Racing Welfare, the charity that supports those who work or have worked in the British racing industry is delighted to announce its own exhibition at the National Horse Racing Museum in Newmarket.
The 6 month exhibition provides the Newmarket based national charity with the opportunity to showcase the work it carries out on behalf of the UK’s stud and stable staff to some 12,000 visitors who pass through the museum’s historic gates in racing’s Headquarters each year.
Cedric Burton OBE, chief executive of Racing Welfare is enthusiastic about the exhibition. “The full extent of the work and support Racing Welfare provides for all racing’s staff cannot easily be described in one quick sentence. The museum exhibition gives us the chance not only to tell the general public about the highs and lows of working in racing yards and studs, but also enables us to fully explain our role and why our work is so important for the whole racing industry”.
The exhibition features the use of images by Trevor Jones the award winning sports and racing photographer and case studies on stable staff who have been helped by the charity. In addition there are historical pictures of the charity’s activities over the years and a rolling display about Richard Dunwoody MBE, former champion jockey, polar explorer and Racing Welfare trustee.
The Dunwoody showcase includes such items as the colours worn by him on people’s favourite Desert Orchid and his jockey’s Grand National and Cheltenham Gold Cup Trophies. Museum curator Graham Snelling welcomed the new exhibition “We are delighted to be able to assist Racing Welfare in getting their message out to more people, and I am sure that this exhibition will be a popular added attraction for all of our visitors in 2009”.
The National Horse Racing Museum opens for the summer season on Monday 6th April 2009 andas well as the Racing Welfare exhibition visitors will enjoy some of the nation’s finest racing art and unique items related to the sport.
