mental Health Awareness Week campaign, beginning on Monday 9th May. The charity leads the horseracing industry’s response to the national initiative which is run by the Mental Health...

Racing Together Community Day returned on 5 May

A record level of participation was achieved for the first Racing Together Community Day staged since 2019. The annual initiative,...

Former racehorse Goldream announced as equine ambassador for York Racecourse

York Racecourse has announced that former racehorse Goldream is to become their first equine ambassador, further developing their...

Autism in Racing Embarks on Second Year

Autism in Racing begins its second year of activity to welcome people living with autism to the sport of horseracing.Programme...

First industry Diversity and Inclusion E-Learning module launched alongside further organisations signing up to the Industry Commitment

British racing has today launched the sport’s first Diversity and Inclusion E-learning module, as a further 13 organisations...

Crowds flocked to the ARC Middleham Open Day in North Yorkshire

The ARC Middleham Open Day returned on Good Friday with 12 racecourse trainers opening their yards to the public. The event had not...

Oaksey House welcome special guests for popular Lambourn Open Day

Oaksey House was delighted to open up to those attending the popular Peter O’Sullevan Open Day on Good Friday. The team welcomed a...

Pony Racing all-weather finals set for Lingfield on Good Friday

Tomorrow’s racing stars will be on show at Lingfield Park on Good Friday as they take to the track in the finals of the inaugural...

Inspirational line-up of riders announced for the 2022 Markel Magnolia Cup with ROKSANDA to design the silks, in support of The Brilliant Breakfast for The Prince’s Trust

The much-anticipated eleventh Markel Magnolia Cup will come under starters’ orders at the Qatar Goodwood Festival, on 28 July...

This year’s Randox Grand National Festival celebrated local community and charities

This year’s Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree saw numerous community and charity initiatives. Local charity Park Palace...

Jockey Jamie Moore helps raise £45,000 for cancer charities at Plumpton Racecourse

Plumpton racecourse held a Sussex Raceday on Sunday April 3rd and local jockey Jamie Moore led a fundraising campaign for the Sussex...

RoR Showcase live is returning to Hartpury University & College on Saturday 23^rd April

Tickets for this year’s Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) Showcase live on Saturday 23rd April are now on sale. The last live...

During Mental Health Awareness Week, Racing Welfare’s Karen Ladym discusses the support available to racing’s workforce

Being the lead Mental Health First Aid Instructor for the charity has given me the opportunity to reach a wide variety of people in...

Hannah Henn is among the first intake of the new Racing Media Academy, which she describes as ‘here to make change’ and of huge benefit to the sport.

A race against time Horseracing is a race against time, and in my opinion it’s time to embrace diversity. We will not slow down...

Gay Kelleway explains why helping Ukrainian horses is so important right now, and how you can help

Following an initial trip to Poland taking aid to the Ukraine border, trainer Gay Kelleway set up a fundraising campaign to provide...

On International Trans Day of Visibility, hear Courtney’s journey and how racing and horses have helped.

Hi everyone, I’m Courtney, I’m a 35-year-old transgender woman who lives in Sidcup. I rent a flat and live by myself. I...

Student Rob Moss is currently on the National Stud Diploma Course. He tells Racing Together about his journey into the thoroughbred world, how the course is going and his ambitions for the future.

I am 21 years old, and I am from Wigan. I began working in the thoroughbred industry in 2019 when I got a job at Eureka stud, while...

Kate Bradley secured Picture of the Year in the inaugural National Association of Stable Staff (NARS) Education Awards Night last month. She speaks here about her background within the racing industry and how she came to fall in love with photography.

I am 41 years old, and I have a three-year-old daughter. I have worked in racing for 28 years, firstly working weekends and holidays...

Racing With Pride Committee Member, Leigh Armstrong has been involved in racing in some form or another for most of his life. He shares his story here, highlighting the progress which he has seen within the sport, as well as his hopes for the future.

I was hyperactive as a child and my dad would get me to sit still by reading the names of funny named horses running that day and then...

The most memorable viral image of Hayley Moore is her expert snatch and grab of a loose horse at Chepstow in 2018, but the rider turned TV presenter has seized the opportunities the sport offered and wants others to do the same.

Lucky. The word I’ve chosen to describe my life. I will always be grateful to have horseracing and to have grown up in this...

Josh Truman joins Racing to School team through Kickstart scheme

Racing to School recruit, Josh Truman is one of several new faces to enter the sport through the Government Kickstart scheme. In the...

Fran Compostella grew up seeing first-hand the reliance of people on equines. No odds were offered on her chosen career being that of a vet and her globetrotting career experience and knowledge is now at the disposal of racing through her role with the Horse Welfare Board.

Horses have taken me around the world and given me opportunities in life I could never have dreamed of. And in my opinion – that is...

In our latest blog, we hear from Sean Simara, Careers Marketing and Recruitment Assistant at Careers in Racing, reflecting on its 15 years serving the sport.

When I joined the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) four years ago to work as part of the Careers Marketing team as a Marketing...

Great British Racing’s Gabi Whitfield discuss her role and the potential of positive horse welfare communications to the sport’s reputation and community outreach

Telling positive welfare-based stories from the sport of racing has never been more important. Research shows that 65% of people...