The base of the pyramid crumbles – ignore at your peril
British racing is a big industry, and at the top tier of the sport a considerable amount of money can be made. In the Blueprint we examined the profitability of all the stakeholders. In 2019, the...
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by Jon Hughes
Current on and off-course owner experience - is it good enough?
It’s hard not to feel desperately sorry for racecourses. From March onwards they have been haemorrhaging money: the majority of staff furloughed, sponsorship deals cancelled, hospitality events...
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by Jon Hughes
“Money, money, money” – it’s a horsemen’s world
Our 100-day campaign to apply pressure on British Racing to develop a highly practical Recovery of Racing Plan broadly coincides with the first 100 days in office of the new Chairman of the...
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by Jon Hughes
Signing the pledge – and we’re not talking about going teetotal
At the heart of our campaign to Keep Owners in Racing we have advocated a strongly collaborative approach to be adopted by all the leaders of British racing. Maintaining unity and common purpose...
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by Jon Hughes
Peace breaks out (hopefully) – Levy board pours oil on troubled waters (again)
During lockdown there was a rare outbreak of collaborative behaviour across racing’s fragmented and disunited stakeholders in the Resumption of Racing Group. Just about everyone rallied around to...
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by Jon Hughes
Team Racing – why Racing needs more than ever to collaborate
If a week is a long time in politics, then a fortnight is definitely a long time in the launch of a campaign. When Ged Shields and I introduced our Blueprint for Racehorse Ownership in the...
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