BHA regulatory update
Following the UK Government’s publication of a provisional timeline for the return of sport, Racing’s industry leaders are now planning for racing to resume behind closed doors on 1 June. The … More 21 May 2020
Update on resumption of racing planning
Update on resumption of racing planning British racing continues to plan for resumption on Monday 1 June, in line with the UK Government’s provisional timetable for the return of sport behind closed … More 19 May 2020
Update regarding international runners and two-year-old races
International Runners Following further discussion with the Flat Pattern Committee, as well as France and Ireland, and in the light of the rapidly developing situation internationally, the BHA has today … More 15 May 2020
Update from the Resumption of Racing Group
Resumption planning Following the UK Government’s publication of a provisional timeline for the return of sport, we are now planning for racing to resume behind closed doors on 1 June. To support … More 14 May 2020
Focus on supporting middle and grassroots tiers as minimum race values for first 10 weeks of racing are published
Reduction in prize money inevitable with no crowds on racecourses and betting shops closed Levy Board contributions allow, on average, minimum prize money levels to remain at just over 80% of the previously … More 14 May 2020
Provisional Flat Pattern and Listed race programme: update
Following the UK government publishing a provisional timetable for the return of professional sport on Monday, the racing industry’s leaders continue to plan for a resumption of racing from 1 June. … More 13 May 2020
British Racing welcomes government timeline for return of sport
Senior executives from British horseracing have welcomed the publication of a timeline for the potential resumption of sporting events by the UK government today. In its document, Our Plan to Rebuild, … More 11 May 2020
Update from the Resumption of Racing Group
Government relations On Sunday 10 May, the UK Government will outline the next phase of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, which may include changes to its current social distancing restrictions … More 7 May 2020
Resumption update – provisional Flat Pattern and Listed race programme
Planning is underway to ensure we are ready to resume racing at the earliest appropriate opportunity. This includes the development of a provisional fixture list to help trainers prepare for resumption, … More 1 May 2020
Update from the Resumption of Racing Group
Resumption planning This week, racecourses have been invited to submit expressions of interest to stage fixtures under plans for the resumption of racing. This process will support the development of … More 1 May 2020
Statement from the Board of the British Horseracing Authority
In response to an article in today’s Sunday Telegraph, the Board of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) issued the following statement: “The BHA Board met briefly this morning to discuss … More 26 Apr 2020
Update from the Resumption of Racing Group
Resumption planning As noted in last week’s update, the plan for the resumption of racing is based on a range of models, which can be adapted as circumstances require to support the transition to … More 24 Apr 2020
