British Horseracing Authority Chair Resigns After Just Six Months in Role - The Mirror

British Horseracing Authority chair resigns after just six months in role - The Mirror

A week before the Cheltenham Festival Lord Charles Allen has stepped down as chair of the British Horseracing Authority after member organisations failed to reach agreement on governance reforms

Lord Allen Resigns as Chair of the BHA

Lord Charles Allen has resigned as chair of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) after just six months in the role, having been unable to achieve the governance change that he proposed when taking up his post on September 1. Lord Allen was first nominated as chair in November 2024, but the start of his tenure was delayed as the BHA said that he wished to “continue meeting stakeholders to better inform his vision for the sport”. Three months l…

Lord Allen resigns as BHA chair after six months in role

The British Horseracing Authority has announced that Lord Allen has resigned as the ruling body’s chair after less than a year in the post.

PRESS RELEASE: Ben Wallace favourite to replace Lord Allen as BHA Chair

Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is the early favourite with Star Sports to replace Lord Allen as the next Chair of the British Horseracing Authority. Wallace is the 4/1 frontrunner for the role, ahead of BHA Interim Chair Julia Tyson at 5/1 and Baroness Minette Batters, who is a former National Farmers’ Union president and director of Salisbury Racecourse, at 6/1. David Armstrong is priced at 15/2 (corrected), with former Conservative cabin…