Tag Archives: Racing Welfare

EPIC’s ‘first foray’ into horse racing with gambling harm prevention deal

SBC News EPIC’s ‘first foray’ into horse racing with gambling harm prevention deal

EPIC Risk Management continues in its efforts to minimise gambling harm through a partnership with Racing Welfare. The collaboration with the charity – which supports the workforce of British horseracing, comes during Safer Gambling Week, a cross-industry initiative to promote safer betting in the UK and Ireland. Working with Racing Welfare as the charity’s Safer Gambling Education Partner to provide …

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UK Racing launches working party to improve ‘culture of respect’

SBC News UK Racing launches working party to improve ‘culture of respect’

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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Fitzdares strengthens commitment to racing with Peterborough Chase sponsorship

SBC News Fitzdares strengthens commitment to racing with Peterborough Chase sponsorship

Private bookmaker Fitzdares has confirmed that it will be continuing its support of the UK racing industry through its sponsorship of the upcoming Peterborough Chase in December.  The bookmaker will be launching the £500,000 Best Mate Bonus to mark the 50th anniversary of the race, and to celebrate the revered jump horse, Best Mate.  The half a million pound bonus …

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BHA – Racing Welfare launches Cambridge University housing needs survey

SBC News BHA - Racing Welfare launches Cambridge University housing needs survey

Racing Homes, Racing Welfare’s housing association, has commissioned Cambridge University’s Centre for Housing and Planning Research (CCHPR) to conduct a national housing needs survey. The aim of the research is to identify the levels of welfare-driven housing requirements currently being experienced within the racing industry. It has been long-acknowledged that the lack of good quality affordable housing is a major …

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