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Ownership costs 'depressing'
Chief Executive Richard Wayman says the ROA's efforts to retain or attract new owners are akin to 'trying to push water uphill'.
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Jockey Club record prize funds
The Jockey Club has pledged to increase its contribution to prize-money to a record figure of £16.7 million in 2012, a rise of £300,000.
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No apology for supporting members
Rachel Hood has responded to comments in the Racing Post about the Horsemen's Group bonus scheme by writing to the newspaper.
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Reubens have faith in racing
The billionaire Reuben Brothers who control almost four out of every ten race meetings in Britain are confident in racing's future.
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Questions over TV deal
After Channel 4's TV deal, ROA President Rachel Hood says that the value of terrestrial coverage cannot be expressed in monetary terms alone.
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Raceday experience is key
ROA Chief Executive Richard Wayman wants more racecourses to achieve the ROA Gold Standard, with the raceday experiences of owners being paramount.
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Bonus scheme extended
The Racing Post Yearling Bonus Scheme is to be extended into a fourth year - but major changes for the future are being discussed.
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Horsemen promote Leicester
Leicester has been given the status of 'partner racecourse' by the Horsemen's Group and is eligible for a bonus race during the Flat season.
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Ten-year Derby deal
Epsom has announced an extension to the Derby sponsorship until 2021, billed as the biggest such agreement in racing.
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Edward Gillespie stands down
Edward Gillespie is to stand down as managing director of Cheltenham Racecourse after 32 years at the helm, but he's not being lost to racing.
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ROA members win bonus races
The first Horsemen's Group Bonus Races to be run have all been won by horses that belong to ROA members.
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National: changes need time
BHA Chief Executive Paul Bittar says that changes made to the Grand National course and race conditions should be judged over a period of time.
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BHA drops lay ban plan
The ROA has welcomed the BHA's decision not to extend the ban on owners laying horses in the same yard in which they have a horse in training.
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Jockey ban overturned on appeal
Jockey Kirsty Milczarek has had her two-year ban for passing on information for rewards and committing fraudulent or corrupt practice quashed.
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Royal Ascot prize-money rise
Ascot Racecourse's prize fund for this year's Royal Meeting in June will be £4,500,000, a 16% increase of £715,000 on 2011 values.
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