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Harrington ‘well aware’ of overwhelming number of Irish-trained Festival favourites

British Horseracing Authority chief executive Julie Harrington will not be pushing the panic button just yet should Ireland once again dominate at next week’s Cheltenham Festival. Following a nightmare Festival for the home side in 2021 which saw ...

06 Mar 2024 at 16:47

Sport

British Horseracing Authority announces latest position on Dance horses

John Dance will be permitted to run horses as an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority continues – but not under his own name or that of his wife, the British Horseracing Authority has announced. Dance founded Vertem Asset Management, ...

22 May 2023 at 11:43

Sport

BHA to ‘explore options’ as concerns raised over whip rules

Further discussions are taking place aimed at addressing issues raised surrounding the new whip rules that will come into effect in the new year – initially for jump racing and in a four-week ‘bedding-in’ period. Winners of races could be ...

16 Dec 2022 at 19:30

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HRI ‘deeply shocked and appalled’ at RTE documentary

Horse Racing Ireland has stated it is “deeply shocked and appalled” by the findings of an RTE documentary investigating the abuse horses can suffer after they leave the racing spotlight. Whilst defending overall standards of equine ...

13 Jun 2024 at 16:02

Sport

BHA imposes deadlines for weighing room upgrades

The British Horseracing Authority could prevent tracks from hosting fixtures if they do not meet new deadlines for upgrading their weighing-room facilities. Racecourses that have committed to complete the required work by December ...

21 May 2025 at 14:00

Horse Racing

Support offered to embattled Irish jockey Oisin Murphy after lengthy ban

The British Horseracing Authority offered its support to Irish jockey Oisin Murphy after he was banned for a total of 14 months at a hearing on Tuesday. An independent judicial panel ruled the three-times champion jockey will be ...

23 Feb 2022 at 11:47

Sport

Racing calls one-day strike over proposed betting tax rise

British racing will stage an unprecedented one-day strike on September 10 in protest at a proposed rise in taxes on horserace betting. The four scheduled fixtures at Carlisle, Uttoxeter, Lingfield and Kempton will not take ...

17 Aug 2025 at 11:39

Sport

Lord Allen to start work at the BHA on September 1

The British Horseracing Authority has announced Lord Allen will start work in his post as chair of racing’s regulators from September 1. The Labour peer was due to take up the role on June 2, but his tenure was delayed as ...

28 Jul 2025 at 20:45

Sport

John Gosden makes impassioned case on day of strike action over tax fears

On a day when racing staged unprecedented strike action, former champion trainer John Gosden issued a stark warning on the potential consequences should the sport’s plea to the Government to shelve proposed gambling tax ...

10 Sept 2025 at 19:54

Sport

Racing set for strike action on historic blank day

British racing will come to a halt on Wednesday as the sport seeks to demonstrate its opposition to proposed betting tax changes. It was announced last month fixtures scheduled for Carlisle, Uttoxeter, Lingfield and ...

09 Sept 2025 at 12:27

Sport

Racing tax: What is it and why is the sport going on strike

What is happening? For the first time in the modern history of the sport in Britain, its participants will voluntarily go on strike for a day. A day of protest will be held in Westminster, with key industry figures ...

09 Sept 2025 at 12:28

Sport

Lord Allen has far-reaching aims as he takes up BHA chair role

Lord Allen has outlined his vision of turning British racing into “a modern commercial and cultural powerhouse” as he assumed his position as the new chair of the British Horseracing Authority. Allen, who also ...

01 Sept 2025 at 14:04

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