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Careers In Racing (also known simply as CIR) is an industry-owned brand managed by the Industry Recruitment & Training department of the British Horseracing Authority. [3] Careers In Racing acts as the recruitment and training portal for horse racing and thoroughbred breeding in Great Britain. Careers In Racing was launched in 2005 in response ...
A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Great Britain, under the authority of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern.
The Racehorse Owners Association (ROA) is a British horse racing organisation that promotes and protects the interests of racehorse owners in Great Britain. As one of the British Horseracing Authority's (BHA) shareholders, the ROA play a central role in British racing politics and finance.
From 10 June 1993 until 30 July 2007, the British Horseracing Board (BHB) was the governing authority for horseracing in Great Britain. It was created in 1993, and took on responsibilities previously held by the Jockey Club. This was intended to help modernise the sport, as the Jockey Club is a private members' club with a traditionally ...
According to a report by the British Horseracing Authority it generates £3.39 billion total direct and indirect expenditure in the British economy, of which £1.05 billion is from core racing industry expenditure, [2] and the major horse racing events such as Royal Ascot and Cheltenham Festival are important dates in the British and ...
It owns 15 of Britain's famous racecourses, including Aintree, Cheltenham, Epsom Downs and both the Rowley Mile and July Course in Newmarket, amongst other horse racing assets such as the National Stud, and the property and land management company, Jockey Club Estates. The registered charity Racing Welfare is also a company limited by guarantee ...
The Pattern underwent further revisions in the 1980s and was subject to a major change in 1989 when the Jockey Club, the governing body of British horseracing at the time, overhauled the Pattern to create a mid-season and season-ending Grade 1 race in each of twelve categories, with lead-up Grade 2 races and a set of 14 major handicaps of Grade ...
The British Classics are five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season. [1] They are restricted to three-year-old horses and traditionally represent the pinnacle of achievement for racehorses against their own age group. As such, victory in any classic marks a horse as amongst the very best of a generation.