The British Horseracing Development Programme (formerly known as the British Horseracing Graduate Development Programme) is well-known and highly regarded throughout the British Horseracing industry.
This unique Programme starts at the beginning of July 2026 with a FREE 2-week residential induction course in Newmarket, a market town in the county of Suffolk, often referred to as the Home of British Horseracing.
Job types
Graduate
Locations
Nationwide
Industries
Sports and Leisure
Degrees
Any
British Horseracing Development Programme - Kickstart Your Career in Sport!
The Programme
The British Horseracing Development Programme is well known and highly regarded throughout the British Horseracing industry. This Programme, which celebrated its 35th running in 2025, provides an invaluable source of talent to the sport and its supporting industry. It provides participants with valuable employability skills and experience whether they chose to stay in the racing industry or pursue a career elsewhere.
The 2-week course is packed with lectures, tours and visits. Following this course is a paid industry placement which can be across the UK, starting immediately and lasting for at least 8 weeks (some are longer depending on the business need) where you can apply the knowledge learnt from the 2-week course to excel in your selected placement.
There are usually placements in Marketing, Digital, Journalism and Sales, to name a few.
Background
Horseracing is the second largest spectator sport in Great Britain with 59 racecourses around the country hosting 1,500 race meetings each year and around 6 million people go racing each year. It is no surprise that Horseracing is the largest sporting employer, supporting over 85,000 jobs.
If a career in an exciting and high-profile Sport sounds appealing to you, then this Programme may be of interest to you.
Job opportunities
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