Joe Saumarez Smith WG00, 53, passed away on February 11 following a battle with non-smoking lung cancer. Joe was chair of the British Horseracing Authority from June 2022 until he stepped down due to his health on January 30. Before he became a director at the BHA in 2014, he was a journalist for the Sunday Telegraph and Sunday Express. He also co-founded and sold education website Schoolsnet in the early 2000s, founded management consultancy Sports Gaming, and made a name for himself as a high-stakes gambler in racing as well as other sports and poker. Joe is survived by wife Wanda and their two children.