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Stud and Stable Staff Awards 2009

There is not much time left to get entries in for the Stud and Stable Staff Awards 2009.  Closing date is 21st December!  Do you work in racing but don't know anything about it? - get all the information you need and down load the forms. 

The Racing Industry Course

The long-running ‘British Racing Industry Course’ has been re-launched and bookings are now being taken for the 2009 course. Run by the British Racing School, the course is aimed at managers who wish to expand their knowledge of the racing industry. The course covers all areas of the industry with each of the subjects taught by industry experts. A combination of different activities during the course includes lectures, seminars and behind-the-scenes tours of Weatherbys, a top trainer's yard and Darley Stud.  Further Information

Cheltenham Showcase Meeting - Careers Fair

Over 250 students from Abingdon & Witney College, Sparsholt College, Oaklands College and Hadlow College attended our Careers Fair at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday 17th October.  Careersinracing teamed up with Cheltenham Racecourse to showcase British racing.  Students were able to visit the Weighing Room, obtain autographs of some of the top jockeys riding at Cheltenham, ride one of the mechancial racehorses and visit the various information stands in relation to careers, training and jobs in horseracing.

Enterprise Learning Resource Launched

www.britishhorseracing.com/racedayforschools
A free Enterprise and Business Studies teaching resource has been launched into schools across the UK.  'Raceday' is an engaging interactive resource containing a wealth of activities and career advice that offers students an innovative Enterprise experience through the context of the British Horseracing Industry.  If Careers Advisors or teachers have any questions about the resource they should email info@careersinracing.com.

British Racing School and Warwickshire College launch first Foundation Degree for the Horseracing Industry

The name of Warwickshire College is synonymous with innovation in equine education. With a history of firsts, the home to equine education joins forces with the British Racing School to bring out the first Foundation Degree for the Horseracing Industry. As a flexible distance-learning programme, candidates gaining a place on the Foundation Degree not only choose what they study but when and where they study. The distance learning or ‘open university’ model is further enhanced by the opportunity to study a selection of modules via short/one week study blocks at the British Racing School, a fantastic opportunity to experience the top class education delivered at the very heart of racing in the UK. For more information on a Foundation Degree in the Horseracing Industry (by Distance Learning) contact Clifford Mitchell at Warwickshire College by email cmitchell@warkscol.ac.uk or by calling 01926 318398 and quoting Foundation Degree in the Horseracing Industry by Distance Learning

British Horseracing Authority

The British Horseracing Authority launched in July as the single, unified governing body for British Horseracing. Its role is to regulate, promote and represent the sport.

A major step in the modernisation of British Horseracing, the Authority takes on the roles of the British Horseracing Board and the Horseracing Regulatory Authority, with both of those organisations ceasing to exist.

The Authority sits at the head of a sport second only to football in Britain in terms of its revenues and attendances, and an industry responsible, directly or indirectly, for almost 90,000 full-time jobs. Its inaugural Chairman is Paul Roy, with Nic Coward its first Chief Executive.