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British Horseracing to go on strike for first time ever in protest in opposition to Authorities’s tax plans
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British Horseracing to go on strike for first time ever in protest in opposition to Authorities’s tax plans

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By Tycoon Herald 4 Min Read Published August 17, 2025
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The British Horseracing Authority has introduced that no race conferences will happen in Britain on September 10 as the game protests the Authorities’s proposed tax rise on horserace betting.

This would be the first time that the game has voluntarily refused to race in its trendy historical past.

The announcement comes as British Racing’s ‘Axe the Racing Tax’ marketing campaign gears up prematurely of the Autumn Funds.

The marketing campaign is urging the Authorities to axe the Treasury’s proposal to deliver current on-line betting duties into one single price tax band.

4 scheduled race conferences on September 10 at Lingfield Park, Carlisle, Uttoxeter and Kempton Park will now not happen that day and will likely be rescheduled.

On the identical day, the game will host a serious marketing campaign occasion in Westminster the place senior leaders will likely be joined by homeowners, trainers and jockeys to focus on the specter of the Treasury’s proposal on an business which is price £4.1 billion to the UK economic system.

Financial evaluation commissioned by the BHA has proven that aligning the present 15 per cent tax price paid by bookmakers on racing with that of on-line video games of likelihood – presently taxed at 21 per cent – may have a damaging influence on the game, with a £330 million income hit to the business within the first 5 years and placing 2,752 jobs in danger within the first 12 months alone.

It is because betting operators are more likely to search to offset any tax rises by means of growing costs, chopping bonuses, decreasing promoting and advertising budgets.

Racing’s determination to not race on September 10 is unprecedented. Race conferences in Britain happen on 363 days a 12 months, except for sure seasonal holidays.

Aside from conferences being referred to as off on account of hostile climate, equine virus outbreak and nationwide crises such because the Covid-19 pandemic, this would be the first time in historical past that the game has taken a collective determination to not race in protest at a Authorities proposal.

Brant Dunshea, chief government on the British Horseracing Authority stated: “We have decided to take the unprecedented decision to cancel our planned racing fixtures on 10th September to highlight to Government the serious consequences of the Treasury’s tax proposals which threaten the very future of our sport.

“British Racing is already in a precarious monetary place and analysis has proven {that a} tax rise on racing may very well be catastrophic for the game and the hundreds of jobs that depend on it in cities and communities throughout the nation.

“This is the first time that British Racing has chosen not to race due to Government proposals. We haven’t taken this decision lightly but in doing so we are urging the Government to rethink this tax proposal to protect the future of our sport which is a cherished part of Britain’s heritage and culture.

“Our message to Authorities is obvious: axe the racing tax and again British Racing.”

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