Chacun Pour Soi has been crowned the best chaser trained in Britain or Ireland in the 2020/21 Anglo-Irish Jumps Classification, his brilliant William Hill Champion Chase success at Punchestown in April … More
8 Jun 2021
Racegoers are now able to return to racing across all three nations in Britain after the Welsh government announced that the public can return to Welsh sporting events from Monday. The first race meeting … More
4 Jun 2021
Mike Etherington-Smith, designer of multiple Olympic Eventing courses, one of three to join the Horse Welfare Board team New roles will work across racing to co-ordinate the implementation of the … More
26 May 2021
As confirmed earlier this week, the BHA is now able to share the revised COVID-19 Guidelines and Operating Procedures that will apply at race meetings in Great Britain from Monday 17 May and until further … More
14 May 2021
British racing’s leading organisations have come together to improve diversity and inclusion across the sport under a unified “Industry Commitment” to ensure racing truly is a sport for everyone … More
11 May 2021
JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE BRITISH HORSERACING AUTHORITY (BHA), RACECOURSE ASSOCIATION (RCA) AND THE HORSEMEN’S GROUP (HG) Racecourses are set to welcome spectators through their turnstiles … More
10 May 2021
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) welcomes the announcement from the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) that around £80 million has been generated in Levy in the year ending on 31 March 2021. … More
10 May 2021
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today confirmed the membership of a Whip Consultation Steering Group which will have responsibility for oversight of the process and decision-making in relation … More
6 May 2021
Oral swabs allow for instant results, meaning riders testing positive for cocaine can be prevented riding on the day Cost effective nature of saliva testing could result in significantly increased testing … More
5 May 2021
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF BRITISH RACING’S MAJOR STAKEHOLDER BODIES – THE BRITISH HORSERACING AUTHORITY (BHA), RACECOURSE ASSOCIATION (RCA) AND HORSEMEN’S GROUP (HG) British horseracing will stand alongside … More
29 Apr 2021
The British Horseracing Authority has today confirmed that Taunton and Exeter will stage all-Hurdle cards on Wednesday 21 April and Thursday 22 April respectively. Both fixtures had been due to stage … More
15 Apr 2021
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) and Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) have today announced a unified Anglo-Irish Jumps weight-for-age (WFA) scale. The new scale will come into effect … More
13 Apr 2021