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Racing Home
by Women in Racing
It's challenging being a parent, and it's particularly challenging as a parent when you work in horseracing. It's 24/7, 365 days a year. So how can we best help people manage being both parents and brilliant members of the racing industry? Following the groundbreaking research project by Women in Racing and Oxford Brookes University in partnership with the Racing Foundation and Kindred Group Plc, in this podcast we'll be exploring new ideas around parenthood and career progression, how to do things differently, the ideas that are shaking up the industry, and why it's vital that working parents are kept within the racing family.We'll be talking to trainers, jockeys, researchers, experts, and a host of the sport's decision makers about their experiences, their stories and how together we can shape a positive future for all families in horseracing. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https
Episodes
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26. Paul & Adele Mulrennan
On this episode we hear from one of racing’s most prominent married couples, Paul and Adele Mulrennan. Paul continues to be a top jockey, while former jockey Adele is now a leading broadcaster for the likes of ITV Racing and Racing TV. In this candid conversation with host Tim Williams, they...
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25. Engaging kids - with Racing to School's Carrie Ford, Ollie McPhail and Lucy Gurney
On this latest episode we hear about how to engage children with horse racing by speaking to two of the lead educators at Racing To School, the organisation which introduces thousands of youngsters to the sport every year. Former jockeys Ollie McPhail and Carrie Ford share their journeys from...
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24. How Julia Bennet fostered 16 children in Lambourn - with racing's help
On this latest episode we hear a heartwarming true story about fostering from Julia Bennet, the Vice-President of the National Association of Racing Staff. Julia shares her experience of fostering 16 children within the Lambourn community. We also hear from her friend Christina Dunlop, whose own...
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23. Racing and the menopause - with Dr Kate Clayton-Hathway and Sarah Guest
The Racing Home podcast is back for a brand new series! On today’s episode we discuss the latest groundbreaking report from Racing Home, addressing Menopause and Midlife. The research was published by Women in Racing and supported by FDJ United. You can read the full report here:...
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22. On the similarities that different sports share, and what life is like for mothers in sailing - with Vicky Low
We’re into June and it’s Royal Ascot next week! The sun is out and people who love racing are feeling pretty excited. In the meantime, there’s not only a Women in Racing event happening tomorrow but here at Racing Home we’ve also just released a brand new handbook that we’ve been working on for a...
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21. On developing and nurturing the careers of others, and raising twins on a busy stud farm - with Eileen Harte
It’s May, we’ve had the Guineas and we are in the thick of spring, the time of new birth. The buds are flowering, the lambs are out and if you go anywhere near a Thoroughbred stud, you’ll likely see plenty of foals dashing about in the paddocks. And a stud was exactly where we went for this…
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20. On caring for both kids and parents, and being a part of the 'sandwich generation' - with Cheryl Caves
If you’ve listened to first two episodes this season then you may well have heard Susannah Gill mention the topic of how society values - or actually, doesn’t value - people who care for others, which we touched on in last time’s conversation in the context of people who care for children and the...
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19. On maintaining your identity when you've had a baby and how things are changing, for the better - with Eleanor Boden, Lucy Gurney, Susannah Gill and Tallulah Lewis - Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of our conversation with Eleanor Boden, Lucy Gurney, Susannah Gill and Tallulah Wilson! If you haven’t listened to the first part of this conversation and you've got time to do so, maybe go back one episode and do just that, but either way, here’s a little recap on a few things...
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18. On changing your job when pregnant, a premature baby and what people don't tell you about becoming a parent - with Eleanor Boden, Lucy Gurney, Susannah Gill and Tallulah Lewis - Part 1
The Racing Home podcast is back! Next week marks the start of the Cheltenham Festival 2025 so in advance of that, we're here with the first episode of a new season of the podcast. Our guests this week will be familiar to many of you: Lucy Gurney is the current chair of Women in Racing and,...
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17. On masculinity and a new generation of men - with Callum Helliwell and Lyndon Roberts
Today is the start of Royal Ascot 2024! One of our guests today is making his Royal Ascot presenting debut this week, and we’re delighted to bring you this podcast in a week women in racing from across the world are being showcased and celebrated once again. We’ve talked a lot about parents in…
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16. On supporting the workforce, from grassroots to the boardroom - with Simon Bailey and Ed Nicholson
We've been very fortunate with Racing Home to have support from numerous folk across the industry, and we're welcoming two of them - with very different roles in racing, it must be said - to the podcast today. We were going to call this episode 'saints and sinners' but I think 'from grassroots to...
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15. On having extensive travel commitments for work whilst being a busy father of three daughters - with Nick Luck
If my guest in our last episode needed very little introduction - that was Julie Harrington, the CEO of the BHA, in case you haven’t listened - then today’s is no exception to that rule either. Nick Luck is one of the nation’s most recognisable racing broadcasters. Having been a mainstay of…
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14. On being a very young parent and building a career with children - with Julie Harrington
My guest today is someone that you may well have heard of, and I’m really grateful to her for giving up her very precious and very busy time to join me for a podcast recording. Julie Harrington is the CEO of the British Horseracing Authority, as well as a mother to her daughter Sarah. Julie…
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13. On adopting three kids and starting early in the sales business
It’s been a while since we released our chat with Alice Plunkett and Leanne Pipe, but it’s now 2023 and we are back for Season 2 of Racing Home! The first phase of the project went really well, and we’re delighted to have received support and funding for the next stage from the Racing Foundation...
