About Us

Lucy has held roles at the Jockey Club Rooms and Weatherbys, and is currently Community Engagement Manager for Racing Together; an exciting industry initiative within the charity Racing to School. Lucy has had a lifelong involvement in the sport, through yards and riding point to pointing, and now enjoys retraining racehorses for their second careers.

Lucy is proud to Chair Women in Racing and build upon the existing network of brilliant women across the sport, helping to coordinate fun events, driving industry-leading research and implementation programmes such as Racing Home, and important mentoring and bursary programmes.

Blaithin has previously held hands-on roles in thoroughbred studs and training yards whilst completing her degree in Equine Science and a masters in Business Management. Blaithin works at The Jockey Club and has graduated the trainee General Manager programme, recently being appointment General Manager of Wincanton Racecourse. Blaithin has been involved in equestrian sports all her life, but horse racing has always been at the forefront.

Blaithin is passionate about making racing more accessible and reaching new audiences. For Blaithin it is a pleasure to be a part of Women in Racing and an opportunity to make as much of a positive impact as possible.

Kim is the secretary to the Committee at Women in Racing and has worked as a Racing Secretary to several racehorse trainers in Newmarket, as well as for a stud and owners, so she has a wealth of experience within horse racing. She enjoys the challenges racing brings as it continually evolves as an industry.

Kim is looking forward to assisting the Committee in their endeavours of developing the profile of brilliant women in the sport and building upon the existing network.

Cheryl has over 20 years experience in the racing industry and is currently the Operations Manager at the European Breeders’ Fund (EBF), the largest sponsor in British racing.

Originally from Bristol, Cheryl comes from a non-racing background. With a passion for horses from a young age she originally planned to train as a riding instructor but, having been bitten by the racing bug, moved to Newmarket to take up a place on the renowned National Stud Diploma course and later worked as a stud hand at Darley.

Having worked in both practical and administrative roles within racing, Cheryl is keen to work with the Women in Racing team to support women in the industry to enhance their career prospects through education, training and networking. As a mum to two young children she is also looking forward to engaging with the excellent work carried out by the Racing Home programme.

I am the gatekeeper to all the financials for WiR and Racing Home and I have also been involved with the Bursary process which is a hugely rewarding part of being involved with WiR: offering our members support towards their career development.  Racing Home is a monumental project seeking to support working parents, women and individuals contemplating starting a family who work in the horseracing industry. In my day job I am Project Manager for National Racehorse Week.

I fell in love with horseracing when I attended an open day at the Northern Horseracing College, where I enrolled and graduated at 17. I worked for several racing yards before taking time away from racing, gaining experience in a different industry whilst completing a BSc degree. Horseracing is my passion and I soon gravitated back to the industry, this time
working for the BHA and completing the Thoroughbred Horseracing Industries MBA. My current role is a Project Manager, with a focus on equine and human welfare.

I’m delighted to join the WiR Committee and look forward to working with the team to ensure the great work of WiR continues to make a positive impact for women working within the sport.

Grace Carter has volunteered for the Urban Equestrian Academy since she was 14 and now currently rides for Ian Williams. She is also a member of the BHA’s Diversity in Racing Steering group as she has a passion for making the sport more inclusive for everyone.

Lucy worked as a groom before starting an office-based role for the British Horseracing Authority, who supported her through an MBA. Since then she has led projects and teams in the regulatory, charitable and commercial sectors, focusing on process improvement using technology and data. She is currently the Governance and Integrity Manager for the British Equestrian Federation. Lucy is interested in anything to do with the countryside, the impact of sport on wellbeing, and animal welfare. She continues to ride when she can, and is especially keen on retraining racehorses for new jobs.