Friday is deadline day for Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards nominations
This week is the last chance to nominate outstanding employees for the 2015 Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards. Nominations close this Friday (12 December) for the 11th annual awards offering £120,000 … More 8 Dec 2014
BHA announces new Veterans’ Chase Series worth £400,000
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today announced the programming of a valuable Series of 11 races for Veteran Chasers, commencing in 2015 and worth £400,000 in total. The Veterans’ Chase … More 8 Dec 2014
London to host the 2014 Longines World’s Best Racehorse Ceremony
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF LONGINES AND THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF HORSERACING AUTHORITIES (IFHA) Paris (France) / Saint-Imier (Switzerland), 4 December 2014 – Longines and the International Federation … More 4 Dec 2014
BHA reaction to Chancellor George Osborne’s 2014 Autumn Statement
This afternoon, as part of the Autumn Statement, HM Treasury has announced that the Government will proceed with a further consultation process on the replacement of the Horserace Betting Levy with … More 3 Dec 2014
BHA makes new Board appointments
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today confirmed the appointment of six new Non-Executive Directors to its Board. The appointments bring considerable additional expertise to the Board of … More 3 Dec 2014
Jockeys to be compensated for late non-runners
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), in conjunction with the Racehorse Owners Association (ROA) and Professional Jockeys Association (PJA), has today announced that from 1 January 2015 jockeys will … More 28 Nov 2014
£4.5m contribution from Bookmakers to be used to incentivise more competitive racing
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), the four contributing bookmakers (William Hill, Ladbrokes, Coral and Betfred) and the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) have today announced how the Additional … More 26 Nov 2014
British Racing unveils major new community engagement programme at Parliamentary reception
British Racing at a Parliamentary Reception last night (Tuesday) unveiled a major new engagement project designed to help communities across the country. “Racing Together” will see all of the industry’s … More 26 Nov 2014
BHA comment regarding The Young Master
Following the decision of the Disciplinary Panel to uphold BHA’s objection regarding The Young Master’s qualification to run in the Badger Ales Trophy and to disqualify the horse from the race, … More 13 Nov 2014
Alterations made to start positions and race distances at Wetherby Racecourse
Following a site visit at Wetherby racecourse by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) on Monday 10 November, which included remeasuring the Hurdle and Chase courses, it was found that four of the … More 13 Nov 2014
Recommendations from independent review of RoR – Appointment of Paul Jepson as RoR Welfare Consultant
The independent review of the strategy and policy of Retraining of Racehorses (RoR), British racing’s official charity for the welfare of former racehorses, has been completed. The recommendations … More 12 Nov 2014
BHA appoints Director of People and Development
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) today announces that Carole Goldsmith has been appointed as Director of People and Development, in a role effective from 1 November. Goldsmith has been working … More 11 Nov 2014
