John Blake

Racing Together announced on Monday that its third annual Industry Day will be held at Nottingham Racecourse on Thursday, February 6, supported by the HBLB, the Racecourse Association and the Racing Foundation. Keynote speaker Baroness Dido Harding, senior Steward at the Jockey Club, will join contributors from the world of racing and beyond to discuss the value of racing and the impact of community engagement. The day includes welcome refreshments and lunch, while attendees will also have the opportunity to meet a very special retired racehorse as part of the...

A record 75-plus employee teams from across racing volunteered in their local communities, volunteering 700 hours for over 40 charities, making it a record year for the May 25 Racing Together Community Day. A wide range of racing organisations signed up for the fifth Racing Together Community Day, engaging with the communities in which they operate in a number of ways. One specific growth area was among the training yards--11 volunteered this year. The team at Kubler Racing delivered homemade cakes to the elderly in Lambourn while staff at Susan...

The 2023 Racing Together Community Day, where UK racing industry members will give their time for a good cause, will be held on Thursday, May 25. John Blake, CEO of Racing Together, said, "We're pleased to announce this year's date for the popular Racing Together Community Day and hope to build on last year's efforts, which engaged 65 racing organisations and gave us wonderful stories of racing teams helping out at food banks, hospices, local community areas and much more." For more information on the initiative, please visit the Racing...

Racing to School, in conjunction with the British Horseracing Authority, has unveiled a new Racing2Learn module (click here), which focuses on promoting safe and responsible gambling. The resource also addresses young people's relationship with gambling and its links with gaming. The free on-line course, which takes approximately 30 minutes to complete, aims to equip learners with knowledge and understanding of the BHA's rules on gambling for licensed individuals, in addition to an overview of problem gambling and its associated harms. Participants are also provided with a list of resources available...