Vivien Currie: Last News

Hamilton Park have announced the promotion of two current senior staff members who will take over the running of the racecourse.

Hamilton Park Racecourse's chief executive was presented with an MBE yesterday from Duke of Cambridge at a ceremony at Windsor Castle.

The boss at Hamilton Racecourse revealed that around 75 percent of the venue’s income will be lost this year — but she is “extremely positive” about the business making it to the finish line.Vivien Currie, right, chief executive at the popular venue, this week admitted that Covid-19 has put a huge financial strain on the business, with dozens of workers being furloughed.However, there has been a great stride forward with news that horse racing will likely resume at Hamilton Park behind closed doors on Wednesday, June 24.Vivien said: “It’s not our choice to have no customers coming to the racecourse, but at least racing behind closed doors gets the wheels moving again.“We will receive immediate payment for races shown on TV but we are not