Tallulah Wilson

Industry People Board Members And Programme Director Confirmed By BHA

Eight Industry People Board (IPB) members and an IPB Programme Director were confirmed by the IPB Board Chair Neil Hayward on Wednesday. Initiated and funded by the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) and the Racing Foundation, the Board's aim is to deliver an industry-wide people strategy. The Board consists of the following individuals: Rob Hezel, Chief Executive, The Racing Foundation Daniel Kübler, Racehorse Trainer, Kübler Racing George McGrath, Chief Executive, National Association of Racing Staff Neil Robertson, Chief Executive, National Skills Academy for Rail Tom Scudamore, former professional Jump jockey...

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Symposium Panel: Act Locally Before Thinking Globally

It might seem odd that during a Tuesday panel discussion titled "Capitalizing on Racing's Global Footprint," one presenter at the 2022 Symposium on Racing hosted by the University of Arizona Race Track Industry Program insisted that localism trumps globalism when you're trying to market the sport worldwide. Yet Simon Fraser, the senior vice president in charge OF international simulcast signal distribution for 1/ST Content, made his case effectively by drawing upon his experiences in managing the content rights, data, odds and signals on behalf of a broad portfolio of global...

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