Purchase your raffle tickets here We’re excited to announce our ’12 Days of Christmas Raffle that will run from Sunday 13th December until Thursday 24th December 2020, via our social media pages. All monies raised will go towards the purchase of a new racing simulator at the National Horseracing College. We have 12 incredible prizes up for grabs in …
Original Source: RacingTV Hollie Doyle leads the way in the nominations for this year’s Lesters Awards. Voting for seven of the Lesters is by ballot among members of the Professional Jockeys Association, with the Flat Ride of the Year chosen by Racing TV viewers and the Jump Ride of the Year selected by Sky Sports Racing viewers. Both polls are now …
The Regional Staff Development Programme (RSDP) is delighted to announce a date for the Knowing Your Horse’s Mouth Interactive Webinar, in January 2021. Join us for this short and informative webinar, Knowing Your Horses’ Mouth. The event will be led by James Roxburgh Equine Veterinary Dentist MRCVS BVM&S Cert AVP(ED) who is also a qualified vet. He provides a complete …
Congratulations to the four National Horseracing College graduates and current learners who have been shortlisted from 206 initial nominations for the 2021 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards, the most prestigious awards of their kind. Graduates Jessica Bell, who is assistant to her trainer-stepfather Brian Ellison at his North Yorkshire stable, and Hannah Gregory, who fulfils a similar role with …
The trustees and staff of the National Horseracing College are sorry to learn of the death yesterday of one of its life presidents, Sandy Struthers, at the age of 91. Struthers, who ran the Glasgow-registered shipping company founded by his great-grandfather in 1860, was deputy senior steward of the Jockey Club when in 1991 he chaired a working party to identify the …
Virtual Race Night As you may already know NHC is fundraising for a new simulator and as part of this campaign, as well as to raise a bit of Christmas cheer after a particularly difficult year, we’re holding a Virtual Race Night at 7pm on Saturday 12th December. This virtual event, held on Zoom, will bring together our supporters as …
As Doncaster will increase to Tier 3 VERY HIGH at 00:01 Saturday 24th October, the highest level of restrictions issued by the UK government in response to rising coronavirus levels, NHC will continue to deliver. What does this mean for the NHC? National rules as well as additional Tier 3 restrictions make clear that education and work should continue but …
Be part of the team, help us create the first ever NHC Calendar for 2021. From 1st to 31st October NHC is running a Calendar Competition to celebrate how well our horses work for us all year round and to raise funds for a few Christmas gifts for them. Let’s see how creative you can be. If you are aged …
During the penultimate week of the 12-week, residential Foundation Course our learners take part in the Workplace Challenge Day. A day where our Roving Tutors observe, mentor and assess the learners during the entire day. Today was Workplace Challenge Day for group 20.09 and our learners once again rose to the occasion. A big well done to the ‘Best Turned …
We often get asked what route people can take to become a jockey. Those who want to become a Flat or National Hunt jockey will need to begin by successfully completing the 12-week residential Foundation Course at the National Horseracing College (NHC). From here, successfully complete 6-week work placement with a racehorse trainer. The location and type of racing yard …