Horse Racing - BBC Radio 4 - The Bottom Line:
Horse racing is the second most popular spectator sport in the UK but it is also a business. Presenter Evan Davis and guests discuss who makes the money: the horse owners, the jockeys, the race courses or the bookmakers?
Guests:
Simon Bazalgette, Chief Executive, The Jockey Club
Rachel Hood, Director, The Horsemen's Group
Ciaran O'Brien, Group Communications Director, William Hill bookmakers
Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b072n66d
Horse Racing - BBC Radio 4 - The Bottom Line
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andyfuller
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Yes, I thought so - I was very pleased Evan asked the question why should the bookmaking industry pay horse racing for the right to bet when it doesn't have to with any other sport. I thought the answer was very poor and was stuck in the past.
Likewise, the answer as to why the betting shops should pay a portion of the FOBT's profits to horse racing was also very poor.
Long term those answers imo are not sustainable and valid.
I thought the horseman's group came across very much stuck in the past and showed a distinct lack of foresight.
Likewise, the answer as to why the betting shops should pay a portion of the FOBT's profits to horse racing was also very poor.
Long term those answers imo are not sustainable and valid.
I thought the horseman's group came across very much stuck in the past and showed a distinct lack of foresight.