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The academy will provide a specialised training programme for selected individuals in key management positions within the organisation.

This ground breaking initiative will be developed in conjunction with the British Racing School at Newmarket and the bespoke training programme will be delivered by The Peplow Group who focus on the development of Managers and implementing change in business.

Thirteen employees have been selected for the inaugural course at the Jockey Club Racecourses Academy. The programme, which will be based at the British Racing School, will be spread over a period of 12 months and will involve 10 days of training and development covering objective assessment of individual needs, team and innovation days, workshops and personal coaching. The aim of the programme is to provide a tailored and measurable means of improving performance of Managers and what they can contribute to Jockey Club Racecourses.

Paul Fisher, the Chief Operating Officer of Jockey Club Racecourses said: "The Academy's training programme is intended to develop the skills of our some of our most promising employees, instilling greater confidence in our Managers and their teams, thereby bringing improved results across the group. The development of our staff, and in particular our Managers, is key to the long term success of the group.

He added: "The Racing School have played an integral role in the development of the initiative and it is entirely appropriate that the Academy is to be based there. We are also looking forward to working with The Peplow Group who have developed a programme specifically for our employees in the racing business and who have implemented comparable training courses in other sectors with considerable success."

Rory MacDonald also commented "We are delighted to be working with Jockey Club Racecourses on this new initiative for The British Racing School. It is one of a number of new training programmes for the racing industry which we are developing. We are extremely pleased to have secured the involvement of The Peplow Group. They have a solid track record of delivering management development and have worked across a wide spectrum of sectors including building, engineering, hospitality, service industries and Government".