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www.racecourseassociation.co.uk June 2019 updatenewsletter CONTENTS Welcome 03 Raceday Experience Forum 06 06 Did You Know... 07 RCA Technical Group 08 Badges & Pass 2019 09 Racegoers Club 10 Five Minutes of Fame 12 British Racecourses Go Green 13 Beverley Racecourse 15 Together for the Tote 17 Racing Staff Week 17 GBRI 18 Racing to School 19 Racing Together 20 Racing Foundation 21 Pony Racing Authority 22 HBLB 23 RaceTech 24 ROA 25 EBF 26 Careers in Racing 26 Women in Racing 27 Watt Fences / Duralock 28 Overview of British Racing 30 Job Board 31 PJA Pro AM 2019 32 Diary Dates / Contributors / Staff 35 10 Contact List 16 22 Front Cover: Image courtesy of Epsom Downs 2 | RCA Update Newsletter 2019 Back to content page WELCOMEWords by Paul Swain as the racecourse teams to take part, a fact that was not lost on a political level when Racing Together and the Community Day was namechecked in a Parliamentary session by Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright. You can read more about the day later in the edition, and both the Racing Together and RCA teams are hopeful that the initiatives act as the catalysts for long-lasting, meaningful community engagement relationships. A further article in this month’s edition looks at the green wave sweeping across the sport, ably led by Debbie Matthews. Debbie’s #GoRacingGreen campaign to promote positive mental health has captured the hearts of many within the sport and has transcended the racing media in a way that would Racecourses combine with be the envy of many. A number of fantastic results for racegoers and racecourses are signatories with more communities alike soon to follow—our latest On Track runs I had considered going with over the ground covered to date. Racecourses Assemble, but it felt a Elsewhere, the Racegoers Club little too close to an Avengers title for detail their roadtrip to collaborate comfort. The point stands, though, that with Wincanton Racecourse at the the past month has seen racecourses Royal Bath & West Show, we give Go Racing in Yorkshire Team out in force combine across Britain to promote you the chance to join us and a host community engagement, invisible of racecourses at July’s Raceday disability awareness and of course our Experience Forum and all the latest wonderful sport of horseracing. news from our Technical Group. Let’s start with the latter—there is so much happening at this time of year that it is hard to not be delighted as a racing fan. From trials across the nation leading to the Classics and Group Ones of the summer, all flat racecourses (and some jump!) will have a connection to the big races. Equally, it’s great to see so many racecourses bring the crown jewel events to a local audience. For example, Hexham’s Derby Day raceday has become an event in its own right, bringing all the excitement and glamour from the Investec Derby to a packed crowd in Northumberland. The Racing Together Community Day, which has long been championed in Update, was a fantastic event that saw over 30 racecourses provide 120 staff, who in turn helped contribute to the sport’s total of 1,500 hours donated. The range of events was as diverse Racecourses have joined Racing Welfare and the rest of the industry in promoting positive mental health 3 | RCA Update Newsletter 2019 Back to content page 4 | RCA Update Newsletter 2019 Back to content page NEWS FROM THE RCA The latest from the RCA, Raceday Experience Forum, RCA Technical Group and the Racegoers Club. 5 | RCA Update Newsletter 2019 Back to content page RACEDAY EXPERIENCE FORUM Join the Raceday Experience Forum for an afternoon of best practice sharing at the forefront of innovation within our sport The RCA’s Raceday Experience Forum assessments thus far and open the Under 18s Go Free will meet on Monday 8th July at Royal floor for feedback regarding the future GBR will introduce the 2019 Under 18s Windsor Racecourse and will explore growth of the scheme. Go Free campaign ahead of the school the theme of Great Value, a pillar of the Mental Health Awareness holidays, a core period of focus. Have a Great Day at the Races strategy. During the meeting, the following Paul Swain, RCA Brand & Experience Tour of Windsor Racecourse workshops will be hosted: Manager, will introduce a series of best The Royal Windsor team will lead us practice initiatives collated as part of Good ideas roundtable—value on a tour of the racecourse, looking a research portfolio into promoting at the new elements of the raceday Each delegate is asked to share an mental health awareness and ensuring experience and innovative packaging of initiative to promote the value of a day’s venues are as welcoming and accessible the specific racedays which resulted in a racing to racegoers that has been, or is as