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New twist in affordability checks row demands answers from Gambling Commission

Culture, media and sport committee questions bear a striking similarity to those racing industry has been asking

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13

Racing open to more direct protests in campaign against affordability checks

The chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority, has revealed the sport will consider more direct action protests as they continue to battle against government plans to introduce affordability tests for punters

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8

John Gosden makes impassioned case on day of strike action over tax fears

‘The implications are very dangerous… this will take the lifeblood out of the game’.

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2025

Plastic or fantastic? Grand National steps out on delicate high-wire act

Traditionalists rail at the ‘Plastic National’ but a third of all British adults will have a bet on the world’s most famous race

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025

Racing acts early with its £2m scheme to test horses for gene doping

Threat might remain theoretical but British Horseracing Authority determined to avoid any damage to the sport’s reputation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025

Finance fears overshadow racing as BHA’s chief executive search goes on

The sport’s list of both immediate and longer-term concerns is even more unsettling than when process started

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2024

Jockeys stunned as first week of new whip rules sees 20 suspensions given

Charlotte Jones was one of 19 riders found to have broken the BHA’s latest whip rules in the first seven days of the new regime

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Horse racing crackdown as whip rules to be introduced in time for Cheltenham Festival

New horse racing rules have been confirmed by the British Horseracing Authority which will mean jockeys will be disqualified for serious breaches of whip guidelines

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022