RaceDay for schools

Within the resource, most of the activities require students to take on one of two roles:

  • Racecourse manager
  • Racehorse owner

In this role, students learn about the activities and key responsibilities involved in managing a racecourse in the Training Zone, and then apply them to a ‘real’ race day in the Race Day game. Students make a series of choices which lead to outcomes in terms of cost, revenues and profits for their racecourse. Students will learn about marketing, hospitality and the importance of rules and regulations as well as the need to make careful business decisions.

In this role, students first learn about what is required to prepare and train a racehorse in the Training Zone. They then select a racehorse in the Race Day game and are required to make a set of decisions about how their racehorse is prepared for the race. There is an exciting finale as students see their racehorse race and can witness the impact that their decisions will have made on the racehorse’s health and happiness and, ultimately, its competitiveness. Students will acquire key information about different types of horseracing and the varying characteristics of racehorses.

As indicated above, the website has two main distinct areas – the Training Zone and the Race Day game – that complement each other and aid students in their understanding of being a racecourse manager and racehorse owner. The boxes below give more information on these areas, and you can click on them to access the relevant teachers’ notes. Alternatively, you can access these teachers’ notes by clicking on ‘Teachers’ notes’ at the side of this page.

A section of warm-up activities, quizzes and some valuable background information all focused on students practising key Enterprise skills and knowledge.
Go to the notes on the Training Zone »

Students experience the challenge and excitement of running a real life race day from the perspective of the racecourse manager and the racehorse owner. Along the way they make decisions that influence the outcome of the final event – the race itself – and find out if they have made a profit or a loss.
Go to the notes on the Race Day game »