{"id":180226,"date":"2025-06-13T04:57:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T04:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/180226\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T04:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T04:57:29","slug":"lord-allen-set-to-make-radical-proposals-for-fully-independent-governance-of-british-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/180226\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord Allen set to make radical proposals for fully independent governance of British racing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"Text__0__GlideArticleBody\">The BHA&#8217;s intended new chair Charles Allen is proposing radical changes to the way British racing is run to make its governance &#8220;fully independent&#8221; of racecourses and participants, the Racing Post understands.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"Text__1__GlideArticleBody\">Should the BHA&#8217;s members \u2013 the Racecourse Association (RCA), the Racehorse Owners Association, the Thoroughbred Breeders\u2019 Association and &#8216;licensed personnel&#8217; 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