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'We need to take our share of the pain'

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Goodwood's Supreme and March Stakes have lost their Group 3 status. Denford Stake, the Buckhounds St.akes, and Fairway Stases will no longer be Listed races. Legacy Cup at Newbury will not be a L listed race. BHA wants to improve the Flat Pattern and Llisted programme. The changes to the programme for 2023 are the first of a series of measures. They aim to address some of the immediate challenges in the black-type contests. There will be further improvements for 2024 and beyond. The BHAs aim is to deliver substantive improvements to how racing is structured.

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