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Lizzie Jelfs wins the 2024 Magnolia Cup

Australian horseracing presenter Lizzie Jelfs wins 2024 Markel Magnolia Cup

Lizzie Jelfs, an Australia-based TV presenter who specializes in horseracing, was yesterday victorious in the 2024 Markel Magnolia Cup - the prestigious charity race run at the Qatar Goodwood Festival restricted to lady...

Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival in full swing

Last Friday saw the start of the 16th Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival, which comprises nine days of...

Ambitious plans on course for charity New Beginnings

It’s been a busy summer for the team at retraining and rehoming charity, New Beginnings situated in beautiful surroundings to...

Work ethic and personal bonds – National Horseracing College celebrates 40 years

Just days after the National Horseracing College celebrated its 40th anniversary, the sad news came through that one of its guiding...

Nominations open for the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, sponsored by Godolphin

Now in its 21st year, the awards is an opportunity to recognise and reward the exceptional individuals who care for our horses,...

Ayr Racecourse RCA Community Award: what makes a winner?

Last November saw Ayr Racecourse beat strong competition to win the Racing Together Community Award at the RCA Showcase...

RCA Launches 2024 Racecourse Groundstaff Awards

The Racecourse Association (RCA) 27th annual Racecourse Groundstaff Awards are now open for submissions. The Racecourse...

Racecourse Association Launches 2024 Showcase Seminar & Awards

The Racecourse Association (RCA) has launched the 2024 Showcase Seminar & Awards, created to celebrate excellence and innovation...

Popular Under Starter’s Orders programme finale a winner with local pupils

A group of over 300 local primary schoolchildren was welcomed to Newmarket’s July racecourse last week for the finale of the popular...

Ascot Racecourse donates £30,000 to Retraining of Racehorses

Last week Ascot Racecourse Supports pledged to give £5,000 for every winner that Ryan Moore, Ascot’s Racing Ambassador, rode during...

Racing to School celebrates Small Charity Week 2024: Fostering resilient charities for stronger Communities

Racing to School, horseracing’s smallest charity, is proud to support this Small Charity Week – an annual celebration which...

Ascot Racecourse Supports to donate £5,000 to Retraining of Racehorses for each Ryan Moore winner at Royal Ascot

With all eyes on Royal Ascot this week, the Ascot Racecourse Supports community and charity programme supports projects which will...

Dressage rider Louise Robson lights up school day during National Racehorse week

It was not a normal school lunchtime on Monday for the pupils of Denbigh School in Milton Keynes, as they were joined by ex-racehorse...

With the applications for the RCA Showcase Seminar and Awards 2024 closing in just over a week, Paul Swain, Head of Raceday Experience & Communications, tells us more about them.

The Racecourse Association’s Showcase Seminar & Awards is the marquee event for British racecourses. Hosted at the Champion...

Self-confessed geek, Katie Carr is embracing the significant challenge of leading the measurement and strategic planning of the sport’s environmental sustainability work. She lays out the challenge in hand.

All around the globe, sport is facing challenges directly attributable to the climate emergency, and these challenges are closer than...

With a strong background in sport, The Jockey Club’s Tom Baker is now offering his experience and focus in support of racing’s increasing community engagement work.

My journey to becoming the Head of Social Impact at BHA began 13 years ago. It was in 2011 that I first attended the Cheltenham...

Polish racing broadcaster Annamaria Sobierajska realised a dream this year when covering the action at Royal Ascot as a reporter for Polsat Sport, the country’s largest sports TV station. She tells Racing Together about her experience and lasting memories of this truly international meeting.

Covering Royal Ascot as a sports journalist from Poland was such an exciting experience. The seamless blend of top class racing, high...

Meet the PRA’s new Chief Executive, Fiona Rawson

Earlier this year, the Pony Racing Authority (PRA) appointed Fiona Rawson as their new Chief Executive. Here she speaks to Racing...

Racing with Pride at York

On June 14th, Racing with Pride held their now annual event at York Racecourse to coincide with national Pride Month. Committee member...

Opening the Gates: Why Horseracing Needs to Embrace Diversity and Inclusion

The recently established Diversity in Racing Advisory Group (DiRAG) is an independent body providing strategic direction, advice and...

Riding for their lives

This Saturday (15th June) sees 12 amateur jockeys take part in the 2024 Macmillan Ride of their Lives at York Racecourse. One of those...

With just one week to go until this year’s Racing Together Community Day, we caught up with Jo Flaherty from Chelmsford City Racecourse to find out what the racecourse is doing this year to support their local community and as inspiration to others.

I am a huge supporter of Racing Together’s Community Day at Chelmsford City Racecourse. It’s such a great initiative and...

The Pony Racing Authority’s Lea Allen is no stranger to the power that horses and ponies can have on young people. Here she discusses her work towards making the racing industry accessible to children of all backgrounds.

My background is in coaching, mainly training and mentoring riding coaches across different disciplines. Having been involved in...

Racing Foundation’s new Grants Manager, Stan Wong is fast becoming a familiar face across racing’s charity sector. Here he shares his thoughts on the sport’s opportunities to collaborate across its community work.

I was keen to attend Racing Together Industry Day as relationship building is a key part of being a Grants Manager. Being new to the...