New boss for pony racing in Britain
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Cheltenham Racecourse’s former Managing Director Edward Gillespie has been appointed Chairman of the Pony Racing Authority.
Gillespie takes over from Charles Barnett who late completed his iii twelvemonth term equally Chairman. Throughout his years at Cheltenham, Gillespie provided back upwards for Pony Racing enabling the inaugural to flourish too grow, since it was introduced to U.K. inwards 2004.
In but 8 years Pony Racing has larn 1 of the country’s fastest growing equestrian sports too is pivotal inwards the preparation too developing of many talented immature riders inwards horseracing.
Gillespie said he was honoured to get got upwards the role. “Pony Racing inwards U.K. is a massive success story. I shall create all I tin give the sack to assist the board, executive too the extensive back upwards grouping create on that success.”
Retiring chairman Charles Barnett said: “I’m thrilled that Edward has agreed to get got on this vital business office inside an surface area of the manufacture that is too thence of import to the time to come of the sport.
“Edward has such enormous cognition too it volition hold upwards really exciting for Pony Racing to create goodness from this too his huge experience.”
Clarissa Daly, Chief Executive, commented: “It is such an exciting fourth dimension for Pony Racing amongst about bully initiatives planned.
“With Edward’s experience, passion too cognition nosotros actually should hold upwards able to get got the sport to the adjacent level.
“Over 100 graduates from Pony Racing get got already gone on to ride Under Rules amongst many to a greater extent than working inside the racing industry; nosotros are aiming to supply many more.
“The PRA is committed to growth the numbers from non-racing too non-horsey backgrounds too to brand racing to a greater extent than accessible to children too immature people from all walks of life. With Edward equally our novel Chairman nosotros are ameliorate placed than always to arrive at this.”
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