Rule Changes

15 January 2025

The CIHA announces the following changes to the Rules of Racing which will come into effect on 1 February 2025.

3 February 2024

The CIHA announces the following changes to the Rules of Racing which will come into effect on 14 February. Details can be found here.

14 January 2024

The Rules of Racing will be amended on 1 February. Details can be found here.

19 June 2023

The CIHA announces the following changes to the Rules of Racing which will come into effect on 19 June 2023.

12 June 2023

The CIHA announces the following changes to the Rules of Racing which will come into effect on 12 June 2023.

26 February 2023

The CIHA announces the following changes to the Rules of Racing which will come into effect on 1 March 2023.

13 May 2022

Rules (B) 22 and (D) 32 (weighing) out have been amended to remove overweight restrictions for amateur riders.

5 April 2022

Rule 32 (method of start) has been amended so that any race starting in front of a crowd must be started by flag. 

28 January 2022

The temporary additional 3lb allowance for Riders at the scales has been made permanent. Rule (B)22.9 has been amended accordingly. 

30 November 2021

The CIHA announces the following changes to the Rules of Racing which will come into effect on 3 December 2021.

Rule Changes

30 July 2021

The Rules of Racing have been amended following consultation with stakeholders. Further details can be found here.

21 June 2021

At the request of trainers and riders, the allowance for Riders at the scales has been increased from 3lb to 6lb to compensate for riders not having access to saunas during the Covid pandemic. Rule (B)22.9 is accordingly temporarily amended. 

2 January 2020

The changes to the Rules of Racing which came into effect on 1 January 2020 can be found here.