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Racing Welfare and RaceTech are delighted to have become official corporate partners following a long association of mutual support. With a long and proud heritage within…
Summerhill House, Racing Welfare’s newest housing development, received a royal seal of approval today, Tuesday 12th November, when it was officially opened by the charity’s president…
Presented at his favourite racecourse Chepstow yesterday, Wednesday 6th November, Mick Finn was a very deserving recipient of a Lifetime in Racing award. Awarded by his…
Roy Barrett was a very deserving recipient of a Lifetime in Racing award, presented at Ayr racecourse today, Saturday 2nd November. Presented by Peter Scudamore MBE,…
October 2019 – Cheltenham Racecourse Doctor, Lee Humphreys will be displaying 48 of his own photographs taken across the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons in the Hall…
Presents Galore is East Anglia’s most spectacular Christmas fair. Set in the stunning surroundings of Newmarket’s Rowley Mile Racecourse, the three-day Christmas shopping extravaganza offers the…
The racing yards of Malton and Norton were flooded with visitors yesterday (15th September), with people taking their chance to visit some of the sport’s most…
Thinking of paying a visit to ARC Malton Open Day but not sure where to start? Whether you’re out to meet the shining lights of Malton’s…
Around 57,000 people took to the streets of Newcastle yesterday, 8th September, for the 2019 Simply Health Great North Run. The sun shone, and the crowds…
Sponsored by Arena Racing Company (ARC) and organised by Racing Welfare, this year’s Malton Open Day will take place on Sunday 15th September. Malton is one…
Racing Welfare is delighted to have five very special individuals taking on the Simply Health Great North Run on Sunday 8th September. The event will see…
Earlier today, Friday 30th August, Jockeys and stable staff swapped roles for the Creditas ‘Taking Care of Business’ Stable Staff Stakes. This opportunity was a dream…
Tomorrow, Friday 30th August, will see this year’s renewal of the Creditas Taking Care of Business Stable Staff Stakes at Thirsk Racecourse. Run over a mile…
Visitors flocked to Epsom on a sun-drenched Bank Holiday Monday yesterday (26th August), descending on the training centre to enjoy looking around the yards of seven…
Meet father and daughter combination Roger and Rhiain Ingram Amongst the trainers opening their yard gates to the public for Epsom Open Day on this year…
This year’s Epsom Open Day will see the training yards within this historic training centre throw their gates open to the public on Bank Holiday Monday…
Farm & Stable have very kindly teamed up with Steri-7 to donate £2 to Racing Welfare for every 5L of stable disinfectant purchased via their website…
16 riders are preparing themselves for the annual 100 mile bike ride through London and Surrey After our recent heatwave, our riders will be glad of…
The money was raised entirely by Club members attending stable visits throughout the year. The first of these was a very popular visit to Charlie Longsdon’s…
Staff from Warwick Racecourse are preparing for an attempt to run around every racecourse in Ireland in just three days. The challenge will see the team…
Catterick Racecourse provided the venue for an extra special Lifetime in Racing Award today, 24th July. Best friends Jock Bennett, Assistant to Britain’s winning-most trainer Mark…
The Go Racing in Yorkshire Summer Festival, sponsored by Sky Bet, has named Racing Welfare as its beneficiary charity for this year. The Summer Festival showcases…
Representing the highlight of Racing Staff Week, yesterday, Friday 5th July, saw two races exclusively for stable staff held at Doncaster and Newton Abbot respectively. The…
The Lycetts Team Champion Award was established in 2017 by the National Trainers Federation, with support from The Racing Foundation, sponsored by Lycetts Insurance Brokers. The…
To mark Racing Staff Week we are looking at initiatives within the racing industry that have a positive impact on the lives of people working in…
Palace House, the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art yesterday announced that it will now be offering free entry to all current and retired…
Ex jockey and retired trainer Geoffrey Oldroyd was presented with a Lifetime in Racing award at Pontefract racecourse today, Monday 1st July. Proffered by Racing Welfare,…
The cross-industry scheme will be aiming to take further training and development opportunities out to 2,400 members of Racing’s workforce. Launched to coincide with the start…
Representing a celebration of all of racing’s people, this year’s Racing Staff Week will see all 41 of the courses racing during the period 29th June…
This year will see the fifth renewal of the Betfair Clock Tower Cup, running over seven furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse on Friday 5th July. As in…
This year’s Racing Staff Week will see all 41 of the courses racing during the period 29th June – 6th July taking part, with on-course activities…
Applications close tomorrow, Friday 7th June, for the ROA-sponsored yard barbecues in honour of Racing Staff Week 2019. For a third consecutive year, the Racehorse Owners…
Racing Welfare is preparing to invest over £550,000 into the renovation of MacDonald Buchanan House which, once completed, will provide 18 units of high-quality accommodation for…
Racing Welfare has taken over as the beneficiary charity for this year’s Newmarket Heath Ride, which takes in some of horseracing HQ’s most iconic locations along…
KEY POINTS The research was undertaken by Dr Will McConn-Palfreyman, Dr Martin Littlewood and Dr Mark Nesti of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at…
Racing Welfare has announced the findings of its industry-wide mental health research at a launch event, today (Monday 13th May) at Royal Windsor Racecourse, coinciding with…
Racing Welfare will announce the findings of its industry-wide mental health research at a launch event on Monday 13th May at Royal Windsor Racecourse, coinciding with…
Racing Together are gearing up for a record turnout at the annual running of their Community Day held on Thursday, May 9. Over 50 racing businesses,…
Racing Welfare hailed a bumper weekend of fundraising events this weekend with the London Marathon, The Glasgow Kilt Walk and Racing Welfare’s Charity Golf Day at…
Racing Welfare will field a thirteen-strong team of runners this coming Sunday 28th April for the Virgin Money London Marathon, all of whom will pound the…
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