Footballer Ashley Barnes Banned By BHA

Friday, March 22, 2024 | 2:13 pm

Updated: March 22, 2024 at 4:13 pm

MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND - MARCH 06: Ashley Barnes of Norwich City reacts during the Sky Bet Championship match between Middlesbrough and Norwich City at Riverside Stadium on March 06, 2024 in Middlesbrough, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)

Ashley Barnes, a Norwich City striker, was banned for failing to cooperate in an ongoing investigation by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) this month, Sky Sports reported on Friday.

Barnes, 34, was put on the exclusion list maintained by the racing body, alongside his father-in-law John Higgins. The duo are not allowed on an property licensed by the BHA. Previously a registered owner in Britain, Barnes celebrated a winner with Manor Park (GB) (Medicean {GB}) at Newton Abbot in 2021.

“The BHA can confirm that the Ashley Barnes listed as an excluded person on our website is the professional footballer Ashley Barnes,” a BHA spokesperson told the Daily Mirror. “Mr Barnes has been excluded due to a failure to cooperate with a BHA investigation. As that investigation is ongoing, the BHA will make no further comment.”