Tote Tweed and Talent

Pierce Dargan's family has been involved in the equine industry for at least five generations, so he knew all about ensuring animal welfare and compliance to the rules. The paperwork took a lot of time to complete though, and on top of that the worry of it getting lost or damaged; he had to find another way. 

Find out how one camera shared by two brothers at The Cheltenham Festival led them both on a career path into equine photography. Hear about their passion for horse racing as well as their passion for taking great photos.

When great minds get together great things happen; this is exactly what happened when Danny, Nathan and Steve sat down one day to discuss the problems with gambling. 

Before long a fantasy horse racing site was created, all with the support of The Racing Post. 

Racing Stars 

Happy Pride Month! 

Everyone who identifies as LGBT+ should feel able to be their true selves, when they are amazing things can happen.

The chair of Racing With Pride chats to us about how performance can be boosted when jockeys or anyone working in the racing industry is their authentic self. 

Find out what Racing With Pride is doing now and what the plans are for the future.

Autism in Racing is an initiative to raise awareness of autism and help more people with autism enjoy a day's horse racing. 

Founder Bobby Beevers personal experience with autism made him want to raise awareness and he approached BHA Chair Annamarie Phelps with the idea.

Lucy Gurney the community engagement manager for Racing Together talks to us about the collaboration that pulled together to bring us Autism in Racing.

Mike Coffey started drawing horses from an early age, so when his dream of becoming a footballer didn't materialise, he pursued his artistic talent. It was a natural progression from drawing horses at the stables to racehorses. Fast-forward to today and you'll find him drawing or painting in his contemporary style for the likes of Ascot Racecourse. 

Graham Arnold from 4Racing Owners Club chats to us about the charity based, affordable horse racing ownership syndicate. We get to hear about how his passion for horse racing started when he was a boy and how it all led to starting up the syndicate.

That's exactly what Mark Williams is doing! Hear Mark chat about Course to Course and the goal to raise money for not just one charity but three charities. Starting from Red Rum's old yard in Southport behind Ginger McCain's old car showroom, to Aintree racecourse and finishing at the British Horse Racing Headquarters, Newmarket Racecourse.

Wouldn't it be great if you could plan your day at the races, find out where racegoers eat and drink afterwards, as well as book somewhere to stay, all from one app! Now you can with Racing Social. Marc Blackford from Racing Social tells us how horse racing is now a big event for many people and how they're likely to plan more than just a day out. With that in mind, Marc wants it to be easy for them to see what else is available around the racecourse. The Racing Social app fills a big gap in the market and gets launched in May.

How emotionally connected to a particular racecourse are you? Racecourses can bring back so many memories; it might be because it was one of the best days you've had or because your grandparents took you there when you were young. Mathew Horton talks about how his art business Sacred Ground brings horse racing memories into peoples homes.