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

They include:

• Compilation of the Fixture List
• Setting and enforcing the rules and orders of racing.
• Race Planning, including the supervision of race programmes and the employment of Handicappers
• Licensing and registering racing participants - jockeys, trainers, horses, owners and stable staff.
• Strategic planning and policy for Racing
• Setting and enforcing standards of veterinary and medical care.
• Protecting the integrity of the sport on and off the racecourse.
• Setting and enforcing common standards for British racecourses
• The conduct of a day’s racing
• Central promotion of Racing
• Encouraging and fostering the breeding of bloodstock
• Developing and maintaining programmes of training and education
• 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