The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) had today announced a trial of a brand new type of race, known as Optional Claiming Handicaps – a hybrid of handicaps and claimers. These new races form part … More
5 Jun 2018
This Sunday, 3 June, will see Dominic Gardiner-Hill take over as British Horseracing Authority (BHA) Head of Handicapping from Phil Smith, who is retiring after 23 years at the BHA. Since joining the … More
2 Jun 2018
From Richard Wayman, BHA Chief Operating Officer – 23rd May 2018 We are aware that a number of trainers have expressed concerns about the change made at the beginning of the year to convert the … More
25 May 2018
2018 Timico Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Native River has been announced as the highest rated Jumps horse of the 2017/18 season at the annual Anglo-Irish Jump Classifications press conference today, hosted … More
14 May 2018
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today announced that one race over 6 furlongs due to be run at Carlisle’s next fixture on Monday 21 May has been abandoned. This is due to the 6 furlong … More
14 May 2018
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) – with unanimous support from the members of British racing’s Executive Committee, which comprises of the sport’s tripartite structure of BHA, Racecourse … More
9 May 2018
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today announced that an additional Jump fixture will take place on the afternoon of Sunday 13 May at Southwell Racecourse. Entries for the seven race card … More
8 May 2018
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today announced that the two races over 7 furlongs due to be run at Salisbury’s next fixture on Thursday 17 May have been abandoned. This is due to … More
8 May 2018
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today announced that the BHA Board has granted Musselburgh Racecourse a temporary licence, which will expire on 16 October. This follows the expiration of … More
8 May 2018
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today announced that an additional Jump fixture will take place on the afternoon of Sunday 6 May at Towcester Racecourse. Entries for the seven race card … More
1 May 2018
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today announced that the BHA Board has granted Musselburgh Racecourse a temporary licence, which will expire on 5 May. The BHA Board now considers it appropriate … More
26 Apr 2018
The British Horseracing Authority has today announced a number of changes to upcoming fixtures at Salisbury and Bath. This is due to a section of the round course at Bath and the seven furlong start … More
23 Apr 2018