News
Fortune favours the brave on and off the track
“We could turbo-charge existing revenue streams while releasing funds for core and NH racing”
Star Sports launch Brighton Owners Series
Top owner or syndicate at Brighton to receive £10,000 plus £5,000 to go to local charity
Mullen to become Group Chief Executive of The Jockey Club
Former Ladbrokes Coral Group CEO to take the reins in June.
ROR Owner Contribution
Racehorse Owners’ contributions strengthen British Racing’s aftercare strategy
High Value Developmental Races contyinue for 2025
High Value Developmental Races provide £3.3m prize money boost for British racing and breeding
Charlie Parker: Black-market betting bites while levy reform drifts
"A partnership approach may be the only chance of reaching a compromise with bookmakers"
The RCA / AA 2024’s Leading Racecourses Confirmed
Raceday Experience Scores Increase across the board
Increased Contributions by Racecourses and Owners Boost British Horseracing Prize Money to £188m
Owners’ contribution to prize money rises to over £25m
York gains new Group 1
The City of York Stakes over seven furlongs elevated to top status
Changes to Champions Day at Ascot
Long Distance Cup upgraded to Group 1 status, whilst a new juvenile race will be introduced
ROA Racecourse Accreditation 2024
2024 Racehorse Owners Association Gold Standard Award sets a new benchmark of 46 winners
Workforce Strategy launched
New strategy to improve industry recruitment, training, employment practices, inclusion and wellbeing
Bradstock hoping for soft ground National
Nick Seddon speaks to Sara Bradstock about stable star Mr Vango
Burrough looking to repeat Corbiere triumph
Cotswolds trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies is hoping Beauport can land him a third Randox Grand National – 42 years after the horse’s colours were carried to victory in the Aintree showpiece.
Phillips eyes Aintree glory with school friend
Nick Seddon catches up with Richard Phillips who hopes to saddle Idas Boy for school friend John Rosbotham
Grand National Weights
THE 2025 RANDOX GRAND NATIONAL 4.00pm, Aintree, Saturday 5 th April 4 miles 2 furlongs 74 yards 1 I ...read more
BHA introduces off-times data
The data, which covers all of 2024, is presented in a league table format, showing the performance of each racecourse, along with primary reasons for delays.
Charlie Parker: Funding hit as politicians fail to deliver levy reform
“The elephant in the room is the lack of a link between revenues generated and prize-money levels”
New CEO for Pontefract
Jonathan Mullin will be taking up his new role at Pontefract but will continue to help out at Ripon for raceday Clerking duties
Thoroughbred Group and RCA commit to collaboration on Commercial Partnerships
The Partnerships would see a commercial link formed between participants and racecourses to share the revenue that is generated by the sport.
Joe Saumarez Smith steps down
The BHA Chair has stepped down from his position with immediate effect due to ill health.
Greenham receives prize money boost
Race to be worth an increased total prize fund of £100,000 in 2025.
Thoroughbred Group statement: Commercial Partnerships
Members are confident that the current Commercial Partnerships proposal being debated by the industry presents a more constructive blueprint for growth
New date for National Racehorse Week
New dates of 23-31 August will be trialled to place the popular event squarely in the school and university holiday period
Schooling trials unveiled
The days will take place across both licensed Racecourses and Point-to-Point courses.
Racecards - Monday 28 April
WOLVERHAMPTON (E) (AWT), WINDSOR (E), LINGFIELD PARK (AWT), AYR