EIGHT ADDITIONAL RACECOURSES GIVEN GO-AHEAD
Eight racecourses which cannot stage fixtures within the current BHB/Jockey Club Instructions and Guidelines have been given clearance in principle to resume racing from Thursday 3rd May. They are: … More 23 Apr 2001
REVISED FOOT AND MOUTH INSTRUCTIONS AND GUIDELINES
Issue Two: FMD Instructions and Guidelines for the Racing Industry Issued By The Jockey Club and The British Horseracing Board in Conjunction with MAFF (Revised April 2001) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.Introduction … More 23 Apr 2001
RACING INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS ADVISED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GOVERNMENT’S SPECIAL FMD FINANCIAL MEASURES
Special financial measures have been launched by the Government to help those whose livelihoods have been affected by the current outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Although attention has focused … More 17 Apr 2001
RACING AT ADDITIONAL COURSES AGREED
Racing at Additional Courses Agreed Published: 11 April 2001 The BHB Board today discussed the option of increasing the number of racecourses involved in presenting a controlled programme of racing … More 11 Apr 2001
FOOT AND MOUTH UPDATE: RACECOURSES CURRENTLY INSIDE FOOT AND MOUTH EXCLUSION ZONES
The racecourses that currently lie within areas drawn up by MAFF and referred to as “”infected areas””, are: Carlisle Cartmel Catterick Bridge Cheltenham Chepstow Hexham Newcastle … More 10 Apr 2001
SUCCESS OF 2000 SUNDAY RACING THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE
Sunday Racing in 2000 provided a series of gains for Racing across a range of areas, with fixtures generating increased attendances (+2.5%), prize money (+10.1%), runners (+13.8%), racecourse profitability … More 10 Apr 2001
SANDOWN PARK APRIL MEETING TO STAGE NEW RACES
BHB can now confirm that the April race meeting at Sandown Park which will take place on April 27th and 28th will now include the following Grade 1 opportunities: Friday, April 27th The Bonusprint Select … More 3 Apr 2001
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL LOST, BUT AINTREE GEARS UP FOR THE GRAND NATIONAL MEETING
CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE RELEASE for immediate release, Sunday, April 1, 2001 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL CALLED OFF The British Horseracing Board today (April 1, 2001) ruled that Cheltenham cannot stage the postponed … More 2 Apr 2001
RESCHEDULED CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL CANCELLED
Rescheduled Cheltenham Festival Cancelled Published: 1 April 2001 CHELTENHAM RACECOURSE RELEASE for immediate release, Sunday, April 1, 2001 CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL CALLED OFF The British Horseracing Board … More 1 Apr 2001
STATEMENT FROM THE BRITISH HORSERACING BOARD
Tristram Ricketts, Secretary-General of the British Horseracing Board, said today: “Last week, Her Majesty the Queen expressed her concern that racing should consider its response to the Foot and … More 18 Mar 2001
SHUTDOWN WOULD COST OVER £60M A MONTH
Shutdown Would Cost Over £60m a Month Published: 14 March 2001 The cost to the racing and betting industries of suspending horseracing was today estimated at over £60m a month. Analysis by the British … More 14 Mar 2001
BHB WELCOMES ABOLITION OF GENERAL BETTING DUTY
Commenting on the Chancellor of the Excheque?_x0019_s Budget speech today, BHB Secretary-General Tristram Ricketts said: “We are very pleased that the Chancellor has responded so positively to the … More 7 Mar 2001
