DEI in British Sport: Horseracing Examined

Chapter 13) An exchange of emails with the new chief executive, May 2021

Newmarket or Minneapolis? Regulatory overreach, and the ongoing redefinition of "racism" in racing.

Mar 25 • John Gardner

February 2026

Chapter 12) Uncomfortable fallout

Annamarie Phelps' interview, Josh Apiafi's motivations

Feb 23 • John Gardner

Chapter 11) The Uncomfortable Race, May 2021; and racing's changing relationships

Josh Apiafi interviews three young black men regarding horseracing and Black Lives Matter.

Feb 4 • John Gardner

January 2026

Chapter 10) From sport to social engineering - a study in institutional capture

The Five Stages of Diversity and Inclusion's entrenchment in British Horseracing.

Jan 8 • John Gardner

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December 2025

Chapter 9) The Absence of Accountability - DiRSG Annual Update, December 2020

Horseracing's Diversity Steering Group becomes a law unto itself; Black Lives Matter revisited; and the Jungle Bunny incident.

Dec 6, 2025 • John Gardner

November 2025

Chapter 8) Rishi Persad's "Leading The Way" interview, November 2020

How a television interview, a misrepresented tweet, and racial dynamics forced British horseracing's senior leadership into line.

Nov 2, 2025 • John Gardner

October 2025

Chapter 7) Black History Month, October 2020

A critical look at Black History Month and lived experience in British Horseracing.

Oct 10, 2025 • John Gardner

September 2025

Chapter 6) Horseracing's LGBT+ eLearning, June 2020

Examining the official LGBT+ online module for jockeys, trainers, and other horseracing staff.

Sep 26, 2025 • John Gardner

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August 2025

Chapter 5) Black Lives Matter, June 2020

Horseracing’s leadership uses industry platforms to promote BLM, claiming "systemic racism" and "white privilege".

Aug 9, 2025 • John Gardner

July 2025

Chapter 4) 2019, the year things sped up

Horseracing discovers "pregnant people", Stonewall, transgenderism, hijabs, and pale stale males.

Jul 19, 2025 • John Gardner

Chapter 3) The Racing Foundation's post-graduate research, 2018-2019

Horseracing authorities endorse and publicise research before it is published.

Jul 12, 2025 • John Gardner

June 2025

Chapter 2) The Diversity in Racing Steering Group, and Action Plan, 2017-2018

The BHA sets up a Diversity Group, generously funded, but with an ambiguous remit; it claims a "commercial case" without evidence; and Diversity claims…

Jun 8, 2025 • John Gardner