Following recent heavy rain, the Windsor Racecourse Executive, in conjunction with the BHA’s Racecourse Inspectorate, has abandoned its next fixture on Monday 12 July. In response, the BHA has programmed … More
6 Jul 2021
In response to today’s announcement which confirms the plans to move to Stage 4 of the Government’s coronavirus roadmap, BHA Chair Annamarie Phelps has issued the following comment: “We … More
5 Jul 2021
Initial phase of consultation – an online questionnaire – opens today, 1 July, and will run for 10 weeks Further phases of the consultation will include detailed discussions with relevant individuals, … More
1 Jul 2021
Levy Board agrees plan to borrow £21.5m to best support British racing in its recovery from the pandemic and provide immediate confidence to the sport’s investors Over £400m has been lost in … More
23 Jun 2021
Racing industry leaders have expressed disappointment at today’s decision to delay the move to the next stage of the government’s COVID roadmap by four weeks, while understanding the reasons for … More
14 Jun 2021
Dr Jerry Hill, Chief Medical Adviser (CMA) for the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), has been awarded an MBE for services to British Horseracing during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Queen’s birthday … More
12 Jun 2021
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