TurfTrax Welcomes Prosser, Hugo Mills Joins Board

Michael Prosser will join the Cambridgeshire-based technology company, TurfTrax, as the head of racing services. Having announced the decision to step down from his post as East Region Head of Racing and Clerk of the Course at Newmarket Racecourses at Jockey Club Racecourses, Prosser is expected to join the sports surface management and data company Nov. 27.

He said, “I am delighted to be joining the TurfTrax team having worked closely with Managing Director, Mike Maher, on a number of projects including the testing and development of TurfTrax products at Newmarket and as co-consultants at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Saudi Arabia. I am very familiar with the operation and recognise the company's potential for growth both domestically and in the wider international sporting arena. It's a very exciting prospect.”

Also expanding its international representation, TurfTrax has named Hermione FitzGerald to represent the company in Australasia and is expected to announce a Middle East-based Director of Technology early next month.

FitzGerald, a company director and former professional golfer, currently represents a number of high-profile brands and organisations in the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa.

The company also announced that co-founder and former chairman Adam Mills has stepped down from the board at the age of 80 and will be replaced by his son Hugo Mills, a chartered accountant, who together with his wife Bernadette, owns and runs domiciliary care franchises along the South Coast of England.

Maher said, “In recent years our core product, the TurfTrax GoingStick, has been adopted by horseracing and greyhound authorities in several jurisdictions around the world. The introduction of the latest generation Weather Station, TurfTrax cloud-based hub and the WeatherTrax Live service has created exciting new opportunities for the collection and distribution of robust and reliable integrated data. Our focus now will be on developing and realising these opportunities to continue to enhance safety and performance for participants and enrich the sporting experience for spectators.”