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All-Star Team of Jockeys Line Up For Dragon Boat Challenge

An all-star team of jockeys are confirmed for The Great Racing Welfare Boat Race, taking place Sept. 6 at Windsor Racecourse.

The crew consists of former and current jockeys, including Sean Bowen, James Bowen, Christian Williams, Jamie Moore, Josh Moore, William Kennedy, Tom Scudamore, Tom O'Brien, Sam Thomas, Sam Twiston-Davies, Harry Skelton, Bridget Skelton, Connor Brace, Jack Tudor and team captain Rhys Flint.

Teams from within the racing industry are invited to sign up for the challenge prior to Aug. 23 to take part in race down a stretch of the River Thames, beginning at a pontoon based near to the racecourse. Each team will consist of 11 people including one drummer with the option of additional crew to swap in, and will compete in a minimum of two races, with the fastest going through to the semis and a final.

The Great Racing Welfare Boat Race will also include a live DJ and after-party for all participants during the evening. There is also a prize for the best turned out.

Support for the event has already come from all across the industry, with entries representing The Jockey Club, ARC, Worcester Racecourse, Ben Pauling, Dan Skelton, Fergal O'Brien, Anthony Honeyball, Tweenhills, Newsells Park Stud and Total Performance Data.

Limited places are still available. Entries cost £500 per team, with a fundraising target of £500 and all funds will help the charity to provide support for people working in or retired from the racing industry.

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Hetta Harris Joins Racing Welfare In New Role

Hetta Harris has been appointed as the new Outreach and Engagement Officer–Thoroughbred Stud & Breeding Sector–for Racing Welfare. She began in this new position in May. Funding for the role was secured from The Gerald Leigh Charitable Trust.

Previously Harris ran her own pre-training business in Wiltshire and, prior to that, training for Qatar Racing at Robins Farm in Surrey. She also spent time in American and Australia in both training and stud operations. Harris is also a trustee at the British Racing School.

She is currently working to identify Racing Welfare's existing contact with the breeding community as well as identifying areas that may have had less contact with the charity or have less awareness of services, working with various stakeholders and Racing Welfare's regional welfare teams to better understand this.

Speaking on behalf of The Gerald Leigh Charitable Trust, Sarah Whitney said, “We are delighted to be continuing to support the charitable work of Racing Welfare with the development of this new initiative to appoint a dedicated engagement and outreach officer specifically for the bloodstock and breeding industry. The Gerald Leigh Charitable Trust really hopes that more people working within these workplaces will be made fully aware of all the many services which Racing Welfare offers to both employers and employees.”

“I am delighted to have joined Racing Welfare and to focus on the stud and breeding community,” said Harris. “There is a lot that Racing Welfare can offer this sector of the industry and I hope we can grow our support in the months to come.”

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Three Peaks Challenge Raises More Than £50,000

Racing Welfare's annual Three Peaks Challenge, held on Saturday, July 8, raised more than £50,000 for racing's people, the charity organization announced on Tuesday. Sponsored by Tote and Tattersalls, nearly 100 people participated in the challenge in wet weather conditions to scale the three peaks of Ingleborough, Whernside and Pen-y-Ghent in under 12 hours. Despite most of the group not completing the final two peaks on safety advice, the walkers still completed nearly 20 miles in challenging terrain and more than 3,000 feet of ascent.

“Despite the initial disappointment of realising that we weren't going to make it to the top of Whernside and Pen-Y-Ghent, the group showed incredible team spirit and resilience to adapt to the change of plan and keep pressing on,” Racing Welfare's chief executive Dawn Goodfellow, who completed the challenge, said. “The route was a lot tougher than a lot of us had expected, and even without the final two peaks it remained a gruelling test. We are so grateful to everyone that worked hard to train for this challenge and, importantly, helped us to raise such a brilliant sum to support Racing Welfare's work.”

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Three Peaks Charity Event Set For July 8

Over 100 people from across the UK racing industry will participate in the charity hike the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on Saturday, July 8, Racing Welfare announced on Thursday.

Participants will hike 25 miles and climb over 1500 metres as they traverse Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside in Yorkshire in just 12 hours.

“As a charity that receives no government funding, we are relying on our supporters and fundraisers more than ever,” said Racing Welfare Chief Executive Dawn Goodfellow. To have 100 people taking on this challenge and showing that unified support is truly humbling.”

To support the fundraiser, please visit Racing Welfare's website or text PEAKS and their donation amount, i.e. PEAKS10, PEAKS20 to donate £10, or £20, etc.

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