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12. On navigating your role in life, and why women in the workforce makes commercial sense - with Alice Plunkett and Leanne Pipe
We’re bringing down the curtain on Racing Home 2022 with a pair of absolutely cracking women today, as we discuss navigating your role in life, whether that’s as a mother, a wife, a single parent or someone without kids, someone who works or someone who doesn’t, and how you find satisfaction in…
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11. On how life has changed, and is about to again, with Stephen Padgett and Susannah Gill
One the wonderful surprises about this podcast and the Racing Home project is the number of people who’ve said to us that the topics and ideas we’ve been discussing and highlighting are now much more front and centre of their thoughts and conversations at work than they ever have been before, and...
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10. On normalising the conversation around menopause, with Emma Tranter and Suzanne Homewood
We’ve talked a lot in previous episodes of the podcast about parenthood, work, the juggle and the balance of making it ALL fit together in life, however you choose to live it. But today I’ve got the pleasure of welcoming two fantastic women to talk about the latter end of women’s careers, and the...
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9. On pre- and post-pandemic parenting and supportive bosses, with Catherine Beloff and Jayne Greenman
We’ve got two senior women on the corporate and governance side of racing with us today, from the legal and HR elements of the industry. This chat was going to cover a bit about the situation in other sports and other industries, and a bit about their respective careers, but instead it became a...
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8. On an exciting new programme giving women the practical help they need - with Dr. Anna-Louise Mackinnon and Dominique Tortice
Next week sees the official launch of the Racing Home project at Kempton Racecourse where we’ll be talking - amongst other things - about a hugely exciting revolutionary new project designed by Racing Home in conjunction with the Injured Jockeys Fund and National Association Of Racing Staff to…
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7. On the perspective of a new generation, with Eleanor Boden and Abbie Taylor
We’ve talked previously about things from a legal perspective, an employers perspective and from a corporate perspective, but what about the young people entering the industry, how they’re taught and what they think? The new generation are vital in creating a sustainable, healthy racing industry,...
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6. On blended family structures, and LGBT+ parenting, with Leo Powell and David Letts
The interview you’re going to hear today ranged from serious topics around mental health to gales of laughter as we discussed a potential post-pandemic night out in Dublin, and it was a joy to record, as we discussed family life from an LGBT+ perspective. Today's guests are Leo Powell, who has…
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5. On life in - and after - the weighing room, with former jockeys Lizzie Kelly and Dana Mellor
The Racing Home website is now up and running! Have a look here I’ve also had an amazing amount of feedback on the episodes we’ve put out so far, and some incredible conversations with people in the industry about all manner of things to do with motherhood, the menopause, termination for medical...
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4. On life as a mum near the top of the corporate ladder, with Amy Starkey and Zoe Elliott
Ambition. What does that mean to you? For many women, especially women of colour, LGBTQI+ folk, women with disabilities, and dare we say it - mothers. ambition is still something we often feel inclined to hide. After all, nobody likes a pushy woman, a bossy woman, an assertive woman, or a woman…
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3. On your rights and responsibilities, and the 'big announcement', with Rose Grissell and Gemma Ospedale
I’ve got a couple of brilliant women with me today, with a range of expertise and insights to bring you, talking about everything from maternity pay to shared parental leave to what it’s like recruiting your maternity replacement. Gemma Ospedale is a partner in the employment team at law firm RWK...
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2. On life in a training yard, with Claire Kübler and Andrea O'Keeffe
My guests today employ 28 people between them, and have been recognised at the Lycett's Team Champion Awards for their excellent work in recruitment and development of their staff. They are Andrea O'Keeffe, who with her husband, trainer Jedd O'Keeffe and their three sons (who are all employed in...
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1. On the origins of Racing Home, and what it's all about - with Tallulah Lewis and Kate Clayton-Hathway
If you’ve not heard of Racing Home before, and you’ve no idea what it’s all about or why it exists, then you’ve come to the right place. In our first episode today, I’m chatting to Tallulah Lewis, chair of Women in Racing and Kate Clayton-Hathway of Oxford Brookes University who spearheaded the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
It's challenging being a parent, and it's particularly challenging as a parent when you work in horseracing. It's 24/7, 365 days a year. So how can we best help people manage being both parents and brilliant members of the racing industry? Following the groundbreaking research project by Women in Racing and Oxford Brookes University in partnership with the Racing Foundation and Kindred Group Plc, in this podcast we'll be exploring new ideas around parenthood and career progression, how to do things differently, the ideas that are shaking up the industry, and why it's vital that working parents are kept within the racing family.We'll be talking to trainers, jockeys, researchers, experts, and a host of the sport's decision makers about their experiences, their stories and how together we can shape a positive future for all families in horseracing.
Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https
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It's challenging being a parent, and it's particularly challenging as a parent when you work in horseracing. It's 24/7, 365 days a year. So how can we best help people manage being both parents and brilliant members of the racing industry? Following the groundbreaking research project by Women in...
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