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Oct 6, 20231 min read

Racecourse and Track Management Seminar Gets Rave Reviews

Chantilly was the scene of the EMHF's latest seminar, which looked at the management and maintenance of the racecourse and training track...

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Peter McNeile

Sep 5, 20233 min read

Premierisation in UK racing: a new concept or just an inevitability?

British racing embarks upon a new classification from 2024 in an effort to sustain its place in world affairs. The much-vaunted...

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Jul 30, 20232 min read

Swedish racing waited 23 years for a home bred winner of the Derby - by Bjorn Eklund

The Swedish Derby has been run since 1918. Until 1995 it was restricted to horses bred in Scandinavia which resulted in wins for 37...

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Jul 4, 20231 min read

Breeding's Social Licence in the spotlight at TBA Conference

At the sell-out Industry Conference of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, EMHF Secretary-General Paull Khan delivered a presentation...

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Racing's conundrum: what follows Dettori

Peter McNeile

Jun 27, 20234 min read

Racing's conundrum: what follows Dettori

Like every sport, racing needs heroes that capture the public imagination, participants that raise the profile of the sport beyond the...

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May 25, 20231 min read

EMHF Participates in Inaugural Horse Economic Forum

The Horse Economic Forum horseeconomicforum.com held its inaugural conference in the horse-centric Portuguese village of Alter do Chao....

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May 24, 20231 min read

Poland Hosts Highly Successful General Assembly

After a three-year delay, due to the pandemic and the war in neighbouring Ukraine, some 60 EMHF delegates and guests were delighted...

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May 9, 20232 min read

Thoroughbreds Win Recognition in Olympics & FEI Events

At next year’s Paris Olympic Games, Thoroughbreds competing in any of the equestrian disciplines – dressage, show jumping and eventing –...

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Peter McNeile

Mar 14, 20233 min read

Does Racing win its share of the wagering market?

A recent research document published by Ladbrokes Coral in the UK marked out the popularity of Jump racing in betting interest compared...

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Dec 1, 20221 min read

Paull Khan Presents to MEPs Horse Group on Social Licence

Secretary-General Paull Khan presented on 'Racing's Social Licence, Today and Tomorrow' at the European Parliament on November 30th. The...

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Nov 1, 20221 min read

First Ever European Stewards Conference to be held in Warsaw

The EMHF, through the British Horseracing Authority, is to stage a European Stewards Conference in Warsaw the day after its General...

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Oct 24, 20221 min read

General Assembly Set To Visit Warsaw, (Finally)

After three frustrated attempts, it is intended to hold the 2023 EMHF General Assembly in Warsaw, Poland. The Warsaw Plaza Hotel will be...

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Peter McNeile

Oct 19, 20223 min read

What makes the USP of a Festival?

Many of the marquee events in racing are multi-day Festival events, assembling consecutive days of elite class racing for huge crowds:...

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Peter McNeile

Oct 7, 20223 min read

Are our riders pushing too hard

Outward perception of racing is of a genteel sport where fair play is standard practice and where the participants are civil to each...

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Sep 24, 20221 min read

BHA HOSTS EMHF SEMINAR ON DOPING CONTROL

The British Horseracing Authority delivered the latest EMHF Seminar on September 21st and 22nd, in London and at Kempton Park Racecourse....

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Sep 19, 20221 min read

Oldest Turkish Track Is Venue for 2022 Executive Council

The EMHF held its fifteenth Executive Council Meeting - and the first in-person for three years - in Turkey's third city, Izmir, on...

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Sep 11, 20222 min read

First European Pony Racing Association Meeting, in Budapest

The European Pony Racing Association (EPRA) held its inaugural annual meeting at Kincsem Park Racecourse, Budapest, Hungary on September...

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Jun 20, 20221 min read

Executive Council to meet in Izmir

The EMHF's Executive Council will be taking up the Turkish Jockey Club's kind offer to host its 2022 renewal. The meeting will be held on...

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May 20, 20221 min read

Jakub Kasprzak is First Polish Executive Council Member

At the EMHF General Assembly in Ireland several positions on our Executive Council were determined. Henri Pouret was confirmed as...

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May 19, 20221 min read

General Assembly with Real People Again!

The EMHF held its first in-person General Assembly in three years in Ireland on May 14th and 15th. Transferred at short notice from...

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