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The British Horseracing Authority has paused its saliva testing pilot programme in the wake of Sean Levey’s false positive test recently. Levey was stood down from riding at Sandown on September 14 due to “medical reasons”, and he was also prevented ...

28 Sept 2022 at 12:46

Sport

Sean Levey to return to riding action this week

Sean Levey is set to return to the saddle at Haydock on Friday, having last week been stood down by the British Horseracing Authority on medical grounds. The Swaziland-born rider was taken off Miss Down Under at Sandown on Wednesday and also missed ...

20 Sept 2022 at 19:08

Sport

Proposals made from ‘industry heavyweights’ to BHA on British racing’s future

A group of “industry heavyweights” headed by Peter Savill, former chairman of the then British Horseracing Board, have put together a proposal for the restructuring of British racing which has been submitted to the British Horseracing Authority. ...

27 Jul 2022 at 14:36

Sport

Epsom planning to honour Lester Piggott at Derby meeting

Epsom’s executive are planning to commemorate Lester Piggott at the two-day Cazoo Derby meeting with starts on Friday. Piggott, one of the most decorated and celebrated jockeys of all time and nine-times winner of the Derby, died peacefully in ...

29 May 2022 at 18:25

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Two men banned for 10 years following hearing into Newcastle doping

Two men have been banned from racing for 10 years at an independent disciplinary panel hearing of the British Horseracing Authority over the alleged doping of Ladies First at Newcastle in September 2018. The men, named by the BHA as Neil ...

27 Jan 2022 at 17:55

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Robbie Dunne lodges appeal against 18-month ban

Robbie Dunne has appealed against his 18-month ban for bullying and harassing weighing-room colleague Bryony Frost. Dunne, 36 – who denied all but one of the charges brought against him – was banned for 18 months, three of which were ...

20 Jan 2022 at 17:18

Sport

British racing to be cancelled on day of the Queen’s funeral

There will be no racing in Britain on Monday September 19, after details were announced for the Queen’s funeral, which will take place at Westminster Abbey. The meetings scheduled for Hamilton, Leicester, Warwick and Wolverhampton ...

10 Sept 2022 at 19:08

Sport

Which sporting events have been affected following the death of The Queen?

Sport’s governing bodies continue to review their fixture schedules following the announcement that The Queen’s funeral will take place on September 19. Here, the PA news agency looks at matches and events which have been ...

12 Sept 2022 at 21:03

Sport

New whip rules will have four-week ‘bedding-in’ period, then a month before Cheltenham

New whip rules announced in the summer will come into effect in the new year – initially for jump racing and in a four-week ‘bedding-in’ period. Winners of races could be disqualified if their rider contravenes whip ...

22 Nov 2022 at 13:22

Sport

Whip rules tweaked once more by BHA

A series of further tweaks to the whip rules have been announced by the British Horseracing Authority. Regulations concerning the use of the whip underwent major changes earlier this year, with the numbers of ...

31 Jul 2023 at 17:45

Sport

BHA chief Harrington buoyed by HorsePWR response

British Horseracing Authority chief executive Julie Harrington has expressed her delight at the positive response to this week’s new HorsePWR campaign relating to welfare in racing. Encouraging feedback has ...

05 Apr 2024 at 16:47

Sport

Harrington keen to ensure unintrusive affordability checks

The British Horseracing Authority intends to ensure the affordability checks on lower-level gambling spend are as unobtrusive as proposed in the government’s Gambling Act Review White Paper. The paper ...

27 Apr 2023 at 17:00

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