On Track, Off Course

Racing Welfare

The brand new podcast from Racing Welfare, featuring racing's big personalities and advice and guidance to support your wellbeing.

  1. Series Two, Episode Two - Working Families with Andrea O'Keeffe

    06/04/2021

    Series Two, Episode Two - Working Families with Andrea O'Keeffe

    In this episode of On Track, Off Course, Lauren and Tina talk to Andrea O'Keeffe, co-director of Jedd O'Keeffe racing with her husband Jedd. Andrea talks candidly about the stress and guilt of being a working mother and also explains some of the great flexible working practices she has put in place for their staff, particularly working mothers to show that it can be done. Lauren and Tina also speak to Dr Kate-Clayton Hathway who was part of the team who did the Racing Home report for Women in Racing. “Racing Home: Working mothers in the horseracing industry” was the outcome of a year-long project undertaken by Women in Racing, Oxford Brookes University and Simply Racing funded by The Racing Foundation and Kindred Group. The project was launched in November 2019 at a symposium which was attended by 65+ key industry stakeholders. The event kick-started further discussion about what it feels like to be a working mother in the horseracing industry at a series of workshops/webinars with participants from across the sport. You can read the full report here: https://mcusercontent.com/ec882729ac5b97bfa175e39c1/files/aec5d5e3-a731-4438-8249-e34b0d78ace8/_RACING_HOME_a_report_highlighting_the_challenges_faced_by_working_mothers_in_the_horseracing_industry.pdf. Racing Welfare's services are open to anyone who works in or is retired from, the thoroughbred racing and breeding industry. If you would like to get in touch for support you can contact Racing Welfare 24/7 by calling 0800 6300 443 or go to our website www.racingwelfare.co.uk Follow Racing Welfare on social media for all our latest news and events. We are on Facebook @racingwelfare, Twitter @Racingwelfare and Instagram @racingwelfare. Follow Andrea on Twitter @okeeffe_andrea and find out more about her and Jedd's training business here: http://www.jeddokeefferacing.co.uk/ You can find out more about Women in Racing by going to their website https://www.womeninracing.co.uk/

    53 min
  2. Series Two Episode One: Tom Stanley on Anxiety

    23/03/2021

    Series Two Episode One: Tom Stanley on Anxiety

    Hurrah! On Track, Off Course is back with a brand new series for 2021! In Episode One of Series Two Lauren and Tina are joined by Racing TV Broadcaster Tom Stanley. Tom talks incredibly candidly about his unexpected experience of anxiety and also discusses his previous opinions on those suffering with anxiety prior to having first-hand experience. Tom was so open, this conversation is really worth a listen! Lauren and Tina also chat to Dr Will McConn Palfreyman who gives both a professional and personal insight into anxiety and techniques for managing it. Racing Welfare's services are open to anyone who works in, or is retired from, the thoroughbred breeding industry. If you would like to get in touch for support with your physical or mental health you can contact Racing Welfare 24/7 by calling 0800 6300 443 or go to our website www.racingwelfare.co.uk. If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode and do not work in the industry you can call Samaritans 24/7 on 116 123. Follow Racing Welfare on social media for all our latest news and events. We are on Facebook @racingwelfare, Twitter @Racingwelfare and Instagram @racingwelfare. You can follow Tom on Twitter @_tomstanley_. The book that Tom recommends is A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled by Ruby Wax and the podcast he mentions featuring Rishi Persad and Richard Moat can be found here: audioboom.com/channels/5023526. We would heartily recommend both! You can find Will on Twitter @WillMcConn and on his website https://www.mcconnpsychology.com/ Send us your comments and feedback to podcast@racingwelfare.co.uk It's good to be back and we hope you enjoy!

    49 min
  3. BONUS EPISODE!!! National Careers Week with Luke Harvey

    02/03/2021

    BONUS EPISODE!!! National Careers Week with Luke Harvey

    On Track, Off Course is back with a bonus episode for National Careers Week. Lauren and Tina chat to ITV Racing Broadcaster Luke Harvey about his life and career in the industry he loves. As ever, Luke is entertaining and informative and it is great to hear the passion he still has for the industry and its' people. The brilliant Arvin Chadee also joins the podcast all the way from Australia and talks about his inspiring path from growing up in a non-horsey background in North London to now being in Australia on the Godolphin Flying Start programme. You will also hear about the bloodstock side of the industry from Yearling Sales Organiser, Hetty Keyes and learn more about Racing Welfare's Careers Advice and Training Service (CATS) from the CATS Project Lead Sarah Fanning. Luke is on Twitter @LeglockLuke You can find out more about CATS and alL the great things they have going on for National Careers Week here: https://www.cats-racingwelfare.co.uk/. You can also get in touch by calling Racing's Support Line on 0800 6300 443. You can find CATS on Instagram @cats.rw, on Twitter @CATS_RW and on Facebook @CATSRW Racing Welfare's services are open to anyone who works in, or is retired from, the thoroughbred breeding industry. If you would like to get in touch for support with your physical or mental health you can contact Racing Welfare 24/7 by calling 0800 6300 443 or go to our website www.racingwelfare.co.uk.

    1h 4m
  4. Christmas Special - Hayley Turner on Loneliness and special Christmas Treat...

    22/12/2020

    Christmas Special - Hayley Turner on Loneliness and special Christmas Treat...

    It's Christmas!!! In the final episode of Series One, Lauren and Tina are joined by trailblazing jockey Hayley Turner. Hayley talks about how life on the road can be lonely for a jockey as well as discussing the loneliness of her time in France and giving some advice on combatting loneliness. Adam Fergusson, Regional Community Executive at Racing Welfare, talks about the important community work that Racing Welfare has done this year to combat loneliness and isolation amongst retired staff and working-age staff in the industry. Sarah Monkman, one of the Welfare Officers at Racing Welfare, also gives her top tips for combatting loneliness over the festive period. Racing Welfare's services are open to anyone who works in, or is retired from, the thoroughbred breeding industry. If you would like to get in touch for support with your physical or mental health you can contact Racing Welfare 24/7 by calling 0800 6300 443 or go to our website www.racingwelfare.co.uk. If you have been affected by any of the issues discussed in this episode and do not work in the industry you can call Samaritans 24/7 on 116 123. Follow Racing Welfare on social media for all our latest news and events. We are on Facebook @racingwelfare, Twitter @Racingwelfare and Instagram @racingwelfare. You can find Hayley Turner on Twitter @Hayleyturner123. To enter the Christmas Raffle for your chance to win a racehorse for a year that will be ridden by Hayley and trained by James Ferguson head to https://www.racehorselotto.com/. The winner will be drawn on Christmas Day. To hear more from Lara Telfer and to download her charity album in aid of Racing Welfare go here: https://laratelfer.co.uk/ And finally, Merry Christmas from everyone at Racing Welfare!

    50 min

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The brand new podcast from Racing Welfare, featuring racing's big personalities and advice and guidance to support your wellbeing.