RoR news archive
September 2019
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 …
RoR appoints Jeremy Mantell as Welfare Consultant
Vet with a ‘wealth of experience’ succeeds Paul Jepson in July Dr Jeremy Mantell has been appointed Welfare Consultan…
Awesome Freddie bounces back to win at Hickstead
Samantha Wallin and Awesome Freddie were crowned champions in Hickstead’s Longines International Arena on Sunday, winnin…
May 2019
Norway hosts Europe's first international aftercare conference
Third IFAR conference gets underway today in Oslo Three representatives from RoR selected as presenters The third co…
National hunt stars Un Temps Pour Tout & Moon Racer join team Clare Poole
Following their recent retirement from racing last month, Un Temps Pour Tout and Moon Racer who both ran in the colours …
April 2019
Sovereign Debt ready to show off new skills in Ascot parade
The recently retired and popular Sovereign Debt returns to Ascot on Wednesday in his new guise as a successful competito…
Gold Cup winner Big Orange joins RoR Yard at Palace House
Big Orange has joined the Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) charity flagship yard at Palace House, the National Heritage Ce…