It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Govan, (wee Rab to his pals ). Robert was involved in harness racing for many years going back to winning multiple races with his own wee horse Gold Strike. Robert and pal James Patterson enjoyed times working with Barry Neal at York and also in Canada. Robert also worked with the Gill family and was well thought of. Robert moved in to help out at his local track of Corbiewood as a track steward, moving onto chief steward where he was known as very fair and he gained respect from all the drivers. Robert then got back into ownership with lifelong friend James where they enjoyed great success with Hawthorns Maggie winning the STAGBI Broodmares ,and also heat and final of the Joe Murdock memorial at Corbiewood. Then followed buying Dreamfair I Am. They had so much fun winning the Alex Thomson Memorial at Haugh Field also finishing 2nd in the Group 1 Welsh Classic at Tregaron, even this season going 1.57s at Tir Prince. Robert was a genuine hard working guy and will be missed by his wife Rachel, family & friends. RIP Robert. Robert's funeral will take place on Friday 20th November 11.30am at Falkirk Crematorium. More details to follow.

Due to illness, the office will not be available today for phone calls but emails will be monitored.

The BHRC and handicap panel request that all feedback and suggestions regarding the handicap system and rules within the system that need amending, deleting or any additional things they think should be considered are to be submitted to the BHRC Office email no later than Friday 13th November. Any feedback/suggestions regarding the penalty free periods and penalty free races are also welcome. Office Email bhrc.office@yahoo.co.uk

Voting Slips Given that several members have not been able to locate the electronic voting slip sent by PJE Accountants, the Directors have made the decision to extend the vote until Wednesday 11th November. If you have not been able to locate your voting slip, please contact the BHRC office urgently to confirm your email address and a duplicate voting slip will be sent to you from the office by email. THIS MUST BE RETURNED TO PJE ACCOUNTANTS BY WEDNESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2026. The email address for returning the slips is printed on the voting slip. Please do not return anything to the BHRC Office. Should you not have access to a printer, please let the office know and a duplicate will be printed and posted to you first class. The Members Meeting will then be held on Thursday 12th November.

Nominations for Sire Stakes yearlings are now open. Any horse sired by one of the below nominated stallions and born in 2025 is eligible for nomination into the series. Entries via the BHRC online entries system. Entries will remain open until 18th December 2026.

The voting slips that were sent out prior to the AGM in July were sent to the previous year's members, (2025) as has always been the case historically. As the vote results did not return enough Directors to make the board quorate, the voting was then re-opened and sent to the same list of voters. If you have an exclusive email address and have not received your voting slip, please check your spam/junk folder for an email from noreply@mail.electionbuddy.com If you still cannot see the voting slip, then please contact the office asap to update your email address and it will be passed on to PJE Accountants to re-send the voting slip. If you had a shared email address, then your voting slip will have been sent in the post. If you have not received it, please contact the office asap to confirm your postal address - if it has changed then a voting slip will be sent First Class. If you were not a member in 2025, you will not have been sent a voting slip. Voting closes for both postal and email on Friday 30th October.

The office will be closed to phone calls on Friday 16th October due to staff holiday. Emails will be monitored throughout the day.

There is an error on the postal voting slips. The closing date is Friday 30th October, same as for the electronic voting. Apologies!