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• 8. From Westminster – Axe the Racing Tax

  On an extraordinary and historic day for racing, The BHA Podcast comes to you from Westminster.With all fixtures today rescheduled, racing's leaders headed to the heart of Government to share the #AxeTheRacingTax message with a single voice - and this episode takes you inside the event to hear from a number of key attendees including Brant Dunshea, Louie French MP, Richard Johnson, Nick Luck, John Gosden, Dan Skelton, Sarah Guest and Greg Swift.For more information go to axetheracingtax.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• 7. Special edition from Seven Barrows: Launch of TIEAs 2026

  In this special edition of The BHA Podcast, we celebrate the launch of the 2026 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, sponsored by Godolphin, with a trip to Seven Barrows.The 2025 Employee of the Year Simone Meloni tells us how life has been for him since his victory in February, while his boss Nicky Henderson reflects on the impact of the awards on his yard as a whole – and gives a suggestion for how Simone might tackle his roll as a judge this year!Also joining host Nick Lightfoot are the BHA’s James Giblett and Jemima Beare (née Perham), to discuss the BHA’s role in delivering the awards and what makes a strong nomination.Nominations are now OPEN for the 2026 Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, sponsored by Godolphin: https://bit.ly/tieapodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• 6. Special edition – #AxeTheRacingTax recap

  It's time for racing to come together to tell Government to #AxeTheRacingTax.In this special recap episode, we offer reminders from previous episodes of why this campaign is stepping up a gear.Visit britishhorseracing.com to learn more about the campaign.Sign the petition: https://www.change.org/p/axetheracingtax-back-british-horseracing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• 5. #AxeTheRacingTax campaign latest and the British Horseracing Development Programme at 35

  Welcome to Episode 5 of The BHA Podcast. First up, we have Greg Swift and Victoria Morgan to discuss their latest attempt to lobby the Government on betting tax and we’ll also be checking in on the British Horseracing Development Programme, which got underway in Newmarket recently.A report was recently published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for racing and Bloodstock warning of “a triple-whammy of financial threats caused by Government policy” that is said pOsed a threat to the future of British racing. Entitled ‘Securing Racing’s Future: The Threat to British Horseracing’, it sets out how racing could be devastated by the Government’s proposals to hike online betting taxes. This comes at a time when, as we’ve discussed on this show before, affordability checks are already restricting people’s ability to enjoy a bet on racing, and a failure to deliver a sustainable central funding continues to provide uncertainty.Then to finish up, we wanted to turn the spotlight on the British Horseracing Development Programme, which began in Newmarket on Monday 30 June and is celebrating its 35th year this year.The Programme, in its various guises down the years, has acted as an entry point to the industry for a great number of people who have gone on to senior positions in our sport. The likes of Alan Delmonte, Ed Chamberlin, Sulekha Varma and so many more got their start in racing thanks to the Programme and, more than three decades on, it’s still going strong.Nick sat down with Zoe Elliott, the BHA’s Head of Careers Marketing and Recruitment, to discuss how the Programme works, its goals and successes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• 4. Harmonisation of betting duty and weighing room upgrade work

  Episode 4 of The BHA Podcast focuses on two issues that have made headlines in the past week. Acting CEO Brant Dunshea and Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Greg Swift, join host Nick Lightfoot to discuss the threat posed to racing by proposals to harmonise tax rates on sports and casino betting products. Brant stays on to reflect on the BHA's issuing this week of deadlines for the upgrading of weighing room facilities.If you have a question for us then please email [email protected] and we will endeavour to answer as many as we can on future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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