Earlybird tickets are now live!

The Women in Racing Summit will take place at York Racecourse on Tattersalls Musidora Stakes Day, Wednesday 14th May, during the Dante Festival, hosted in partnership with York Racecourse and Tattersalls.

The event will explore the theme “Work, Life and Winning – balancing ambition, personal life and wellbeing”.

WiR Chair Lucy Gurney said: “This year’s theme explores a number of strands of our work including career progression, menopause, parenting and mentoring, to name just a few. I know the committee can’t wait to host this flagship event alongside our partners York Racecourse and Tattersalls and to welcome members and non members, our funders and partners to join us. As ever, our aim is to connect women from across the sport and collectively tackle issues affecting our female workforce.”

Key information:
The Women in Racing Summit will take place in the Knavesmire Boxes overlooking the home straight.

• – Circa 10.30am – Guest arrival & breakfast
• – 11.00am – Introduction and welcome followed by panel discussion hosted by Vanessa Ryle
• – Event wrap up following by afternoon racing with cash bar service and you can use the Knavesmire boxes as your base for the afternoon

Panellist announcement and further details to follow in due course. The event will be an opportunity to learn more about Women in Racing programmes, including Racing Home which is generously funded by the Racing Foundation and Kindred.

Raceday admission badges are included in event price and can be collected on arrival.

Members and non-members, men and women are welcome. Discounted earlybird tickets are available until 28th April.

Click here for details and tickets

Jason Singh, Associate Director of Marketing at Tattersalls, said: “Tattersalls are delighted to be partnering with Women in Racing this year as the sponsor of their Summit at York racecourse on Tattersalls Musidora Stakes Day. At Tattersalls, we value the significant contributions of women in the racing industry and are pleased to support an event that brings women together to share their experiences and insights.”

Maiti Stirling, Marketing and Sponsorship Manager at York Racecourse, said: “We are delighted to be working with Women in Racing this year as the host venue for their Summit. As a workplace that has many female employees we are delighted that there is an offering for women in the industry to join together and share their experiences.”