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Unibet, collaborating with the Jockey Club and British Horseracing Authority (BHA), is launching a new middle-distance veterans’ chase series for 10, 11 and 12-year-olds over two miles and four furlongs. Branded as the Unibet Middle Distance Veterans’ Series, the Kindred Group-owned operator and its partners outlined that the initiative was created to generate more opportunities for ‘quality 10-year-old-plus chasers’ – …

British racing will undertake significant changes and customer-facing innovations following publication of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) 2024 Fixture List.  A key directive of the BHA and its stakeholders, the 2024 fixtures list will showcase new initiatives designed to grow racing, by engaging new audiences with the heritage sport. In a statement, the association noted: “The innovations introduced through the …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has added six job categories related to horseracing and breeding to the UK government’s Shortage Occupation List (SOL), which is overseen by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC). The independent Committee, tasked with advising the government on the migration of skilled workers, has been alerted by the BHA and stakeholders to a “shortfall of around 2,000 …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA), in participation with the media stakeholders of Racing TV, At The Races, and the Racing Post, has launched a survey to gather views from the betting public on affordability checks proposed by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC).  Initiating a combined survey, racing stakeholders seek to shed light on the diverse views of betting audiences on …

The senior leadership team of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has stated that it remains united with stakeholders to address UK racing’s pending challenges. The statement follows questions raised about a ‘lack of confidence in the regulatory body‘, following recent disputes with counterpart organisations over its handling of controversies and disciplinary actions taken. The summer schedule saw the BHA criticised …

A rift has emerged in UK racing over the solutions available for jockeys to make weight allowances, as the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) publishes its response to the use of saunas.  In 2021, the BHA decided to close saunas at racetracks due to the COVID-19 pandemic – a decision the Authority states was made based on expert medical advice and …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) will begin trials of anti-doping saliva and sweat testing as measures to be reviewed for British racing’s Anti-Doping Pilot Program. The trials will begin this month, which could see the BHA reinstall oral fluid/saliva testing as part of its Anti-Doping Program. The saliva testing pilot was suspended in September 2022, as BHA awaited a comprehensive …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has announced the members of its ‘Judicial Panel’ to oversee disciplinary affairs, appeals, and licensing disputes.  The panel has been reformed following last year’s departure of Chair Brian Baker (CBE), who was succeeded by sports law expert Sarah Crowther KC. Crowther and the BHA have undertaken a comprehensive consultation with diverse stakeholders to change the …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has launched its new Horseracing Career Development Programme at Newmarket Racecourse in Suffolk. The programme will be led by the British Racing School for a period of two weeks and will provide guidance to 17 students seeking to forge a career in racing, who will be “immersed in all aspects of the industry”. Students will …

Animal activist movement Animal Rising has said that it will cease all of its protests this summer if British racing agrees to take part in a debate surrounding the morals of the sport. However, the BHA has announced that it has ‘refused to be coerced’ by the group and will not take part in the one-hour debate, which would be …