On this latest episode we hear a heartwarming true story about fostering from Julia Bennet, the Vice-President of the National Association of Racing Staff.

Julia shares her experience of fostering 16 children within the Lambourn community. We also hear from her friend Christina Dunlop, whose own children became friends with some of the foster children as they got up to some amazing adventures.

As well as the highs, Julia also tackles some of the challenges she faced in an eye-opening conversation with broadcast producer and host Tim Williams.

The Racing Home Podcast is a Women in Racing initiative, kindly brought to you in association with FDJ United and the Racing Foundation.

You can also read an article by Julia for the Racing Home website here: https://racinghome.org.uk/2025/12/12/fostering-adoption-by-julia-bennet/

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The Racing Home podcast is back for a brand new series!

On today’s episode we discuss the latest groundbreaking report from Racing Home, addressing Menopause and Midlife. The research was published by Women in Racing and supported by FDJ United. You can read the full report here: https://racinghome.org.uk/2026/02/25/groundbreaking-report-announced-for-racing-addressing-menopause-midlife/

Led by Dr Kate Clayton-Hathway of the Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice at Oxford Brookes University, the independent research explores how perimenopause, menopause and midlife intersect with working life across British horseracing – and outlines practical steps to better support and retain experienced women within the sport.

Building on earlier Racing Home research into working motherhood, this study focuses on another pivotal life stage that often coincides with career progression, caring responsibilities and leadership roles. With women over 50 now the fastest-growing segment of the UK workforce, supporting midlife women is both a wellbeing priority and a strategic workforce issue.

Enjoy this conversation with Dr Kate Clayton-Hathway, along with assistant trainer to John O’Shea, Sarah Guest, who was Thoroughbred Industry Employee of the Year in 2023. The episode is presented by broadcast producer and host Tim Williams.

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We’re into June and it’s Royal Ascot next week! The sun is out and people who love racing are feeling pretty excited. In the meantime, there’s not only a Women in Racing event happening tomorrow but here at Racing Home we’ve also just released a brand new handbook that we’ve been working on for a while. It’s for both employers and employees in the breeding and racing world, including those of you who are self-employed, and providces information and advice on those who are thinking about a family, starting a family or are already parents. There’ll be a link in the shownotes to the guide which is called “Motherhood and Horseracing: Before, During and After Pregnancy Considerations for Parents and Employers” and we’d encourage you not only to read it but to send it on to anyone you think might benefit from it.

Which brings me neatly on to today’s episode where I’m chatting with Vicky Low who joins us from the sport of sailing. Our first non-horse-related guest! You might wonder what sailing and horseracing have got in common, and it turns out…quite a lot, and as CEO of The Magenta Project, which you’ll here about, Vick is at the forefront of developing an equitable and inclusive marine industry.

The team here at Racing Home are big on collaboration and have been exploring the state of play for parents, mothers in particular, in other sports, and how we can work together to create change across multiple sports together. This has led us to realise that there are a lot of similarities as well as the obvious difference that one involves boats and one involves horseracing.

Vic has become a real ally on some of the areas we’re working on here at Racing Home and we’re looking forward to announcing some further work later in the year.

In the meantime, enjoy this conversation.

Useful links

Find out more about The Magenta Project here

If you're not familiar, have a look at the Women in Racing Mentoring Programme (the Mentors 4 Mums Programme is is also now live!)

Check out the Racing Home website here (there's LOADS of useful info there)

Read the Women in Racing and Oxford Brookes research on working mothers in horseracing here

And finally, the Women in Racing website is here too!

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