• RACEHORSE VISITS MEDIA CITY, SALFORD WITH TV PERSONALITY CHRIS HUGHES AND TRAINER JO FOSTER

• OVER 100 FREE EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE ACROSS BRITIAN FROM 7th – 15th SEPTEMBER

• OVER 13,000 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EXPECTED TO VISIT RACING VENUES

• 50 COMMUNITY EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE ENGAGING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4,000 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

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Friday 6 September: This morning, racehorse Chase The Wind, visited Media City in Salford ahead of National Racehorse Week which takes place 7-15th September across Britain.

Media City welcomed Chase The Wind and its pop-up stable, giving passers-by the chance to meet some of the stars of the sport and learn more about what a National Racehorse Week event entails.

National Racehorse Week is a nationwide celebration of the thoroughbred racehorse, giving the public a chance to attend 100+ free events. The weeklong event is in its fourth year and shines a light on the incredible levels of care provided to racehorses by the sport’s dedicated trainers and racing staff.

Racehorse trainer, Jo Foster who brought Chase The Wind to Manchester, was joined by TV personality and National Racehorse Week ambassador Chris Hughes, and social media star and farrier, Sam Dracott. Dracott gave farrier demonstrations to the public, something that will be available at many of the 100+ free events taking place during National Racehorse Week.

Trainer Jo Foster; Said: “It was great to be at Media City today, allowing the public to meet the horses, many for the first time. Similarly, National Racehorse Week gives the public a unique and amazing opportunity to meet the equine athletes in their home environment and see how loved and respected they are by those who care for them.

As the week begins, I hope that as many people as possible get the chance to attend events this week and come behind-the-scenes of our sport.”

TV star and ITV Racing Presenter Chris Hughes who is an ambassador for National Racehorse Week said: “I am delighted to have been the ambassador for National Racehorse Week for the past four years. It has been brilliant to be able to show people just how much care goes into looking after racehorses. They really are treated amazingly, with dedicated staff and a whole team around them to make sure that they are in the best possible health. Everyone working in the sport is passionate about providing the best possible care we can to the horses we all adore, and I am really proud of the fact that so many members of the public have been able to see that today.”

Tomorrow will mark the first day of National Racehorse Week and will see 14 racing venues opened their doors across the country for open days as well as six community events

Throughout the week, the industry aims to bring racing closer to people of all ages and backgrounds, giving those, particularly in city locations, the chance to get up close with a horse, sometimes for the very first time. The community visits will give those who may not have the chance to visit a venue the opportunity to meet a racehorse, to learn about the racing industry and the wonderful lives current and retired racehorse's lead.

The 50 community events will include:

• Schools – Jockey's James Bowen, Lilly Pinchin and Jo Mason will be visiting schools in York, Hungerford and Oxfordshire. Overall, there will be 10 school visits across the week as well as schools visiting yards and racecourses.

• Hospitals – New Beginnings to visit Stockton Hall Hospital with an ex-racehorse.

• Youth and charity groups - Autism in Racing, Unique Kidz, BHS Changing Lives, West Sussex Minds, Urban Equinz and more.

During the open days members of the public will experience the day-to-day workings of a racing yard with the opportunity to meet the horses themselves, and the dedicated support team that care for them 365 days a year.

Further activities and demonstrations vary from yard to yard, and include seeing the

horses exercising on the gallops, treadmills and swimming pools; welfare demonstrations, for example horse physio and farriers, as well as offering light refreshments.

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For more information contact:

• To arrange a media visit during the week please contact:

Georgia Dingle, Head of PR, Great British Racing gdingle@greatbritishracing.com | +44 (0) 7552 410785

About Great British Racing

Great British Racing is the marketing and promotional body of British horseracing - the second biggest spectator sport in the country. Our role is to widen horseracing’s fan-base and to help maintain British racing's position internationally as the best in the world. For more information, visit www.greatbritishracing.com

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