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BHA urges the sport to call on Government to Axe the Racing Tax as sport threatened with £66m in lost income
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is today urging the sport to collectively lobby the Government to back British racing ...
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MPs launch report urging the Government to act now to save British horseracing
In a hard-hitting report launched today, MPs and Peers warned that a triple whammy of financial threats caused by Government ...
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BHA confirms amendments to Bangor’s fixture on Friday 4 July following abandonment of Steeple Chases
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) can confirm that the two Steeple Chases scheduled to be run at Bangor-on-Dee’s ...
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Racing With Pride partners with British EBF and York Racecourse to deliver Pride raceday
As part of this year’s celebrations, Racing With Pride once again partnered with the British European Breeders’ Fund and York ...
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BHA confirms transfer of Bath fixture on Wednesday 2 July to Chepstow
Following the Wednesday 25 June fixture at Bath, the BHA Inspectorate has approved the transfer of their next scheduled ...
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Changes to Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot from 2026
The British Horseracing Authority’s Flat Pattern Committee (FPC) has today announced changes to the Windsor Castle Stakes, to be made from 2026. The Listed two-year-old contest – which currently takes ...
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BHA confirms changes to Kelso’s fixture on Sunday 25 May
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today confirmed that the three Steeple Chases scheduled to take place at Kelso’s fixture on Sunday 25 May have been abandoned and will be replaced with two ...
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Celebre D’Allen post-mortem findings - The British Horseracing Authority
The report of the post-mortem carried out on Celebre D’Allen have been shared with the trainer and owner, who have granted permission for the key findings to be published by the British Horseracing ...
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BHA statement regarding Celebre D’Allen - The British Horseracing Authority
Following the tragic news of the death of Celebre D’Allen on Monday evening, Brant Dunshea, Acting Chief Executive of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) issued the following statement: “All of us ...
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Watch: Equine welfare at the Grand National Festival
Horse safety and welfare is paramount to British racing. Ahead of the Grand National Festival, we have produced a short film to highlight the measures in place to ensure that each runner lines up in ...
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Racing Report: Full Year 2024 | British Horseracing Authority
By Richard Wayman, Director of Racing 2024 provided many memorable moments on Britain’s 59 racecourses including the running of the Longines World’s Best Horse Race at York in August. Congratulations ...
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Statement on IFHA study into the growth of betting on unlicensed sites in the UK - The British Horseracing Authority
As covered in yesterday’s Racing Post, the British Horseracing Authority is concerned by the findings of the study published by the IFHA today which lays bare the considerable growth in website ...