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The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) can confirm that following discussions with Pontefract and Uttoxeter, the start time for both fixtures on Sunday 27 July will be brought forward to account for ...
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today submitted the sport’s formal response to HM Treasury’s consultation on ...
A newly-formed fixture limited to apprentice jockeys will take place at Redcar on Sunday 20 July. The fixture will be the ...
All conditions, and Mr Murphy’s compliance with them, will be subject to careful monitoring and regular review. If at any ...
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today published the following updates regarding medication control. This includes ...
Welcome to Episode 5 of The BHA Podcast, hosted by Nick Lightfoot. Greg Swift and Victoria Morgan discuss their latest attempt to lobby the Government on betting tax and we also checking in on the ...
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 ...
Races restricted to horses that have never won a race under that specific code – that is, on the Flat or over hurdles. Open to maidens but also to winners of either one or two races. The winners ...
Diversity in Racing Advisory Group The Diversity in Racing Advisory Group (DiRAG) is an independent voluntary body providing strategic direction, advice and support to the industry to help progress ...
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 ...