On-course bookmakers have reacted with anger after discovering that Tote bets were being accepted at race meetings
On-course bookmakers have reacted with anger after discovering that Tote bets were being accepted from owners at two British race meetings on Wednesday, even though racecourse betting rings remain shut under a strict British Horseracing Authority rule that only “essential” workers are permitted at meetings behind closed doors.
Wednesday’s meetings at Southwell and Kempton Park were “test” events at which two owners per horse were allowed to attend, ahead of a full return of owners to British tracks from Saturday, when the action includes the Derby at Epsom.
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