Latest HWPA News & Events

The complete list of nominations for the 2020 Derby Awards, supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club,  has been finalised after a decisions by panels of judges and votes from the HWPA membership.The winners will be announced on special Derby Awards programme on Sky...

HWPA members are invited to cast their vote for 2020 Derby Awards in the following categories The categories are: Racing Writer of the Year David Carr - examples of work can be found here David Jennings - examples of work can be found here Peter Thomas - examples of...

The decision has been made by the HWPA that the 2020 Derby Awards will not be staged as a physical event. The current situation and uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 has made it impossible to plan with any clarity and the Committee were not prepared to make financial...

Racecourse media slots availablew/c Monday 29 June The BHA and RCA have agreed that the two media slots currently allowed at each meeting can now be opened up should the Press Association and Racing Post not be represented at the meeting. The slots available next week...

PHOTOGRAPHER - POOL ACCESSPress Photo Pool Application If you wish to apply to have access to the “behind closed doors” photo pool, please complete the following form and return to francesca.altoft@gmail.comThis pool is to allow photographers to fulfil...

Photographers’ Information for theResumption of Racing Behind Closed Doors At all stages during the thought process for the way in which racecourse photography will work when racing resumes behind closed doors, the HWPA, RCA and BHA have been in regularly...

Plans for media access for the first few weeks of the sport’s resumption are being finalised with the BHA/RCA and full details should be available to be circulated in the coming days. However, the committee wanted to give HWPA members a general outline of what the...

The HWPA is aware that members are waiting for information on what will be happening when racing hopefully returns on June 1 and are also anxious for updates.With the naming of a date for the sport to re-start, more focus is now being placed on wider operational...

We are approaching the time when hopefully it looks like there should be some movement towards the sport getting back under way in some form. It is the HWPA’s intention to keep you as informed as possible with what we understand is happening within our section of the...

HWPA members are part of the racing community and eligible for help from Racing Welfare. The charity has reiterated that they are there to try to offer support where they can. Clearly, for many HWPA members, especially freelancers and the self-employed, this will...

Dear HWPA Member, At this time of unprecedented uncertainty for all involved in horse racing, the HWPA is looking to provide help for members in as many ways as we possibly can, within our resources. This includes practical help where possible and (remote) social...

2020 HWPA TIPPING COMPETITION (Supported by geegeez.co.uk) I am delighted to announce that geegeez.co.uk have agreed to support the 2020 HWPA Tipping Competition. Their generous support means we will once again be able to run a competition with some attractive prizes...

HWPA NEWSLETTER - February 2020 INSURANCE OFFER FOR MEMBERS The HWPA has been approached by All Media Insurance who believe they can offer competitive quotes on a wide range of products for members. Geoff Derham is the racecourse face of All Media Insurance that some...

Lee Mottershead has been named Racing Writer of the Year for the second time at the annual Horserace Writers & Photographers Derby Awards in London. Mottershead, Senior Writer at the Racing Post, first lifted the main prize at the Derby Awards in 2011. Mottershead...

SEVEN-time winner Nick Luck is among the four nominations for the Broadcaster of the Year at the 2019 HWPA Derby Awards. Luck is nominated alongside Racing TV colleague Lydia Hislop. ITV duo Ed Chamberlin and Francesca Cumani complete the nominations. Nominations for...

You may not know this but as a member of the HWPA you are entitled to seek support from Racing Welfare should you need it. This is a fantastic news that support is out there should you need it. Racing Welfare is the only charity that supports everyone working in...

Tickets for this year’s glittering HWPA awards lunch on Monday 2 December are aready on sale and selling fast.   Tickets this year are priced at £105 each for what is traditionally one of the most popular annual awards lunches of the racing year where excellence...

2019 HWPA DERBY AWARDS - FINAL REMINDER   Entries for the 2019 HWPA Derby awards have opened and you only have until Wednesday 9 October to submit your entries. This year there will be THREE writing awards and TWO photography awards. The HWPA have also introduced...

The funeral of photographer Trevor Jones will be held at Eastbourne Crematorium (BN 23 8AE) on Thursday 27 June  at 3.15pm, followed by a wake at the Hydro Hotel (BN20 7HZ).    

Photographer Trevor Jones, who forged a long and successful career covering sport and horseracing, has died at the age of 72. Trevor covered racing around the world in a career which spanned more than 40 years. Marcus Townend, president of the Horserace Writers and...

HWPA Newsletter – June 2019   Ebor Meeting Social Event The HWPA will be staging a social event at York’s Ebor meeting after racing on Thursday 22 August. This will be a chance for members to get together and we are grateful to Sky Bet, sponsors of the first...

RaceBets HWPA Tipping Competition – result Leg 3 Nigel Spencer (+46.75) napped 33-1 winner Ornate on Saturday to storm to victory in Leg 3 – the ‘Classics Leg’ -  the RaceBets HWPA tipping competition. Nigel’s inspired selection clawed back Paul Jones (+29.61), who...

The annual and hugely popular HWPA golf competition will once again be held on the eve of Glorious Goodwood on the estate’s magnificent course. The event on Monday 29 July will have a shotgun start at 12.30pm, preceded by breakfast at 11.30am There is always massive...

Records broken at 2018 QREC HWPA Derby Awards Alastair Down has been voted Racing Writer of the Year for a record fifth time and received his award at the 52nd annual Horserace Writers & Photographers Association (HWPA) Derby Awards Lunch, held in London today,...

Welcome to the new-look website of the Horserace Writers & Photographers Association. It is a ‘one-stop shop’ for HWPA members and will be the hub of the organisation in the months and years ahead. Through this website, you will not only be able to keep up with...

The 2018 HWPA Derby, supported by the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club, will be held on Monday 3 December at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. Tickets costing £99 will go on sale from Saturday 22 September. Tables for 10, 12 and 14 guests can be booked and there...