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British racing reacts to reduced Levy 

British horseracing’s leaders have initiated an urgent plan of action in response to the Horserace Betting Levy Board’s (HBLB) announcement of a £17 million fall in Levy yield for 2018/19, compared … More 17 May 2019

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• Financial/Political

Horseracing Bettors Forum releases bettor survey results

Published by the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ on behalf of the Horseracing Bettors Forum Background At the end of 2018, the Horseracing Bettors Forum (HBF) invited responses from bettors to its annual betting survey. The survey … More 30 Apr 2019

• ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Features,
• Financial/Political

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ appoint former Olympian as new Chair

Annamarie Phelps, Vice-Chair of the British Olympic Association and a former Olympic rower, has been appointed as the new Chair of the British Horseracing Authority. She will take up the post on 1st … More 2 Apr 2019

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• Financial/Political

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ aims to strengthen collaboration with the racing industry

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ is today announcing plans to increase industry involvement on its Board. The move is part of an initiative to improve ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ decision-making, including the way in which … More 26 Feb 2019

• ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Features,
• Financial/Political

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ publishes 2019 business plan

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ (ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½) has today published its business plan and budget for 2019. This is an updated version of the three-year plan covering 2017-19, originally published in December … More 19 Dec 2018

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• Financial/Political

Atholl Duncan takes over as interim ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Chairman

Atholl Duncan, formerly Senior Independent Director of the British Horseracing Authority (ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½) Board, has today taken up the role of interim ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Chairman. This follows Steve Harman, the previous ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ … More 12 Nov 2018

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• Financial/Political

Atholl Duncan to take over as Interim ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Chairman

Atholl Duncan, the current Senior Independent Director of the British Horseracing Authority (ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½) Board, has been appointed to take over as Interim ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Chairman after Steve Harman steps down from the … More 13 Sep 2018

• ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Features,
• Financial/Political

British racing’s first ever Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan aims to improve representation across all aspects of the sport

The first ever Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan for British racing has been published today by the sport’s Diversity in Racing Steering Group (DiRSG). The Action Plan covers eight core areas which … More 4 Jul 2018

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• Financial/Political,
• Grassroots

Racing Authority agreed by the sport’s leaders

The next phase of reform to the Horserace Betting Levy – British racing’s central income from betting activity – has made a significant step forward today. Agreement has been reached between British … More 8 Jun 2018

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• Financial/Political,
• Grassroots

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Statement

British Horseracing Authority (ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½) Chairman, Steve Harman, is taking up a new industry wide role to engage with Government to tackle the potential impact of last week’s FOBT announcement – which … More 22 May 2018

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• Financial/Political

Full statement on behalf of British racing regarding Government’s review of gambling

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ (ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½), on behalf of the British racing industry, welcomes the government’s determination to address the issues raised by problem gambling. We called for change during … More 17 May 2018

• ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Features,
• Financial/Political

Initial statement on behalf of British racing regarding Government’s gambling review

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ (ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½), on behalf of the British racing industry, welcomes the government’s determination to address the issues raised by problem gambling. We called for change during … More 17 May 2018

• ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Features,
• Financial/Political