RoR news archive
October 2019
Good behaviour and versatility lands Kikos the Ri-Dry Racing to Hunting Challenge
Third running of RoR hunting challenge won by Heythrop regular The 17-year-old gelding Kikos is the winner of the 2019 …
Focus on Aintree for Ri-Dry RoR Racing to Hunting Challenge Final
Six finalists head to Aintree to find best racehorse turned hunt horse A total prize fund of £3,500 to be shared Six f…
Finalists announced for the Ri-Dry RoR Racing to Hunting Challenge Final
Six Finalists head to Aintree Racecourse A total prize fund of £3,500 to be shared Now in its third year, the Racing t…
Stars of the racing world come together on the final night of HOYS
RoR Patron Sir Anthony McCoy and ITV Racing presenter Luke Harvey joined in the celebrations on the final evening of Hor…
The sun shines on the RoR KBIS Dressage Championships
On the 19th and 20th September 2019, over 100 former racehorses headed to SsangYong Blenheim Palace Horse Trials to comp…
September 2019
RoR Showcase to be held at Hartpury
Building on the success of the first RoR Showcase at Aintree last year the 2019 RoR Showcase will be held at Hartpury Un…
Rain doesn’t stop play in the RoR Racing to Polo Challenge
43 former racehorses compete at The Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club New award for best playing lady rider On Monda…
Jenny Hall appointed Head of Welfare for Retraining of Racehorses
Dr Jenny Hall, the current Chair of the FEI Veterinary Committee and former Chief Veterinary Officer for the British Hor…
Thrilling finale to RoR Racing to Cricket day
There was a dramatic finish to the RoR Racing to Cricket Trophy at Wormsley Cricket Ground on Sunday evening with victor…
August 2019
Eight racing teams pad up for RoR Racing to Cricket day
Great day of sport plus fantastic charity auction Hosted on the Getty Estate’s Wormsley Cricket Ground This Sunday Retr…
Newcomer Mumford tops the charts at RoR Goffs UK National Championships
On the racecourse in a career spanning four years he was never a winner, but on Saturday evening under the floodlights o…
All set for RoR Goffs UK National Championships at Aintree
Over 270 horses entered for four day extravaganza Including nine-time Grade 1 winner Cue Card and Gold Cup winner Coney…
Big Bucks and Fellow Racing Legends Top the Bill for Sunday Spectacular
This October, the much-anticipated Sunday Evening Gala Performance of Horse of the Year Show, held at the Resorts World …
Result of a Hearing held by the Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) Disciplinary Panel
Samantha Wallin – Awesome Freddie On 5th August 2019 the Disciplinary Panel held a Hearing to consider whether Miss Sama…
David Cricket and Tina Cook win RoR/NTF Eventing Championship at Gatcombe Park
Son of racemare Lady Cricket hailed an exciting eventing prospect Tina Cook and the seven-year-old gelding David Cricke…
July 2019
Focus on Gatcombe Park for RoR/NTF Eventing Championship
Gold Nugget defends his crown while Dream Big dreams of going one better Plus former Willie Mullins star, Arvika Ligeonn…
Former racehorses star at Polo in King Power Gold Cup semi-finals
Drastic Art wins Racing to Polo Challenge for second time Former Challenge runner-up wins semi-final best playing pony…
TV show on what it takes to retrain racehorses
Racing TV’s ‘This Racing Life’ focuses on the racehorse’s versatility The July edition of This Racing Life, Racing TV’s…
Ri-Dry Racing to Hunting Challenge field narrowed down to ten
Prize pot of £3,500 Challenge Final takes place at Aintree’s Countryside Day The judging panel tasked with finding the…
June 2019
Entries open for the RoR Goffs UK Championships
The countdown is on to the pinnacle of RoR’s Showing calendar Entries open on July 1st after record entries in 2018 …