The Racing Foundation

📰 Featured in the Racing Post Earlier this week the British Racing School offered pony riding experiences for autistic children in a collaboration between Racing Foundation-funded @autisminracing and the Newmarket Pony Academy. Founded in 2021, Autism In Racing was created to promote awareness and inclusivity within the racing industry for those diagnosed with autism. Since its creation the organisation has overseen a number of initiatives, such as the installation of permanent sensory rooms at Aintree, Cheltenham and Ascot, designed to provide a calm, quiet and safe environment in which to fully enjoy a day at the races. Read the story in the Racing Post here:

📣 ICYMI: The Racing Foundation is seeking a new Trustee to join its Board from July 1, 2025. This is an exciting period to join the Foundation as it enters its new three-year strategy for 2025-2027 and further develops its role within the sport to ensure it has a positive impact in its key areas of focus: 🔹 Equine welfare 🔹 Racing’s people 🔹 ESG – including social impact, social licence & environmental sustainability The Foundation is looking for someone with experiences, knowledge and professional backgrounds in one or more of the following: 💸Grant-making 🌱Environmental sustainability 🤝Social impact/social licence 🗣️A voice representing the next generation 📅 Apply by: Wednesday 30th April 2025 📄 More information: https://lnkd.in/eed7-ES5 In this video, Racing Foundation Trustee Rishi Persad talks about his experience of being on the board.

🚨The Racing Foundation newsletter dropped this week: 🐎Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) receives £321,000 grant from the Racing Foundation and the John Pearce Foundation 🏡Racing Foundation funds Stable Start project to support young people entering the racing industry 🔍Racing Foundation Board seeks new Trustee 🔦Trustee Spotlight: Rishi R Persad 📆Save the Date for the Racing Foundation Conference

In Case You Missed It! 🗓️Mark your calendars! The Racing Foundation will be hosting its annual conference on Thursday 2nd October 2025 at York Racecourse. 🏇The conference gathers stakeholders from across horseracing to build understanding and prompt collaboration around some of the industry’s key challenges. All those working in, or on the periphery of the sport, are welcome. 📣 More information regarding the event, including the agenda and link to purchase tickets, will be available in the coming weeks via the Racing Foundation’s newsletter, social media channels and on our website at https://lnkd.in/e8bi9Uu8

Welcome to our Trustee Spotlight video series, where each episode offers a glimpse into the life of a Racing Foundation Trustee. This episode features Trustee and broadcaster Rishi R Persad who reflects on his lifelong connection to horseracing: from growing up around racing in the Caribbean to becoming one of the sport’s most recognisable presenters. 🎥 Watch the episode to hear about how this journey led him to become a Trustee of the Racing Foundation, which he describes as one of the greatest moments of his career.

📣 NEW: The Racing Foundation is seeking a new Trustee to join its Board from July 1, 2025. This is an exciting period to join the Foundation as it enters its new three-year strategy for 2025-2027 and further develops its role within the sport to ensure it has a positive impact in its key areas of focus: 🔹 Equine welfare 🔹 Racing’s people 🔹 ESG – including social impact, social licence & environmental sustainability The Foundation is looking for someone with experiences, knowledge and professional backgrounds in one or more of the following: 💸Grant-making 🌱Environmental sustainability 🤝Social impact/social licence 🗣️A voice representing the next generation 📅 Apply by: Wednesday 30th April 2025 📄 More information: https://lnkd.in/eed7-ES5 In this video, Racing Foundation Trustee Rishi Persad talks about his experience of being on the board.

🏇🏽It’s the first day of Aintree festival! Every horse running at Aintree will be filmed during pre-race examinations as part of the Sleip trial. Sleip uses artificial intelligence to analyse a horse's gait straight from a video recording, allow the BHA to keep a digital record and objective assessment of the horse’s movement which complements the vet’s opinion. The trial is funded by the Racing Foundation and, if adopted, will add an additional layer of scrutiny to the pre-race trot-ups commonplace within race-day checks.   Read Sally Taylor, the BHA's head of equine regulation, safety and welfare discuss Sleip and some of the other innovative welfare activity taking place over the course of the festival here:

📰 Featured in the Racing Post Former jockeys Jimmy Quinn and Franny Norton are among a dozen riders set to take part in a fundraising race at Chepstow in August in support of Autism In Racing, an initiative funded by the Racing Foundation. Founded by racing broadcaster Bobby Beevers, Autism In Racing promotes inclusivity by providing sensory and quiet rooms at racecourses, employment mentoring for people wanting to work in the racing and breeding industries, and education. Read piece in the Racing Post here:

📰 Featured in the Racing Post The Racing Foundation’s strategy for 2025–2027 is underway, with three key areas of focus: 🤝 Racing's people 🐎 Equine welfare 🌍 Environmental, social and governance (ESG) Read Industry Editor Bill Barber's piece in the Racing Post here: