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 ...

BHA handicappers aim to treat every horse fairly and strictly on the merit of its form, using good handicapping practice and always maintaining the highest level of integrity. We are available to ...

Purpose. Welfare. Responsibility – that’s HorsePWR. For all the facts on horse welfare in British racing, visit ...

Nick Timothy MP joined Newmarket-based winners and finalists of the 2025 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards sponsored by ...

The table below illustrates the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings on the Flat from 2005 onwards. Each year shows the top rated performer in each distance category.

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 ...

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 ...

The British Horseracing Authority Jockey Coaching Programme (JCP) provides all Apprentice and Conditional Jockeys with the support of a qualified professional Jockey Coach. The Programme, managed by ...

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 ...

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is conducting a trial that will provide owners with the unique chance to design their own bespoke racing silks, with two applicants given the opportunity to ...

This terms of use (together with the documents referred to in it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website www.britishhorseracing.com (our ...

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has launched a podcast, featuring interviews with senior leaders within the organisation, as well as stories of the work of those who make racing happen every ...