Nominations for the Stud and Stable Staff Awards 2010 run from 4th January to 5th February 2010.
To encourage more nominations, the process has been revised and simplified. Nominations will be open to everyone from within Racing, whether an owner, trainer or work colleague. Please support the awards by making and encouraging nominations for your top staff.
Nomination and entry criteria are available by clicking on the link here
www.britishhorseracing.com/stablestaff
where a sample nomination can be viewed for assistance in completing the forms. Forms are also available via email, text or phone.

This issue is available online in the area Information/Newsletters and contains articles on; Licence Fees; Drainage Investment; Changes to Flat Starts; Groundstaff Awards; Counter Analysis Correction; ID Cards; the NTF AGM and more .. 20.12.09

The new pay table for the Memorandum of Agreement from the 1st October 2009 can be found in the Information / Downloads / Employment area and by clicking here for a limited period. The full updated Memorandum of Agreement is available in Chapter 13 of the NTF Employment Guide - see Information/Employment/Employment Guide. 20.12.09

After a long campaign by the NTF Flat Committee, the BHA Board has confirmed acceptance of the NTF’s preferred dates for the Flat trainers’ championship. It will now run for a 12-month period from the Monday after the November Handicap to the day of the November Handicap in the following year. In 2009/10, those dates are Monday 6th November 2009 to Saturday 6th November 2010. (There is no Flat racing on the Sunday after the November Handicap.) The reason the NTF Flat Committee put forward this change is so that all winners over a twelve month period are fully recognised and trainers who turn out winners through the winter do not have those successes discounted at the start of the turf season. By ending the trainers’ Flat championship on the same day as the other competitors’ championships, the sport will continue to be able to promote its champions collectively. 17.12.09

The course held from the 1st to the 5th February 2010 will feature seminars, interactive sessions hosted by influential figures in the racing world, and visits to the Darley operation, Tattersalls and a trainer’s yard. All meals, accommodation and excursions included. For information or to reserve a place please contact Ginny Lancaster at the British Racing School on ginny@brs.org.uk or 01638 665103. Further details available clicking here and on www.brstric.com. 30.11.09