RoR Awards

Patron Zara Tindall opened the 2025 Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) Awards at Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday in a ceremony which also celebrated RoR's 25th anniversary, honouring a quarter-century of transforming the lives of former racehorses. The event, which brought together over 200 attendees from the racing and equestrian communities, saw Grace Muir of HEROS Charity announced as the winner of the Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust RoR Community Impact Award. Since it was founded in 2006, HEROS has played a pivotal role in retraining and rehoming former racehorses, while also...

The Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) Awards will take place during Festival Trials Day at Cheltenham Racecourse on Saturday, January 25. The event features two prestigious awards--The Jockey Club Horse of the Year Award and The Peter O'Sullevan Community Impact Award--along with recognition for winners of the RoR Elite Series across six equestrian disciplines (dressage, endurance, eventing, polo, showing and showjumping). Nominations for this year's awards were submitted from across the racing and equestrian communities, with an independent judging panel selecting the finalists. The winners will be announced at the RoR...

Over 150 people turned out to support the annual Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) Awards on Wednesday at the Jockey Club Rooms in Newmarket where the racing and equestrian communities honoured the accomplishments of former racehorses in their new careers. With Richard Phillips and Ashleigh Wicheard acting as the hosts, Goldream, who retired from racing in 2018 having amassed over £500,000 in prize-money, emerged as one of the big winners on the night.  The Sir Peter O'Sullevan Charitable Trust RoR Community Impact Award, recognises individuals, partnerships, or organisations making noteworthy contributions...