Coppull became the latest two-year-old to progress from a High Value Developmental Race to the winners’ enclosure of a flagship pattern contest after landing the Group 2 Richmond Stakes at last ...

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today published the 2026 fixture list and a package of measures to help ...

Last week the BHA launched its #AxeTheRacingTax campaign and online petition to universal support across racing. The campaign is designed to raise awareness of the consequences of a proposed ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

2,752 jobs at risk following proposed tax hikes, according to NEW independent research Proposed tax changes by the Government could see industry suffer at least £330 million revenue loss in first five ...

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The size and shape of the fixture list is determined by the BHA Board. It takes into account a number of factors, including the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB)’s fixture criteria that sets out ...