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Racing Showcase on The Hill On Cazoo Oaks and Derby Days

There will be a special interactive display on The Hill at Epsom Downs in recognition of The Queen's passion for the Thoroughbred during the official Platinum Jubilee celebrations on Cazoo Oaks and Cazoo Derby Days, June 3-4. Billed the Racing Showcase, the display will highlight the care that is shown for racehorses throughout their lives, how the racing industry is engaging and inspiring young people to look at racing as a career, the provisions the industry makes for its people and how racing is looking to reach out to communities it has not engaged with before. Amongst the organisations represented are The Racing Foundation, British Racing School, Racing to School, Epsom Riding for the Disabled, Ebony Horse Club, Retraining of Racehorses, Racing Welfare, Injured Jockeys Fund, Careers in Racing, Discover Newmarket, The National Stud, The National Horse Racing Museum and Great British Racing International.

Simon Durrant, General Manager of Epsom Downs Racecourse, said, “As part of the official celebrations for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, we felt that it was important to highlight Her Majesty's passion both for racing and the horse in general.

“Over the 70 years of her reign, The Queen's interest extends far beyond what happens on the track and we feel it is important that this is both recognised and celebrated.

“The Racing Showcase on The Hill will enable the public to engage with and learn more about many aspects of racing and the wider equine world. I am delighted that so many organisations have agreed to participate and hopefully their efforts to educate, inform and inspire will show just what a fantastic industry and sport we work in.”

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Racing Welfare Hosts Mental Health Awareness Week

The 2022 Mental Health Awareness Week campaign–that centers on loneliness this year–kicks off May 9 and continues through May 16. Racing Welfare, supporting the British horseracing workforce, launched the initiative to mirror the national initiative run by the Mental Health Foundation. Workplaces across the horseracing and Thoroughbred breeding industries are encouraged to set aside time during their working day to take part in the #TeaAndTalk initiative. Mental Health Awareness Week aims to promote open conversations on all aspects of mental health with Racing Welfare's campaign specifically raising awareness of the mental health services offered by the charity.

Between January and the end of March 2022 the charity supported 1,236 individuals across the racing industry. This is a 27% increase compared to 2021. During the same period, Racing Welfare provided 950 instances of support to racing's people and their close dependents relating to mental health issues.

In tandem with the week's activities, a film produced in conjunction with Equine Productions and featuring staff at Alice Haynes Racing and Jockey Club Racecourses in Newmarket has been released. It will be shown across racecourses and horseracing's media throughout the week. The film is narrated by raceday presenter and Racing Welfare beneficiary, Anthony Kemp, who has been an advocate for the charity's mental health services. In addition to the film, Racing Welfare will distribute green ribbons on racecourses for people to wear to raise awareness for Mental Health Awareness Week.

Racing Welfare also announced its inaugural Health & Wellbeing across the Horseracing Industry conference, which takes place Sept. 19. This virtual conference will offer expert presentations from speakers promoting health and wellbeing at work. The keynote speaker for the conference is one of the UK's leading sports psychologists, Michael Caulfield Msc. Additional panelists will be announced in the coming weeks.

Early bird tickets go on sale Thursday, May 12 and can be purchased www.viaracingwelfare.co.uk.

Racing Welfare will also offer a Mental Health First Aid Course at Lingfield racecourse May 17 -18. For more information, click here.

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ARC Middleham Open Day A Success

The ARC Middleham Open Day returned after a two-year Covid-19 hiatus on Apr. 15, and over 3,500 people attended. The charity event raised approximately £30,000 for Racing Welfare, with visitors able to visit yards, as well as observe horses training and swim or work on a water treadmill. In 2021, Racing Welfare provided 1,261 instances of support to 149 beneficiaries in the Middleham area.

Chief Executive of Racing Welfare, Dawn Goodfellow said, “It was fantastic to be back for ARC Middleham Open Day after two years due to the pandemic. We're incredibly grateful to all of the trainers and stable staff who so generously welcomed the public to their yards and provided a great day out for all who attended.”

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Racing Welfare Partners With ROA

Racing Welfare and the Racehorse Owners Association (ROA) have formalised their long-standing relationship within the UK racing industry, which will allow greater scope for collaboration and to share key messaging and opportunities. The ROA logo will now also be visible on all Racing Welfare uniform.

Charlie Liverton, Chief Executive Officer, ROA commented, “On behalf of the ROA and our members we are thrilled to announce a formal partnership with Racing Welfare. There is a natural synergy in our ambition to protect and promote the health of everyone in the horse racing industry. Moreover, this represents a genuinely exciting opportunity to foster a closer relationship between owners and racing staff.

“Owners recognise the vital role that racing staff play and understand the importance of safeguarding their health, welfare and well-being, and therefore working together to deliver this partnership is of critical importance to the ROA. The retention and recruitment of racing staff is vital for the industry and we look forward to partnering with Racing Welfare to help and support them in this key area.”

Racing Welfare Chief Executive Dawn Goodfellow welcomed the move, saying, “We are delighted to be partnering with the Racehorse Owners Association, which will afford us the opportunity to align more closely with one of the industry's key bodies. There is a clear synergy in that both organisations have the interests of racing's people at their heart, and the benefits of connecting racing's staff members and owners more closely cannot be underestimated.

“We are grateful for the support of the ROA going forward and are pleased to extend our services to their members, who are equally important to the wellbeing of racing as the workforce involved with making their days at the races possible.”

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