UK racing has launched its nationwide #AllintheRace campaign, to promote diversity and inclusivity across all ranks of the heritage sport. The campaign has been developed by the Diversity in Racing Steering Group (DiRSG) – the voluntary body formed by UK racing stakeholders to steer and promote diversity and inclusion as an ‘industry commitment’. Launching the campaign, UK racing aims to …
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Regulus Partners begins its week of industry observations by analysing Arena Racing Company’s (ARC) decision to overhaul its prize-pool structure and points system of its UK racing fixtures. Should ARC’s strategy be executed correctly, the changes adopted may prove to be beneficial for all UK racing stakeholders battling the heritage sport’s visible declines… Arena Racing Company (ARC) has announced some …
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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has established a new executive role that will oversee the strategic change of UK racing with its network of stakeholders. Titled the Director of Strategy & Change, the executive role will be formally led by Alison Enticknap, who has served as the governing body’s Interim Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs since November 2021. An …
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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has relaunched the jobs board of CareersinRacing.com to help fill open vacancies across UK racing’s value chain. The new portal is free to all racing employers, who will be able to list and better inform audiences of current opportunities to work in racing. A new look CareersinRacing.com has been launched during National Careers Week – …
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UK racing has formed ‘a cross-industry working party’ that will establish an action plan that aims to breed a culture of respect across all components of the sport. The directive was originally announced last December, as racing stakeholders issued a joint-statement “regarding the conduct of those who work in the sport, and a commitment to take wide-ranging action to offer …
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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has urged all stakeholders to participate in its online questionnaire to help map the environmental activity of UK racing. The questionnaire forms part of UK racing’s CSR commitment, in which the governing bodies of the BHA, The Horsemen’s Group, Racing Foundation and Racecourse Association (RCA) have pledged to progress the sport’s environmental sustainability. Last year, …
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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has secured a commitment from UK racing’s nine leading organisations to support and strengthen its Diversity and Inclusion Programme. Leading racetrack operators Arena Racing Company and The Jockey Club have pledged their support to expand UK racing’s D&I programme that is stewarded by The Diversity in Racing Steering Group (DiRSG). The programme will be further …
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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has confirmed the inbound appointment of Raj Parker as an independent non-executive director for UK racing’s governing body. A senior partner of London law firm Freshfields, Parker is recognised as one of the UK’s leading barristers and arbitrators of sports and media law. Parker will join the BHA governance on 1 January 2022, replacing Sir …
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Regulus Partners observes a week of parliamentary debate on the future of gambling sponsorships. A topic that garners MPs direct attention, who have yet to deliver concrete resolutions on how gambling reforms will impact the future of sports funding. The complexities of the gambling reform debate were laid bare in Parliament this week as the issues of sports funding and …
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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has disclosed that it has received over 2,000 responses to its online questionnaire on horse whip practices. The update follows the closure of the initial phase of UK racing’s review of the use of foam-padded whips during races and the improvement of equine welfare. Feedback submitted by industry stakeholders including riders, breeders, owners and the …
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