As the governing and regulatory body for the sport, the British Horseracing Authority’s responsibilities are wide-ranging.

They include:

• Race Planning, including the supervision of race programmes and the employment of Handicappers
• Disciplinary procedures, both on and off the racecourse
• Protecting the Integrity of the sport on and off the racecourse
• Licensing and registering racing participants - jockeys, trainers, horses, owners and stable staff
• Setting and enforcing standards of Medical care for jockeys and other participants
• Developing and maintaining programmes of Recruitment, training and education
• Setting and enforcing common standards for British Racecourses
• Research and improvements in Equine Science and Welfare
• Regulating Point-to-Point racing in the UK
• Compilation of the Fixture List
• Approving the Arabian Racing fixture lists
• Setting and enforcing the Rules of racing
• Maintaining our official Retraining of Racehorses charity
• The conduct of a day’s racing

• Strategic planning and policy for Racing
• Central promotion of Racing
• Encouraging and fostering the breeding of bloodstock
• Representing Racing in dealings with Government
• Liaison with the Betting Industry
• Representing British Racing abroad, which includes membership of the Executive Council of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities