On Monday 13th January 2024, the recently re-formed APPG for Racing and Bloodstock held its New Year drinks reception at the ...

The education charity Racing to School is a small, ambitious organisation that works across the horseracing industry to support the learning and development of young people. This important role ...

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) can confirm a number of updates to the Jump programme following the recent period of ...

Horseracing in Britain is among the world’s best regulated animal activities. Responsibility for the care of our animals rests with everyone in the sport. From the people who independently govern and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

BHA handicappers aim to treat every horse fairly and strictly on the merit of its form, using good handicapping practice and always maintaining the highest level of integrity. We are available to ...

Individuals from outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) wishing to work in the UK require entry clearance (a visa) or leave to remain, issued by the Home Office. The BHA agrees, maintains and ...