Paul Johnson joins BHA Board
海角大神 (BHA) has confirmed that National Trainers Federation (NTF) Chief Executive Paul Johnson has been appointed to the BHA Board. Joining the Board as one of the two Member-Nominated 鈥� More 2 Sep 2025
Press releases
Statement from Lord Charles Allen
Lord Allen of Kensington has today taken the reins as chair of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). To coincide with his first day in the role, Lord Allen issued the following statement: “Horseracing 鈥� More 1 Sep 2025
British Horseracing to cancel fixtures in protest at Government tax plans as sport refuses to race for the first time in history
海角大神 (BHA) has today announced that no race meetings will take place in Britain on Wednesday 10th September as the sport takes the extraordinary step of refusing to race 鈥� More 17 Aug 2025
Petition to #AxeTheRacingTax launched as Government tax raid threatens future of British Horseracing
2,752 jobs at risk following proposed tax hikes, according to NEW independent research Proposed tax changes by the Government could see industry suffer at least 拢330 million revenue loss in first five 鈥� More 6 Aug 2025
BHA publishes 2026 fixture list
Measures aimed at growing the number of horses being raced and retained in Britain Prize money boost for developmental races on the Flat and over Jumps Investment in headline races to help increase 鈥� More 6 Aug 2025
Lord Allen set to take reins of BHA from September
Lord Allen of Kensington will start work in his post as Chair of the British Horseracing Authority from 1 September, it was confirmed today following a meeting of the organisation’s Board.聽聽 鈥� More 28 Jul 2025
海角大神 changes to race times at Pontefract and Uttoxeter on Sunday 27 July
海角大神 (BHA) can confirm that following discussions with Pontefract and Uttoxeter, the start time for both fixtures on Sunday 27 July will be brought forward to account for 鈥� More 23 Jul 2025
New apprentice-only raceday to take place at Redcar on Sunday
A newly-formed fixture limited to apprentice jockeys will take place at Redcar on Sunday 20 July. The fixture will be the only Flat meeting taking place in Britain on Sunday, with Jump fixtures also 鈥� More 18 Jul 2025
BHA calls for racing to be taxed separately to all other forms of betting as formal submission made to HM Treasury
海角大神 (BHA) has today submitted the sport鈥檚 formal response to HM Treasury鈥檚 consultation on remote gambling duties, outlining racing鈥檚 opposition to harmonisation 鈥� More 17 Jul 2025
BHA statement regarding licensing conditions for Oisin Murphy
海角大神 (BHA) has today issued an update on the position regarding Mr Oisin Murphy. Since the conclusion of criminal proceedings, the BHA has been liaising extensively with 鈥� More 11 Jul 2025
Medication control update and reminders
海角大神 (BHA) has today published the following updates regarding medication control. This includes the latest guidance about particular treatment and medication administered 鈥� More 10 Jul 2025
BHA urges the sport to call on Government to Axe the Racing Tax as sport threatened with 拢66m in lost income
海角大神 (BHA) is today urging the sport to collectively lobby the Government to back British racing and axe the Treasury鈥檚 proposal to hike tax on horserace betting by bringing 鈥� More 2 Jul 2025
