Racing Welfare

Charity Racing Welfare has won a silver award at the Smiley Film Awards on Mar. 20. The honour was given for the racing charity's 2023 Mental Health Awareness Week film, which depicts anxiety building up for a racehorse trainer. It was created in conjunction with Equine Productions and shows regular day-to-day scenarios that can adversely affect mental health in racing's participants. Held at Leicester Square's ODEON Luxe cinema, the awards celebrated several categories, with the finalists decided by public vote. Then the judging panel selected the winners. Racing Welfare's head...

Racing Welfare's annual ARC Malton Open Day is set to take place this Sunday, Sept. 10, and again this year racing fans will have the opportunity to follow their favourite horses from their stables to York Racecourse. Eleven trainers have opened their doors to the public, of which several--Tim Easterby, Richard Fahey, Roger Fell, Sean Murray, Adrian Keatley and Nigel Tinkler--have horses running at York Sunday for a total of 23 runners on the day. This year, participants in the event will also meet and chat with jockey Sean Kirrane,...

The annual ARC Malton Open Day, featuring trainer Julie Camacho's dual Group 1-winning sprinter Shaquille (GB) (Charm Spirit {Ire}), has been set for Sept. 10. Part of the National Racehorse Week initiative, the Malton Open Day--organised by racing charity Racing Welfare--sees 11 trainers, including Camacho, open their yards to the public. In addition, a new partnership with York Racecourse for 2023 lets visitors continue their family day out at the racecourse's YorkMix Family Sunday Raceday. There will be regular appearances by popular children's character, Bluey, throughout the day, as well...

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...

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 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...

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...

Racing Welfare's Racing Staff Week returns for its seventh year this Saturday, June 24, the charity announced on Monday. The industry's annual celebration of people who work in British horseracing brings together the racing business and its followers to recognize the workers inside the industry. Sponsored by Betfair, this year will see five charity races specifically for stable staff, as well as a number of community events and a competitions with prizes of £500 in vouchers awarded to the winners. Races will be held at Ayr, Chepstow, Newbury, Nottingham and...

Racing Welfare's all-new mass participation fundraising event for 2023--the Racing Welfare Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge--is just shy of 100 participants and registration for the 12-hour challenge closes May 31. The event takes place Saturday July 8, led by fully qualified guides from event partner Large Outdoors. Participants will tackle the famous three peaks of Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent and Whernside, covering 25 miles and over 1,500 metres of ascent. The Tote and Tattersalls are confirmed as headline sponsors for the fundraiser. Entry fees for the for the Racing Welfare Yorkshire Three Peaks...

Following a difficult week for racing which saw four pass away--including Jess Whalley, who collapsed and died on scene at Michael Owen's Manor House Stable Tuesday morning, BHA's Chief Executive Julie Harrington issued the following statement on Saturday: "This has been a tragic week for all of us in the racing community. "Jess Whalley was a shining example of what makes British racing so special. She dedicated herself to providing outstanding care to horses and it was while doing this that her life was suddenly and tragically cut short. On...

The Great Racing Welfare Showdown, a charity boxing event in the parade ring of Newmarket's Rowley Mile, has been scheduled for Saturday, June 17 by Racing Welfare. The competition consists of 22 participants boxing three two-minute bouts, with the boxers a mix of celebrities and racing staff. There will be a required eight-week training programme for those that sign up to participate managed by Derby-based Ultra White-Collar Boxing. Anyone interested in participating, please visit Ultra White-Collar Boxing's website by Apr. 14. All tickets to view the event are available on...

Tickets are now on sale for the Apr. 7 Arena Racing Company Middleham Open Day, a charity event to raise money for Racing Welfare. Trainers Karl Burke, Charlie Johnston, James Horton, Ben Haslam, Foulrice Park Racing, Jedd O'Keeffe, Micky Hammond, and Neil Mechie are all committed to opening their doors to the public. Visitors will look behind the curtain of some of North Yorkshire's most distinguished racing yards. Most yards will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Karl Burke's yard opening at 10 a.m. There will also...