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A Brief History of the ROA

By Jackson Parker

1. 

   The McAlpine years

   The first president of the association, Sir Malcolm McAlpine, nurtured the organisation through its first 15 years of relative quiet...
2. 

   ROA Progress in the Sixties

   Yet some success was achieved during these years through co-operation with the Racecourse Association. They agreed to allow owners free parking...
3. 

   Marketing Campaign Results in Higher Membership

   At the beginning of the 1970s, the association finally embarked on a proper marketing campaign, complete with advertisements in The Sporting Life...
4. 

   Jockey Club and Levy Board Ignore ROA Concerns

   Despite the ROA finally securing reassurances from the then new Senior Steward of the Jockey Club, Lord Leverhulme, that the Club would listen to...
5. 

   Highest Betting Turnover, Lowest Returns

   In the mid 1970s, under the presidencies of Louis Freedman and later, Christopher Collins, the association commissioned a report on factors...
6. 

   British Horseracing Board and the Savill Years

   The creation of the British Horseracing Board in 1993 finally gave the ROA both a legal and practical voice in the control of racing...
7. 

   Turn of the Century Growth

   Since the turn of the century, the ROA's membership peaked at 7,600 members in 2009...
8. 

   Presidents and Vice-Presidents Since 1945

   A table to show the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the ROA since 1945.