As part of this year’s celebrations, Racing With Pride once again partnered with the British European Breeders’ Fund and York ...

Following the Wednesday 25 June fixture at Bath, the BHA Inspectorate has approved the transfer of their next scheduled ...

Participants for the 35th British Horseracing Development Programme, which will begin on Monday 30 June 2025, have been ...

Vet Fred Barrelet, Dr Neil Hudson MP and Jessica Stark of World Horse Welfare have been appointed as independent members of ...

Stand-down periods. A stand-down period is a minimum mandatory period that a trainer is not allowed to run a horse after it has been administered certain substances or by a particular route of ...

Inothewayurthinkin and Galopin Des Champs have finished joint top of the end-of-season Anglo-Irish Jumps Classifications with a rating of 176. Galopin Des Champs leads the rankings for the third ...

Baroness Minette Batters has been appointed as Independent Chair of British racing’s Horse Welfare Board (HWB) effective from 1 July 2025, it has been confirmed today. Baroness Batters brings 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 ...

BHA Board Diversity and Inclusion Champion. Tara Warren (pictured) has been appointed the BHA Board’s Diversity and Inclusion Champion. The role of the D&I Champion is to provide accountability at ...

Results of enquiries (Neil Mulholland and John Jenkins) heard by the Disciplinary Panel on 19 January Neil Mulholland 1. The Disciplinary Panel of the British Horseracing Authority on 19 January 2017 ...

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 ...