possible. Showcase Award win in 2018. soon to be, implemented. So, You’re Having a Baby (boomer) All racecourses are welcome to join Quality Assured Racecourse Scheme Harrison:Fraser will introduce the the Raceday Experience Forum and Mandy Lane, Managing Director of second part of their customer contribute your ideas. If you’d like to join Live Tourism, will attend the Forum demographic research with a look at us in July, please register your interest to introduce her company and their the Babyboomer generation and how with Paul Swain or Matthew Jones. approach to the Quality Assured racecourses can attract and retain more Racecourse Scheme. Mandy will provide of this vital group. insight to the trends arising from the 6 | RCA Update Newsletter 2019 Back to content page DID YOU KNOW... Did you know that the RCA has a These include a document designed assessments and veterinary risk comprehensive suite of guidance to assist racecourses in confirming assessments. documents for racecourses their own risk assessments by The suite of documents is completed surrounding risk assessments for providing detailed information by our Parade Ring Safety Guidance raceday activities, aimed at all those regarding the potential risks which Note and Risk Assessment, which who have a duty to manage risks to should be considered and any was recently relaunched as part of safety of participants at racecourses on regulations surrounding these. This the Industry Wide ‘Be Horse Aware’ a raceday. is complemented by specialist campaign. documents, examining medical risk RACECOURSE GROUNDSTAFF COURSES The dates and locations for forthcoming Racecourse Groundstaff Courses have been finalised as follows: Racecourse Turf Management Skills Courses (Level 2) British Racing School, Newmarket 24th – 29th November 2019 12th – 17th January 2020 For more information on upcoming IOG courses or to reserve a place on the above courses please contact Anita at [email protected] at the Institute of Groundsmanship, 28 Stratford Office Village, Walker Avenue, Wolverton Mill, Milton Keynes, MK12 5TW, Tel: 01908 312511 7 | RCA Update Newsletter 2019 Back to content page RCA TECHINCAL GROUP REPORT The RCA Technical Group met on Safeguarding be circulated for comment prior to Tuesday 21 May 2019. A summary The Group identified items for further circulation to racecourses. of the key points and action points is discussion with the BHA, NTF and PJA. Social Media Policy provided below: Fence By-Passing Training materials The Group supported a suggestion for The Group supported a refresh a new Social Media Policy for Licensed Arabian Racing Organisation of the Fence By-Passing training personnel. The Group met with ARO video including a commentary and representatives and it was identified appropriate examples. that there would be further discussion The Meeting was attended by: Official Announcement with the NTF and BHA regarding The group agreed to review and Holly Cook (Chair) arrangements for ARO runners. update BHAGI 4.1 regarding Officials Edward Arkell Racecourse Licensing Review Announcements. Katya Browne The Group noted the recommendations Parade Ring Safety Simon Claisse of the Racecourse Licensing review The Group agreed that in line with the Roderick Duncan and would provide feedback to the RCA ‘Be Horse Aware’ campaign, anyone Dale Gibson on the familiarisation programme for causing concern with inappropriate James Gray Racecourse Managing Executives. behaviour should be removed from the Sally Iggulden Stewarding Model area. George Noad The Group discussed the new Equine Welfare Jon Pullin stewarding model and would provide The Group acknowledged the new Jimmy Stevenson feedback to the BHA. Equine Welfare Group and the new Chris Stickels RCA Racing and Turf Management Industry Equine Welfare Board. Sulekha Varma Conference Bio Security The Group agreed a 2-3 day The Group would provide feedback programme at a Midlands based venue regarding a new Biosecurity Guidance with convenient transportation links Document which would be finalised and would be most appropriate, and would shared with racecourses. In addition, provide feedback to the RCA on topics the group discussed requirements for inclusion on the programme. regarding notification of horses being Weighing Room Facilities fed in the racecourse stables. The Group agreed the RCA should Charity Races work with the BHA and stakeholders The Group was informed that the to prioritise requirements within the Charity Races guidance document was weighing room. to be updated and a revised copy would 8 | RCA Update Newsletter 2019 Back to content page BADGES & PASS 2019 The need-to-knows RCA & Media Badge Posters Accreditation Lists Eight copies of the large poster and four copies of the A4 sized Copies of the lists of 2019 RCA poster for 2019 have