Ripon Racecourse has been selected as a finalist in two categories of the Racecourse Association’s Showcase and Awards.
The awards, run in partnership with Great British Racing, Racing Post, the Racing Foundation and Racing Together, celebrates excellence and innovation in racecourse operations and raceday experience.
Ripon, which is known as Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse, is in the running for both the Racing Foundation Green and Racing Connection categories.
The winners will be revealed at the Showcase and Awards ceremony at Pontefract Racecourse on November 10.
The Racing Connection Award recognises activities at racecourses that extend the reach of the sport to customers.
In this category, Ripon’s Stables Championship, sponsored by the company Goodbye Flys, is in competition with entries from Go Racing in Yorkshire, The Jockey Club, Hamilton Park and Scottish Racing.
In the Racing Foundation Green Award, where the winner will receive a grant of up to £20,000, Ripon’s Greening Up initiative was selected as a finalist alongside Newmarket and The Jockey Club.
Entries were asked to demonstrate how environmental initiatives have been identified and executed with a focus on the results achieved and the legacy of the work.
Jonathan Mullin, operations and marketing manager at Ripon Racecourse, said:
“It’s wonderful for us to be finalists in two categories. The Goodbye Flys Ripon Stables Championship was really well received by the stable staff and it’s great that it has been recognised.
“It is especially pleasing to be a finalist in the inaugural Racing Foundation Green Award. As Yorkshire’s Garden Racecourse we take great pride in our environment and realise the importance of working towards and promoting a sustainable future so we’re delighted with this acknowledgement of our work in this area.”
Rob Hezel, chief executive at the Racing Foundation, said:
“Environmental sustainability is vital to protect racing’s future and racecourses have a massive opportunity to contribute, not only in their operational practises but in positively influencing the behaviour of racegoers and their communities.
“We’d like to congratulate the three finalists on their environmental sustainability efforts and look forward to working with the winner to develop their project.”
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