Paul Nicholls: “I thought the Order of Merit was very well received last year and we were thrilled to win the £50,000 top chaser award with Azertyuiop. We also had a number of other horses in the … More
6 Oct 2005
Inaugural Order of Merit Champion Inglis Drever has been installed as 9/4 favourite with totesport to again take top honours in the £300,000 initiative, jointly funded by the British Horseracing Board … More
6 Oct 2005
Jockey Club Estates Acquires Lambourn Gallops Published: 4 October 2005 Jockey Club Estates Acquires Lambourn Gallops The Jockey Club are to purchase and manage the Lambourn Gallops after a private … More
4 Oct 2005
Brian Kavanagh, Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland, has been confirmed as the new Chairman of the European Pattern Committee (EPC), succeeding Tristram Ricketts, who is leaving his position as … More
30 Sep 2005
Jockey Club Strengthen Existing Rules On Remounting Published: 29 September 2005 The Jockey Club announced today that it will strengthen existing rules regarding the remounting of racehorses and is … More
29 Sep 2005
Jockeys Agents to be Licensed Published: 29 September 2005 The increasing riding commitments of jockeys have seen agents become an inseparable part of a rider’s working life and agents relieve the … More
29 Sep 2005
The value of sponsorship agreements in place for racehorse owners has grown enormously ahead of the planned Revenue and Customs review of the VAT Registration Scheme. At the end of August 2005, the … More
13 Sep 2005
Significant promotions for the two members of BHB’s Communications Department are announced today. Alan Delmonte, Communications Manager since 2001, will assume the newly-created position at BHB of … More
6 Sep 2005
Weight Control In Sport – Dehydration and Dietary Considerations Published: 30 August 2005 The Jockey Club and Irish Turf Club are hosting a conference entitled “Weight Control in Sport … More
30 Aug 2005
As a result of the expanding horse population, it is once again highly probable that this autumn the number of Flat horses wishing to run will exceed the number of available races for them. The impact … More
4 Aug 2005
BHB today publishes a landmark Fixture List for 2006 which reflects substantial investment and innovation in British Racing. Next year’s programme sees further expansion in the volume of racing in … More
28 Jul 2005
Trustees of the Professional Riders Insurance Scheme (PRIS) have given their approval to a new policy, secured by BHB, which will help restore financial certainty to the Scheme and thus avoid any immediate … More
28 Jul 2005