The racing school has appointed Denise as a board observer alongside Dean Dennis, managing director of Global Solutions EMEA at Verizon Business.

Anil Mangla, a senior financial services executive with over two decades of experience across capital formation, investor relations and commercial strategy, joins the Board as a Trustee.

Dean is a senior commercial and technology executive who has built a substantial grassroots sport and community portfolio.

Denise Myers is a founder, CEO and social-impact leader with more than 20 years’ experience across recruitment, inclusive talent, business growth, partnerships and employer engagement.

She founded Evenfields Careers and created the Black Talent Awards, building a nationally recognised platform that celebrates achievement and creates visible role models.

Her wider governance and advisory experience includes Smart Works Birmingham, the WMCA Race Equalities Taskforce and the Black Business Collective.

Julia Budd, Chair of the British Racing School, said, “We are delighted to welcome Anil as a Trustee, and Dean and Denise as Observers to the Board.

“They each bring with them skills and expertise that will be invaluable to the British Racing School and share with us a commitment to broadening access and opportunities to all young people.

“Their insight and experience will help to strengthen an already talented Board and we are looking forward to working with each of them as the British Racing School continues to grow and support the racing industry through our world-class training.”

Denise Myers said, “I’m delighted to be joining the British Racing School as a Board Observer.

“I was drawn to the opportunity to bring my experience in partnerships, commercial development and employer engagement to an organisation that is creating genuine opportunities for young people, while gaining a new perspective on an industry and world I’ve watched from afar for many years.

“I’m really looking forward to contributing, asking questions and helping the School think about how it continues to grow and reach more young people.”

The appointments are one of a number of tangible ways in which the British Racing School has been working to broaden diversity and inclusion.

It is home to the Riding A Dream Academy which was set up in 2021 to support young people from diverse ethnic communities and low-income backgrounds into British Horse Racing.

In 2025-26 applications from young people from diverse ethnic backgrounds to its flagship Foundation Course rose once more to 13 per cent.

High profile alumni of the British Racing School include jockey Kaiya Fraser who won a Group 2 race at Goodwood earlier in the year and Aamilah Aswat who made history as the first Black and South Asian female jockey to win a jumps race in February.