The jockeys' union says its female members are experiencing 'inadequate safeguarding' after 80% of British racecourses missed a deadline to upgrade their facilities.
The jockeys' union says its female members are experiencing "inadequate safeguarding and discriminatory facilities" after 80% of British racecourses missed a deadline to upgrade and modernise their weighing rooms.
However, the BHA revealed on Tuesday that only 12 of 60 courses had completed the required work by the deadline, and it expects 37 racecourses to have done so by a revised deadline of December 2027. The BHA said it was "disappointed" by the pace of change, but said racecourses were experiencing financial and planning challenges.
"Whilst the finalised upgrades of all weighing rooms will take time, it is important to re-emphasise that all safeguarding requirements have and will continue to be met."Brant Dunshea, acting chief executive of the BHA, said: "Of course the BHA is disappointed this work hasn't been concluded more quickly.
Leicester Racecourse was the first course to meet the targets, opening its refurbished weighing room in December 2023. In 2021, retired Grade One-winning jockey Lizzie Kelly told the Daily Mail: "The physical layout of many weighing rooms can lead a young female jockey into potentially uncomfortable situations. That is a massive issue and needs to be addressed urgently.
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