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Tote bidders must heed racing’s needs
Obtaining the exclusive rights to operate pool betting in this country has long been regarded as the one remaining chance to put British racing on a sound financial footing. While it has...
Harnessing industry’s fresh talent
Tony Morris, ‘the man you can’t ignore’, called me recently to share his delight in the young members of the Newmarket pedigree club, an informal group founded by the late Leslie Ha...
Restructure offers new hope for future
If plans currently being discussed by the principal organisations within the industry come to fruition, British racing will undergo its most radical structural change since the creation o...
Changes ahead for TBA and racing
A year ago, I supported the call for Tattersalls’ October Book 1 Yearling Sales to be delayed by a day, to provide for more time to view yearlings coming shortly after the Arc weekend...
ROA Leader, March 2011
As the Horsemen’s Tariff begins to get established, we must look at what it has so far achieved and knock down some of the misconceptions being portrayed by those who clearly want the t...
TBA Leader, March 2011
In my last leader I encouraged breeders to support the Horsemen’s Tariff, but also noted the need to ensure that the overall quality of the race programme, particularly opportunities fo...
ROA Leader, February 2011
As most ROA members have seen, the Horsemen’s Tariff has already received support from many prominent owners, trainers, breeders and jockeys. We would now like to see this enthusiasm sp...
TBA Leader, February 2011
Through this column, I would like to add my support to the Horsemen’s Tariff, which was launched in January. The tariff sets out the minimum values which the horsemen believe racecourse...
ROA Leader, January 2011
The fact that the Levy Board’s three independent members have made some reasonably encouraging recommendations to government must be seen by racing as a positive step. With so much gloo...
TBA Leader, January 2011
The TBA had another busy year in 2010 and this month I would like to ‘play safe’ and dedicate this leader to in-house matters, providing a brief end-of-year report highlighting the TB...