Articles and Interviews
Read about the fascinating lives of various people working in the industry. This week's focus is on apprenticeships to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week which runs from 6th to 10th February.
Paul Hainey talks about his apprenticeship through the Northern Racing College
Paul Hainey of Cambusnethan, Scotland first thought about a career in horseracing when his Aunty turned round to him one day and said “you’re only small you would make a good jockey!” So off he went to watch the racing at...
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Darryl Breslin - How an apprenticeship changed his life
Darryl Breslin, a young teenage from Manchester, was not dealt the best hand in life prior to arriving at the British Racing School. The son of 2 alcoholic parents he was put into foster care, and for the first time attended School,...
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Starting out - George Chaloner
George Chaloner’s interest in horse racing started at an early age, his grandfather Trevor Chaloner was a National Hunt jump jockey and most of George’s family had a strong interest in horseracing. George started riding at an...
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Marc Dunning - Northern Racing College Trainee
Marc Dunning from Liverpool was fanatical about horseracing from a young age, he remembers going to the races with his father and grandfather, his grandfather owned a couple of hurdlers. When he was 14 years old, he applied to come to...
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Lydia Moore - Racing School Trainee
Lydia, originally from Shropshire, had no hands on experience of racehorses before applying for the 9 Week Foundation Apprenticeship Course at The British Racing School in Newmarket. Despite her lack of racehorse skills her flair for horses may...
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