The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is expanding its world-leading equine Anti-Doping programme to include testing for ...

This change, which has been supported by the NTF’s Equine Welfare Panel and the BHA’s veterinary group, will come into effect ...

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 ...

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 ...

We calculate a performance figure for every horse in every race. This is the rating we think each horse has achieved in a particular race, given a variety of factors, and are expressed on an identical ...

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 British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has in place a set of Anti-Doping Regulations that all Jockeys must abide by. If you are a licensed Jockey, the Anti-Doping Regulations apply to you, regardless ...

If our performance figure indicates that a horse has achieved more than its existing handicap mark, we may opt to increase that rating. This applies to all horses. This may even include horses that ...

For a horse to race in your name, or the name of a Company, Partnership, Syndicate or Racing Club, you will need to register these details with the BHA. More information can be found here. You can ...

Anyone who is currently disqualified or excluded can be viewed below. A search can be carried out through the reason for their disqualification, or exclusion or by person. Should any licensed person ...

The horse with the highest rating carries the heaviest weight. The amount of this top-weight is written in the race conditions, highlighted left. Using a handicap with a ratings band of 66-80 as an ...