“Nominate now” is the message from York Racecourse’s Anthea Leigh, as she joins the judging panel for the 2025 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, sponsored by Godolphin.

Welcome to the BHA’s Guide to Handicapping. Here you will find all you need to understand how handicapping works in British racing. If you do not find what you are looking for, please feel free to ...

Racing is everyone’s sport: Our vision is for racing to be a diverse and inclusive sport in which everyone can achieve their potential and where fans from all communities feel welcome. British ...

BHA works closely with stakeholders across the industry to devise strategies in four key areas, Vocational Training, Careers Marketing, Jockey Training and Community (& Education) Engagement. A ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 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.

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 ...

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 ...