In Episode 4, Naomi speaks to two women who are both incredible mothers, and incredibly successful in their careers. They are talented, and capable, and they have ambition, in a good way.
Zoe Elliott has worked in horseracing for 25 years mostly at the BHA but also as a freelancer. She is Head of Careers Marketing for British Horseracing, where she aims to promote the industry as a fantastic place to work and support people into the workplace through training and the Careers in Racing jobs board. After going through a divorce 3 years ago, Zoe is a single mum of 2 boys, aged 13 and 10.
Amy Starkey has worked in racing for 20 years, 17 years of which have been at The Jockey Club. Amy started working in betting shops at the age of 18 to fund her way through university, then secured a place on the BHA Graduate Programme. After a stint with ARC, she joined the Jockey Club where she’s now the Managing Director of the eastern region, looking after 7 racecourses in the portfolio – Epsom, Sandown, Kempton Park, Huntingdon, Newmarket, Market Rasen and Nottingham.
Amy has a 14 month old son called James with her partner, Chris. They also co-parent Chris’s two children from a previous relationship, a 14 year old daughter, and a 10 year old son.
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Read the Women in Racing and Oxford Brookes research on working mothers in horseracing here
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