Horse Racing governing body

Director of Raceday Operations and Regulation

With 25 many years within the rushing industry Jamie features split their profession between Australian Continent and Hong-Kong, having begun as a Cadet Stipendiary Steward to become the principle Stipendiary Steward on Hong Kong Jockey Club.

After an overall total of thirteen years within Racing brand new Southern Wales and its own forerunner whilst the principal racing authority, the Australian Jockey Club, he moved to Hong Kong to take on a role as Stipendiary Steward. In 2003 he was appointed Chief Stipendiary Steward, with ultimate responsibility for all aspects of the stability of race. He additionally handled the Licensing department.

His part of accountability included the guidance of all race group meetings on behalf of the club, including the HKJC’s using technology in stewarding and larger integrity functions, the utilization of a training regime for brand new Stipendiary Stewards and safety from the racecourse. He was in addition the main spokesperson on all relevant dilemmas. Jamie has additionally supported on International and Asian Racing Federation committees and dealing teams.

After leaving the HKJC regular last year, he took up a consultancy place to advise the Club on strategic plans to revitalise the game, and plans to develop a big scale training center in Asia. Jamie joined the BHA in March 2010.

Director of Overseas Racing and Racing Development

Ruth Quinn was appointed the British Horseracing Board’s Racing Director in January 2003. She once was Controller of Programmes and Head associated with the Racing Department, which she had been an integral user from 1993.

An enthusiastic racegoer and keen rider, she enjoys working closely with and taking on younger horses.

Director of Integrity, Legal and Threat

Adam is an experienced solicitor whom joined up with the BHA in February 2009 on a customer secondment from DLA Piper. He'd formerly spent four many years in DLA’s Media and Sports Group, focusing on a selection of contentious and non-contentious matters, for a number of consumers when you look at the recreations business.

In January 2010, Adam had been provided a permanent post utilizing the BHA as Legal Affairs Manager and Company Secretary. Their duties included supplying suggestions about basic legal issues, business governance, contractual, intellectual home and commercial matters. He had been subsequently promoted to Head of Legal and Compliance, together with his remit extending to pay for the BHA’s whole legal purpose, including Compliance matters for instance the presentation of situations prior to the Disciplinary Panel in relation to breaches of Rules of rushing in areas eg gambling related corruption, doping and medicine control, equine benefit, and suitability.