Protecting the future of thoroughbred horse racing through transparency, awareness, community and accountability.

Horse racing faces real scrutiny, and too much of the conversation runs on fear instead of fact. Light Up Racing brings the science, the veterinary expertise, and the plain honesty needed to change that.

Where to start

Whatever brought you here: a question, a headline, a hard conversation. There’s a place on this site for it. Discover where to start below.

Looking for factual answers to hard questions?

Common Questions

Science-based, vet-reviewed answers to the questions people ask most about racing, welfare, and aftercare, clear, credible, and easy to find.

Looking to build your confidence before you need it?

The Welfare Comms Workshop

Build the skills to talk about welfare under scrutiny.

Looking for help in the moment?

The Crisis Comms Toolkit

Ready-to-use plans and materials for responding fast and with confidence as a situation unfolds.

Looking for the evidence?

Resource Hub

Every study, article, and video Light Up Racing has published filterable by topic, so you can go straight to the research that backs your point.

Common Questions

Someone’s asked you a hard question about racing. Find it here, answered with the science and veterinary expertise behind it, filtered by aftercare, racetracks, racing, or welfare.

The Welfare Communications Workshop

Build the judgement to talk about horse welfare under scrutiny, in seven short topics you can work through at your own pace. If something’s happening right now, jump straight to fast, in-the-moment guidance instead.

The Crisis Communications Toolkit

When something’s unfolding and every minute counts, the Crisis Communication Toolkit gives you clear, practical plans and ready-to-use materials to respond fast and with confidence. It’s built for the moment you’re in, no scrolling, no second-guessing, just the guidance you need, when you need it.

The Resource Hub

Need to back up a claim or go deeper on a topic? Search and filter research, video, and press together, so you’re not hunting across separate hubs to find what supports your point.