About the West Berkshire Racing Club
The West Berkshire Racing Club (WBRC) offers unmatched access to the 'inner workings' of horse-racing in the United Kingdom. Based at Newbury Racecourse in the beautiful county of Royal Berkshire, about 90km (56 miles) west of London, England, the West Berkshire Racing Club holds regular meetings at Newbury Racecourse, visits to racing stables, studs and other organisations involved with horse-racing, such as Weatherby's, and gets an unparalleled view of the 'inside story' from trainers, jockeys, TV and newspaper journalists, and officials within the horse-racing industry.
[If you are curious about the Club Logo, it is based on the White Horse of Uffington]
l to r: Carl Llewellyn, Mick Fitzgerald, Jimmy Blackshaw (Cantor Sport),
Luke Harvey (BBC Five Live), Tony McCoy
Guest speakers at regular meetings throughout the year have included:
Jockeys such as: Tony McCoy, Mick Fitzgerald, Andrew Thornton, Wayne Hutchinson, Carl Llewellyn, Noel Fehilly, and Joe Tizzard.
 Jenny Pitman |  Tanya Stevenson |
Trainers such as: Nicky Henderson, Noel Chance, Jenny Pitman, Henrietta Knight & Terry Biddlecombe, Emma Lavelle, Kim Bailey, and Toby Balding.
Media personalities: Mike Cattermole, Tanya Stevenson and Nick Luck from Channel 4, Rishi Persad and Richard Pitman from the BBC, Luke Harvey from BBC - Five Live, David Ashforth from the Racing Post, Lord Oaksey,
Racecourse officials from Newbury, Ascot, Epsom, and others.
Industry representatives from the Jockey Club, the Horseracing Regulatory Authority and the Jockeys Association.
Gerard Butler describes his training methods
On the gallops
Patrick Channing describes what to look for in a race horse
The Club has frequent visits to racing stables:
Henrietta Knight, Noel Chance, Charlie Egerton, Richard Phillips, Henry Candy, Brendan Powell, Alan Jarvis, Gerard Butler, Mick Channon, Brian Meehan, and many, many more.
Visit to the Gainsborough Stud
The Club also organises visits to studs such as:
Highclere Stud, Dalham Hall Stud, Shadwell Stud, Gainsborough Stud, Raffin Stud, Templeton Stud, and others.
The Club holds special 'Preview' evenings each year:
For the National Hunt season: the Hennessey Preview, the Cheltenham Festival Preview, and the Aintree Preview.
For the Flat Season: the Guineas Preview, the Derby Preview, and the King George Preview.
At these previews top jockeys, trainers and media pundits point the way to 'horses to follow', and those not to follow.
The Club's Christmas Dinner (held in or near Newbury) features after-dinner talks by well-known racing raconteurs like Ian Balding, trainer of the legendary Mill Reef, and Geoff Lester, racing reporter and broadcaster.
Membership of the West Berkshire Racing Club costs only £12 per year (only £6 per year for each additional member at the same address). To join contact the Membership Secretary.