Racing Welfare

Neil Phillips, also known as "The Wine Tipster", has been appointed a Racing Welfare Ambassador. Phillips joins a roster that includes Darren 'Birdie' Bird, Paul Nicholls, Jack Lander and Hayley Moore. The respected pundit and the tipster/sommelier for Jockey Club Racecourses, also presents at Goodwood, Ascot and York Racecourses. He also writes weekly racing tips column for Unibet, and is involved in the racing syndicate My Racing Manager. Previously, he held roles with Pernod Ricard and E & J Gallo. "Hospitality is a key part of any day at the...

A virtual preview evening to celebrate the 10th edition of QIPCO British Champions Daywill be held live on the QIPCO British Champions Series Facebook page from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15. Sponsored by QIPCO and the Tote and hosted by ITV Racing's Francesca Cumani, the preview evening will raise money for charity Racing Welfare. Other panelists will be Chris Dixon (Racing TV), Kevin Blake (Sky Sports Racing), Lee Mottershead (Racing Post), champion jockey Oisin Murphy, and Jamie Hart (Tote). All viewers are encouraged to make a...

Racing Welfare announced the partnership with sleep therapy service, the NHS accredited Sleepstation. The online program, which is designed to help with longer and better quality sleep, is free of charge to anyone in the racing industry. The online program, which may last up to eight weeks, is a person centered approach where patients would previously only be able to access in leading sleep clinics, known as CBTi (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia). The Sleepstation online program provides benefits, including no waiting lists, no need to take time off work,...

Racing Welfare's Great Racing Welfare Auction has raised £53,195 for the charity's COVID-19 Emergency Appeal. Bidding on over 100 items ran for four weeks and closed on Thursday night. Racing Welfare's Chief Executive Dawn Goodfellow said, "The generosity of both those who donated lots to our auction and those who placed bids has been truly astounding. Given the incredibly difficult times we are all facing, to have received this level of support is testament to the wonderful spirit of the racing community. A total of over £53,000 provides a huge...

There are six days remaining in the Great Racing Welfare Auction, with over 100 items and experiences on offer. Those include an ultimate Newmarket experience and private tour; a pair of 2021 ARC annual members badges; a lease share in a Middleham Park 2-year-old; the ultimate Grand National experience for two; and an opportunity to join Mike Cattermole in the commentators' box. All proceeds will go towards Racing Welfare's Covid-19 Emergency Appeal, which is aiming to bridge the £500,000 income deficit faced by the charity due to the pandemic. Bidding...

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the subject of mental health seems to be working its way closer to the forefront of the news media and the public's attention. Data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month revealed that as many as one in four people between 18 and 24 years of age surveyed between June 24 and 30 had had suicidal thoughts in the past 30 days. The study showed that 11% of adults in the general population had considered suicide during the...

Racing fans will have the opportunity to own a 5% share in three new horses to be trained by Mark Johnston, as the Mark Johnston Racing Raffle was launched on Monday. Tickets cost just £2 and 20% of every sale goes to Racing Welfare. Racing Lotto is running the contest, with a share in the trainer's Kingsley Park 20 Partnership up for grabs. The yearlings will be sourced from the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. All costs association with the ownership are covered as part of the unique prize, which will...

The inaugural Virtual Yorkshire Open Day hosted by Racing Welfare will be on Sept. 13. Due to COVID, the event replaces the Middleham and Malton Open Days, which were cancelled. The Virtual Open Day will feature racehorse trainers from across the county providing video tours and other insights into their training operations, as well as equine superstars and horses to follow. For more information, go to www.racingwelfare.co.uk/yorkshireopenday/. There will also be a Virtual Epsom Open Day on Aug. 31 which will also showcase the Derby's rich history through video tours,...

The Newmarket Heath Ride is scheduled for Sept. 6, Racing Welfare announced on Tuesday. The charity fundraiser will be the first in-person event since the coronavirus pandemic began. Entries will open on Aug. 10, with a 150-rider limit and close on Aug. 31. The sponsored ride starts and finishes at Newmarket's July Course and offers participants rides over eight, 15 or 20-mile routes. Made possible by the kind permission of The National Stud, Newmarket Racecourses, and Jockey Club Estates, the event offers a unique opportunity to ride over Newmarket's training...

Return to School grants to racing industry families will be provided by Racing Welfare. Applications are being accepted from July 28, with funding from the John Pearce Foundation and The Racing Foundation. At £100 per child, up to four children per family may receive a grant, with the grants available to anyone currently working in the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry who has dependent school age children (4-18 years) and meets eligibility criteria. For more information on eligibility and the grants, please go to www.racingwelfare.co.uk.

The Racing Welfare Glorious Goodwood Preview Evening will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, Racing Welfare announced on Tuesday. Hosted by Racing TV's Nick Luck, some of the panelists include Channel 4 Racing pundit Tanya Stevenson, Sporting Life journalist Matt Brocklebank, and Michael Shinners, Sky Bet/Sporting Life Head of Sports PR. Tickets for the virtual preview evening, which is supported by Sporting Life, are £10, with everyone who buys a ticked automatically entered into a prize draw for the chance to win four Richmond enclosure tickets for...

Racing Welfare is halfway to its goal for its COVID-19 Emergency Appeal, with fundraising recently passing the £250,000 mark. The appeal, which has included the popular Furlong Factor singing competition and NightIn4Nightout campaign-which together raised £50,000-aims to raise £500,000 to make up for the charity's spring and early summer fundraising events lost to COVID-19. Since racing restarted, many of the sport's businesses such as Betway, Racehorse Lotto and Hambleton Racing have created innovative ways of raising funds for the charity. Support from across the racing community has also come for...