survey results

The results from the latest survey of the British horseracing betting public was completed by the Horseracing Bettors Forum. The survey, which involved input from the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), ran from Mar. 28-Apr. 16. Among the notable findings were: That 65.7% of respondents "strongly agreed" or "somewhat agreed" that there are too many race meetings on Saturdays; That 49.4% of respondents considered seven races as the optimum number on a race card, followed by 26.6% in favour of six; That 76.6% of respondents stated that they would be interested...

The education and training survey results, which 699 people participated in from Nov. 4-Dec. 16, 2019, were announced by Horse Racing Ireland on Tuesday. The main challenges of all survey participants-147 employers, 482 employees and 47 students-were financial and getting time off for additional training. Other issues for employees are work hours and low income, while for employers, set-up costs and staff shortages were problems. The 2020 industry education and training strategy developed by HRI to combat these changes are as follows: Attract people to join the racing and breeding...