Lee Mottershead has been crowned Journalist Of The Year at the 45th annual HWPA Derby Awards Lunch, supported by Boylesports.com in conjunction with Spinal Research and the Spinal Injuries Association.
Welcome to the website of The Horserace Writers and Photographers Association.
We hope that members will find the site useful whether you are looking for dates and links to help with Festival accreditation, keeping up to date with issues that affect your working day around the racecourses, or maybe just checking on your tipping competition scores. Please check the site regularly, as updates will be placed here long before you receive a newsletter! Any racecourses or members with information or announcements regarding media issues that they think would be of benefit to the HWPA's membership should contact a committee member. Non-members can apply to join the association by downloading a form from within the site. Thank you.
Boxing Day Press Accreditation at Kempton Park
Posted by Steve on December 5, 2011 | No Comments »THE WILLIAM HILL CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL AT KEMPTON PARK.
Important changes to Boxing Day press arrangements. If you have not yet applied to use Press facilities on Boxing day you need to do so now.
2011 HWPA Tipping Competition
Posted by Steve on December 5, 2011 | No Comments »It’s over. After sixteen Rounds and nine Months we can at last announce that the 2011 HWPA Champion Tipster is…….
2011 HWPA Derby Awards
Posted by Steve on December 4, 2011 | No Comments »The 45th Annual HWPA Derby Awards Luncheon supported by Boylesports.com in conjunction with Spinal Research and the Spinal Injuries Association takes place tomorrow and is sold out.
Finalists for Photographer of the Year Award 2011
Posted by Steve on December 4, 2011 | No Comments »This years judging panel had as tough a task as ever in narrowing down the sixteen strong entry for the 2011 HWPA Photographer of the Year Award to the four finalists.
Finalists for Journalist of the Year Award 2011
Posted by Steve on December 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »This years judging panel had as tough a task as ever in narrowing down the twenty-five strong entry for the 2011 HWPA Journalist of the Year Award to the four finalists.
2012 Press Badge Applications
Posted by Steve on October 1, 2011 | No Comments »The deadline for which applications for the 2012 Press badge must be recieved by the RCA has passed.
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Wi-fi Watch
Posted by Steve on August 31, 2011 | No Comments »We have some much appreciated good news of two of our smaller tracks finally upgrading their press room wi-fi.
How was York for you ?
Posted by Steve on August 30, 2011 | No Comments »In order that we can strive to improve the experience of those working at York in the future we would welcome your feedback on this years Ebor Meeting.
HWPA donations
Posted by Steve on August 20, 2011 | No Comments »Upon the accounts of last Decembers successful HWPA boylesports.com Derby Awards lunch being finalised we were able to make our promised donation of the surplus funds to Spinal Research.