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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Racecourses can request to swap and move fixtures with other courses, with the Racing Department overseeing any transfers, ensuring that the best interests of the Fixture List are met. There is a ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

The BHA does not take the success of the sport for granted and knows that the sustainability of the organisation rests on investing in its people. The BHA’s employees – At the BHA, we want to attract, ...