British EBF

The British EBF's annual industry document was published on Tuesday. It covers the British EBF's activities for the 2025 Flat and 2025/2026 National Hunt seasons and can be viewed here. A leading supporter of prize-money in British racing since 1983, the British EBF has maintained record contributions of £2 million for the past three years and is committed to providing the same amount for 2026. The document details how funds are allocated following the contributions made by British stallion studs from their covering income, a system that has played a...

The British EBF will once again contribute £2 million to prize-money in 2026. In addition to its ongoing commitment to enhancing prize-money, the British EBF is focusing its attention on support for contributing stallion owners during 2026. Emma Berry, chair of the British EBF, said, "The wider racing industry has been made aware of the pressures breeders, and by extension stallion owners, face, which has led to a declining number of active broodmares in Britain. That said, Britain still has fantastic strength and depth to our stallion market and it...

The TDN's Emma Berry will succeed Simon Sweeting as chair of the British EBF in January 2026. Berry, who joined the Thoroughbred Daily News as European editor in 2015, previously worked as deputy editor of Pacemaker magazine, deputy editor and racing editor of Horse & Hound, bloodstock editor of Thoroughbred Owner Breeder and associate editor of Bloodstock Notebook. She also completed a stint for Darley at Dalham Hall Stud for three years. A small owner-breeder with two broodmares, Berry sits on the BHA Flat Pattern Committee and is a member...

With two races each offering prize-money of £100,000, the British EBF 2yo Series, now in its fourth year, headlines the activities on the Flat for the British European Breeders' Fund, which is supported by the British stallion owners.  Juveniles who took part in more than 170 restricted maiden and novice races in the country are eligible for Wednesday's fillies' final at Goodwood or the colts' final, which is to be run on October 10 at York. With just over £50,000 to the winner, the former has attracted 14 declared runners...

The team at Thoroughbred Daily News is proud to sponsor, in association with the British EBF, the opening race of Yarmouth's three-day Eastern Festival on Tuesday. Nine two-year-olds will go to post for the six-furlong Thoroughbred Daily News EBF Novice Stakes, headed by Division, the sole previous winner in the line-up for James Doyle and William Haggas. A running-on second when making his debut at Windsor last month, the son of Kingman showed the benefit of that experience when justifying short odds at Haydock next time, making all to win...

The British EBF published its annual industry document on Tuesday, covering its activities for the 2024 Flat and 2024/25 National Hunt seasons. Maintaining record contributions to racing's prize-money at £2 million for the third consecutive year, the British EBF has been a leading supporter of the high-value development novice and maiden races and taken on sponsorship of the NH Junior Hurdle programme. The document details how funds are allocated following the generous contributions made by British stallion studs from their covering income, a system that has played a vital role...

The British EBF has released details of its programme for 2025, featuring 700 races and £2 million of contributions to horse racing's prize-money from 35 British stallion studs. Headlining the Flat racing initiatives is the British EBF 2yo Series, with a total prize fund of £2.3 million and two finals. They will each be worth £100,000, with the fillies' race set to take place at Goodwood on Wednesday, September 24, before the colts and geldings take centre stage at York on Friday, October 10. Over 170 restricted maiden and novice...

More than £3.3m in prize-money has been devoted to this year's programme of High-Value Developmental Races on the Flat in Britain with an increased focus on potential stayers.  The series features 89 maiden and novice contests, 31 of which are for two-year-olds and worth £40,000, while another 30 restricted juvenile novices and maidens will carry a minimum of £30,000 in prize-money. For three-year-olds and up there are 28 open novice and maiden races worth a minimum of £40,000. With the financial backing of British Stallion Studs (EBF), Juddmonte, Darley and...

Nine British Flat stallions will parade at Tattersalls on Thursday, January 30 ahead of the February Sale. As reported in TDN last week, A'Ali (Ire), Bangkok (Ire), Bradsell (GB), Caturra (Ire), El Caballo (GB), Isaac Shelby (GB), Lope Y Fernandez (Ire), Stradivarius (Ire) and Ubettabelieveit (Ire) will be available for viewing at Park Paddocks. They will be joined by nine former stars of the track for the inaugural RoR Showcase, which includes Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Native River (Ire). "The Retraining of Racehorses charity is a vitally important asset to...

Stallion viewings have continued apace this week throughout Europe, with many breeders descending on Newmarket farms following the Irish Stallion Trail, while the Route des Etalons is currently underway in Normandy. There remains no official stallion trail in Britain despite there having been a number of calls over the years for an emulation of the popular incentive which began in France and was swiftly picked up by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing. There was apparently no appetite to get behind this in England, though many stallion studs in Newmarket open their doors...

The British EBF is to refocus part of its National Hunt prize-money contribution to support the junior hurdle programme, it was announced on Thursday. Now in their fourth year, Junior National Hunt Hurdle races are designed to enhance the potential of young horses through earlier jumping education. Racing against their own age group, the development of the programme aims to mirror the early education options available to National Hunt trainers in Ireland and France. Open exclusively to three-year-olds from October to December and four-year-olds from January to April of the following...

British horseracing's most active sponsor, the British EBF, welcomed the appointment of two new Trustees to its board this month, it was announced on Tuesday. Whatton Manor Stud's Ed Player joins the British EBF Trustees, alongside being a committee member at Nottingham Racecourse. After eight years at Schroders Investment Management in London, Player returned to his passion of racing and joined the family-run Whatton Manor Stud. Over the last 20 years, Player has helped oversee a significant expansion in the acreage of Whatton Manor, leading to a similar increase in...