As racing professionals gathered at the track at the centre of the review, a number criticised some of the recommendations
Tensions within the racing industry began to surface on Friday in response to the bulky review into equine fatalities published this week by the sport’s ruling body. As racing professionals gathered at the track at the centre of the review, several were minded to criticise some of the recommendations and the manner in which the review was carried out, though most fought shy of doing so on the record.
But the body which represents the interests of jockeys acknowledged, when asked, that it was not entirely happy about the document sent out on Wednesday by the British Horseracing Authority. “It was important that decisions were evidence based,” said Paul Struthers, chief executive of the Professional Jockeys Association, “and it is unfortunate that, when it comes to some of the recommendations impacting our members, the BHA has chosen to ignore this evidence.
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