The new year is always busy when it comes to political engagement and 2025 has been no exception.

2024 provided many memorable moments on Britain’s 59 racecourses including the running of the Longines World’s Best Horse ...

“The BHA co-ordinates an active Cross Party Group for Horseracing in the Senedd and will continue to use the group’s ...

At its primary 2025 meeting held on Friday 7 February at the offices of France Galop in Paris, the European Pattern Committee ...

Britain will stage two new Group 1 events in 2025, with both the City Of York Stakes (7f, 3yo+, York, August) and British Champions Long Distance Cup (2m, 3yo+, Ascot, October) being upgraded to 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 ...

A variety of training programmes are developed, co-ordinated and maintained by BHA, ensuring that there is adequate training in place for current and potential employees in the industry. BHA maintains ...

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 ...

The British Horseracing Authority Jockey Coaching Programme (JCP) provides all Apprentice and Conditional Jockeys with the support of a qualified professional Jockey Coach. The Programme, managed by ...

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 ...

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 ...