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The BHA Podcast returns with Episode 4, focusing on two issues that have made headlines in the past week. Acting CEO Brant ...
Welcome to the BHA’s Guide to Handicapping. Here you will find all you need to understand how handicapping works in British racing. If you do not find what you are looking for, please feel free to ...
BHA works closely with stakeholders across the industry to devise strategies in four key areas, Vocational Training, Careers Marketing, Jockey Training and Community (& Education) Engagement. A ...
An initial handicap mark will often be the best performance figure that a horse has achieved in (what will usually be) three qualifying runs. If a horse has a performance figure of 70 on each of its ...
Welcome to our new website! Like any new website you might come across things that need fixing, please let us know and we will get these resolved as quickly as possible. In the meantime, we would love ...
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is conducting a trial that will provide owners with the unique chance to design their own bespoke racing silks, with two applicants given the opportunity to ...
Welcome to our new website! Like any new website you might come across things that need fixing, please let us know and we will get these resolved as quickly as possible. In the meantime, we would love ...
The size and shape of the fixture list is determined by the BHA Board. It takes into account a number of factors, including the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB)’s fixture criteria that sets out ...
This terms of use (together with the documents referred to in it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website www.britishhorseracing.com (our ...
The Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) has, since 2023, made available loans of up to £400,000 per racecourse to help ...
As a result of lobbying by British racing, the Government has announced changes to the Temporary Admissions (TA) procedure ...
Racing is everyone’s sport: Our vision is for racing to be a diverse and inclusive sport in which everyone can achieve their potential and where fans from all communities feel welcome. British ...