Our horseracing team advises on the sport’s most difficult and high-profile matters, combining knowledge of racing with leading disputes and regulatory expertise.

We have acted in many of the biggest racing cases in recent years both in the courts and in matters before various regulatory and disciplinary tribunals. These include the Disciplinary Panel, the Licensing Committee and the Appeal Board of the British Horseracing Authority and the tribunals of the Emirates Racing Authority, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board and the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Our clients include leading owners, trainers, jockeys, bloodstock agents, breeders, racecourse owners, syndicates, bookmakers, high-rolling punters, investment funds, media personalities and several of racing’s major institutions.

We act for clients who want to challenge race results or the decisions of the race day stewards, for those charged with serious breaches of the sport’s rules (such as gambling conspiracies and Code of Conduct breaches) and for those facing criminal investigations. We also help clients who are struggling to obtain or retain their regulatory licenses including in contested hearings.

Outside of regulatory matters we act in disputes over training fees, ownership matters, disputed debts, investment agreements, media rights agreements, defamation and privacy claims, sponsorship agreements and property matters.

Beyond disputes, our clients benefit from a full-service offering tailored to racing. This covers specialist tax and estate planning, commercial and syndication agreements, and property transactions.

We also advise many of our racing clients in respect of their outside commercial and personal interests.