Racing Welfare is extremely proud to announce that we have been awarded the SAFEcic Safe Award.
The award recognises excellence in Safeguarding and that Racing Welfare has successfully met the recommended safeguarding standards to attain this child and adult safeguarding award.
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, the award recognises Roy’s continued dedication to the racing industry, in a career that has spanned over 48 years.
The National Trainers Federation announced a new award for stable staff during Racing Staff Week this year and are encouraging trainers and potential applicants to find out more and make applications for the £4,000 prize.
The Toby Balding Award for development and training funded by the National Trainers Federation Charitable Trust (NTFCT) from a donation made by the Swire Trust in memory of Toby Balding, will be presented to a member of stable staff who demonstrates a desire to further his or her career and to train for a higher level qualification or undertake personal development training.
On Thursday 27th July Steve McNally and Ted Jackson were presented with Lifetime in Racing Awards. Both Ted and Steve have dedicated their lives to working in the horseracing industry. Racing Welfare has been organising the presentation of Lifetime in Racing Awards since their introduction in 2002.
Racing Welfare’s own Sarah Monkman took home the Rory MacDonald Community award, which is in just its second year, at the Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards 2017.
The Awards ceremony took place at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London’s Knightsbridge in front of a specially invited audience from across the racing industry to celebrate the vital role of stud and stable staff in the racing industry and the care which they provide to the horses they look after.
