Coppull became the latest two-year-old to progress from a High Value Developmental Race to the winners’ enclosure of a flagship pattern contest after landing the Group 2 Richmond Stakes at last ...

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has today published the 2026 fixture list and a package of measures to help strengthen quality and competitiveness across the race programme.

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 BHA has thorough procedures and dedicated resources in place to monitor compliance with the Rules of Racing and to deal with potential breaches in a way that ensures the individual has the right ...

There are numerous tools available to us when assessing a race. Depending on the type of race and the profile of runners contesting it, we may lean more heavily on one particular tool than another ...

Races restricted to horses that have never won a race under that specific code – that is, on the Flat or over hurdles. Open to maidens but also to winners of either one or two races. The winners ...

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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 ...

The BHA works closely with stakeholders across the industry to devise strategies in three key areas, Vocational Training (includes Jockey Training), Careers Marketing and Recruitment, and Retention ...

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 ...

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 to hear your feedback.

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 ...