Racehorse Owners Association

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The Racehorse Owners Association (ROA) is a British horse racing organisation that promotes and protects the interests of racehorse owners in Great Britain. As one of the British Horseracing Authority's (BHA) shareholders, the ROA play a central role in British racing politics and finance.

History

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Founded in 1945 by Sir Malcolm McAlpine,^[1] the ROA is run by a team of seven, headed up by the Chief Executive, Charlie Liverton.^[2]

The ROA has a Board of 12 members, with elected Board members required to stand for re-election every four years. The current President of the ROA is Charlie Parker.^[3]

The organisation is based in Reading. The ROA is a founder member of The Thoroughbred Group, which represents owners, trainers, jockeys, breeders and stable staff.^[2]

References

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^ Jackson, Parker. "History of the ROA". www.roa.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ "ROA Team". www.roa.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ "ROA Board". www.roa.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

External links

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Horse racing in Great Britain

Venues

National Hunt	Aintree Bangor-on-Dee Cartmel Cheltenham Exeter Fakenham Fontwell Park Hereford Hexham Huntingdon Kelso Ludlow Market Rasen Newton Abbot Perth Plumpton Sedgefield Stratford-on-Avon Taunton Uttoxeter Warwick Wincanton Worcester
Flat	Bath Beverley Brighton Chelmsford City Chester Epsom Downs Goodwood Great Yarmouth Hamilton Park Newmarket Nottingham Pontefract Redcar Ripon Salisbury Thirsk Windsor Wolverhampton York
Mixed	Ascot Ayr Carlisle Catterick Chepstow Doncaster Ffos Las Haydock Park Kempton Park Leicester Lingfield Park Musselburgh Newbury Newcastle Sandown Park Southwell Wetherby
Closed since 1945	Newport (1948) Colwall Park (1949) Buckfastleigh (1960) Hurst Park (1962) Manchester (1963) Woore (1963) Lewes (1964) Lincoln (1964) Bogside (1965) Birmingham (1965) Rothbury (1965) Alexandra Park (1970) Wye (1974) Lanark (1977) Stockton (1981) Folkestone (2012) Towcester (2019)