Retrained Racehorse Event Championship

Overview

The Retrained Racehorse Event Championship is sponsored by RoR and the National Trainers Federation (NTF). It will be held on 4th to 6th July 2008 at Barbury Castle, near Marlborough, host of one of the top new Horse Trials events offering some of the best going and spectator viewing in the world.

This Series is open to all, and is at Open Intermediate Level. Horses must be registered with RoR to compete in this Series. They need to have a Weatherbys passport and can be raced or unraced. Thoroughbreds bred in other countries can qualify if they can prove a racing record.

To enter contact Barbury Castle at holly@barburyhorsetrials.co.uk, 01672 516125. For more information on Barbury visit www.barburyhorsetrials.co.uk

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Grassroots Thoroughbreds to compete for Eventing cash prize

British Eventing is pleased to announce that Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) will award a cash prize of £250 to the two highest placed Thoroughbreds at the British Eventing Grassroots Festival held at Aston-Le-Walls (9-10 August).

RoR, sponsors of the Retrained Racehorse Event Championship, is pleased to offer this new £500 prize fund, divided between the Bailey’s Intro and Shires Equestrian Pre-Novice championship sections.

Di Arbuthnot, Director of RoR said: “If you are the proud owner of a Thoroughbred and event, then you could be walking away with an extra prize! Too often Thoroughbreds are pigeon-holed purely as racers rather than sport horses, but increasingly Thoroughbreds are topping the results table at many events across the UK."

Mike Etherington-Smith, British Eventing Sport Director said: “We welcome this new prize fund initiative in support of the Grassroots Festival. Eventing can be a successful second career for many Thoroughbreds and this award recognises the versatility of the breed.”

To be in with a chance of winning this great prize, Thoroughbred owners registered to event with British Eventing must sign up to the series by registering their ex-racehorse with RoR, just follow the links from the home page of this site.

For more information on the Festival contact Liza Randall, PR and Communications Manager at British Eventing on 02476 698868 or email liza.randall@britisheventing.com

RoR rosettes at BE Pontispool Horse Trials

RoR is to support the BE Pontispool Horse Trials on 24th and 25th May, held at the Pontispool Equine Sports Centre, Taunton, Somerset.

RoR rosettes will be presented for the 1st to 3rd places in the Intro, Pre Novice and Novice Classes.  RoR prizes in kind will also be given for the best placed racehorse in each class.

Contact:  Charlotte Middleton, Pontispool Equine Sports Centre, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Somerset TA4 1BG, T: 01823 461196 9.30am - 2.30pm Mon - Fri, W: www.pontispool.com