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The Government’s full guidance on what the new measures that have been introduced mean for you can be found here. FINANCE Racing Welfare have introduced Covid-19…
We would like to say a big thank you to Betway for their generous donation to our Covid-19 Emergency Appeal. “Without having personnel on site to…
We are very excited to be today launching a mini series profiling some of the people working behind the scenes to make this year’s Investec Derby…
We would like to say a big thank you to Hambleton Racing who have raised an incredible £1,800 for our Covid-19 Emergency Appeal since announcing Racing…
To mark Pride month this June, the Diversity in Racing Steering Group’s (DiRSG) dedicated LGBT+ subgroup has launched a new e-learning module to improve LGBT+ awareness…
We received some brilliant videos for leg four of our Best Turned Out series but it was Jess Burley and Judicial who won the public vote…
To mark the start of World Wellbeing Week on Monday 22nd June we are delighted to announce the launch of our Be The Best You campaign….
There was a bumper entry for this week’s Racing Welfare Best Turned Out as 23 went to post in Saturday’s Wokingham Stakes at Royal Ascot. But…
It has been an action packed few days for Racing Welfare with our first virtual preview evening and the second leg of our Best Turned Out…
Ella Jayne Smith today (13th June) won the second leg of Racing Welfare’s Best Turned Out series with her charge Man Of The Night, who is…
On Thursday 11th June, hundreds of people were entertained from the comfort of their own homes viewing Racing Welfare’s first Royal Ascot Virtual Preview Evening. The…
Hambleton Racing have made Racing Welfare their official charity partner and will generously be donating to the charity whenever their horses are in action this month….
Jess Burley today (6th June) won the first weekend of Racing Welfare’s Best Turned Out series with her charge Judicial, who is trained Julie Camacho and…
Betway has announced today that they will donate all operational and logistical costs of a race sponsorship to Racing Welfare during June 2020. “What a wonderful…
This Saturday 30th May is the date for the Racing Dinner, a virtual dinner party organised by Sam Murphy of Equilux lighting. Sam is bidding to…
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 put a temporary halt to our usual fundraising activities we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of the racing community and…
Racing Welfare has today outlined plans for its 2020 Mental Health Awareness Week campaign, beginning on Monday 18th May. The week is a national initiative run…
Racing Welfare’s Furlong Factor competition, which ran from 29th April – 9th May, has as of today raised £51,430 for the charity’s Covid-19 Emergency Appeal, smashing…
Racing Welfare’s singing competition the Furlong Factor has uncovered some amazing talent hiding in the racing industry but it was Lara Telfer, with her stunning rendition…
Over the last six nights Racing Welfare’s brand new singing competition, the Furlong Factor, has uncovered some exceptional hidden talent from across the racing industry and…
We saw some brilliant performances in last night’s heat five of Racing Welfare’s Furlong Factor and the standard of singers remained exceptionally high. It was Rebecca…
The standard of performers in Racing Welfare’s Furlong Factor has been amazing and last night’s heat was no different with four brilliant contenders going head-to-head. It…
The action continued last night in heat three of the Furlong Factor in which four girls with beautiful voices took on some timeless classics. With four…
Heat two of Racing Welfare’s incredibly popular singing competition, the Furlong Factor, took place last night. Once again the standard was top notch and the four…
Last night saw four singers go head-to-head in the first heat of Racing Welfare’s Furlong Factor. The standard was incredibly high and they all enjoyed a…
Following a bumper crop of entries to find racing’s singing superstars, the final 24 contenders have been selected to progress to the heat stages of Racing…
As part of our Covid-19 Emergency Appeal, we have come together with Great British Racing (GBR), the Tote, and Sky Sports Racing, in a fundraising initiative…
Racing Welfare needs your help! Join The 2.6 Challenge from Sunday 26 April 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic effect on many UK charities…
These are exceptional times for British horseracing and breeding, times that could have a lasting effect on the industry. For Racing Welfare the financial impact of…
Wednesday 8th April saw the first 12 tenants move into the newly renovated MacDonald Buchanan House, on Howard De Walden Way in Newmarket. With the support…
Since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, Racing Welfare has seen an increase in people coming to the charity for financial advice. In response to the situation,…
Racing Welfare and Great British Racing have come together to produce a Wellbeing Toolkit specifically designed to support the mental wellbeing of racing’s workforce during the…
Our top priority at Racing Welfare is the wellbeing of all of racing’s people and we are closely monitoring the public health situation as it develops,…
Racing Welfare has today announced the postponement of this year’s ARC Middleham Open Day, scheduled for Good Friday 10th April. The move has come in light…
Last night, 7th March, The William Hill Racing Staff Boxing Night saw 22 boxers from the racing communities of Middleham and Malton compete against each other…
In light of the current public health situation, Racing Welfare is following Government advice regarding our planned fundraising and community events over the coming weeks and…
Last night, at a special event in York, the announcements were made of the much anticipated match ups for this Saturday’s William Hill Racing Staff Boxing…
To coincide with the start of National Careers Week, Racing Welfare has launched a new dedicated website for its Careers Advice & Training Service (CATS) at…
Racing Welfare will be announcing the match-ups for its William Hill Racing Staff Boxing Night at a special event in York on the evening of Monday…
Racing Welfare’s Director of Welfare, Simone Sear, last night took home the Rory MacDonald award at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards. Held at the…
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