Horse Racing

The two main forms of horse racing in Great Britain are unobstructed distances races, known as flat racing, and races over fences or over hurdles, known as National Hunt racing. There is another form of racing which is run on an altogether more informal basis, known as point to point racing, a form of steeplechasing for amateur riders, like professional racing, it is nevertheless run under the auspices of the governing and regulatory body for horse-racing in Great Britain, the British Horseracing Authority. The UK has produced some of the greatest jockeys of all time, including Sir Gordon Richards, usually considered the greatest ever jockey. There are between four and five hundred professional jockeys based in the United Kingdom.