British Horseracing Authority

2 months ago | britishhorseracing.com | Jack Barton

By Jack Barton, BHA Policy & Advocacy ManagerThe new year is always busy when it comes to political engagement and 2025 has been no exception. Work on Levy reform, affordability checks and our wider political strategy has resumed at pace and our first event of the year on Monday 13 January brought key political and industry figures together for the first time in 2025.

2 months ago | britishhorseracing.com | Richard Wayman

By Richard Wayman, Director of Racing2024 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 to everybody involved with the 2024 Juddmonte International Stakes, a race that will live long in the memory.

Dec 30, 2024 | britishhorseracing.com | Tom Byrne

Grade 2 Hampton Novices’ Chase rescheduled to Windsor on Sunday 19 JanuaryAyr to host additional fixture on Monday 20 JanuaryAdditional divisions permitted to allow maximum of eight races at upcoming Jump fixturesThe British Horseracing Authority (BHA) can confirm a number of updates to the Jump programme following the recent period of adverse weather which resulted in numerous abandoned Jump fixtures.

Dec 11, 2024 | britishhorseracing.com | Richard Wayman

By Richard Wayman, BHA Director of RacingIn January, we’ll publish a review at the halfway stage of our two-year trial of changes to the fixture list designed to support the sport’s appeal to customers. At the outset of the trial, we set twelve targets and the review will provide an update on how things have gone in relation to each of those. That seems certain to provide a mixed picture, but more of that next month.

Aug 7, 2024 | britishhorseracing.com | Richard Wayman

By Richard Wayman, BHA Director of Racing & BettingAt the beginning of 2024, we started a two-year trial of various fixture list initiatives with the overarching aim of increasing racing’s appeal to customers, both existing and new. The changes can be summarised under three main headings: – Create a more readily identifiable top end of the sport and make use of our biggest events to grow racing’s appeal.  – Grow the value of Sundays through improved quality and creating a new fixture session.