Prem Rugby needs to switch up its calendar to stop final being banished to fringes Sport Business Ollie Phillips argues that on this super weekend for sport in the capital, Prem Rugby could do more to be noticed. London is on its very best form this weekend: some of the world’s most exciting male tennis players will contest the HSBC Championships semi-finals and final at The Queen’s Club in Baron’s Court; England [...]
Concern as gambling black market set for £40m Royal Ascot boost Sport Business Illicit Royal Ascot betting could boost the gambling black market industry by £40m as punters get drawn in by unregulated operators. The horse racing spectacle is underway in Berkshire with 300,000 fans expected across five days of Royal Ascot racing. But many punters across the racing diaspora are turning to black market betting, with regulations [...]
And they’re off: Royal Ascot racegoers put on a patriotic show as iconic horse racing meet gets underway Sport Business Royal Ascot, the greatest flat racing festival in all of horse racing, is underway and thousands of punters have dressed to impress at the Berkshire course. There are over 100 runners across Tuesday’s seven races, with over £2.75m in prize money on offer to the top performers. Racegoers must adhere to the strict Royal Ascot [...]
Royal Ascot worth £140m to UK economy June 15, 2026 This year’s Royal Ascot festival is set to be worth £140m to the UK economy as fans flock to Berkshire for top level flat racing. Around 300,000 fans are expected to attend over the five days of horse racing, which starts tomorrow afternoon, with 38,000 hospitality covers to be served by over 30 Michelin starred [...]
Ascot CEO on Royal meet, pooling media rights and the best of Britain June 10, 2026 The chief executive of Ascot Racecourse has suggested major horse racing meets could pool their media rights to compete with rival sports. The 300-year-old Royal Ascot festival returns to Berkshire next week with record prize money and 300,000 fans expected over five days of racing. And chief executive Felicity Barnard has floated the idea of [...]
Grand National: Polanski slammed for £4bn racing industry suggestion April 10, 2026 Green leader Zack Polanski has been slammed ahead of the Grand National for wanting to ban horse racing. The politician said in 2024 that the country should “remove all animals involved in sport”, in a move that would end the £4bn horse racing industry, see a conclusion to iconic British staples such as the Cheltenham [...]
Jockey Club warns of Treasury ‘self-harm’ ahead of racing’s tax hike strike September 9, 2025 The Jockey Club has warned that the government is “walking into self-harm” if it pushes ahead with a tax hike on racing bets as the industry prepares for an unprecedented strike tomorrow. For the first time in its modern history, racing has voluntarily shelved all meetings due to take place on Wednesday – at Lingfield, [...]
Oisin Murphy: Champion Jockey charged with drink-driving June 26, 2025 Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been charged with drink-driving after crashing his Mercedes into a tree in April. It is alleged that Murphy, 29, was over the prescribed alcohol limit and failed to cooperate with police when asked to give a preliminary test at the scene. The Irishman, who rode five winners at Royal Ascot [...]
Sports events must decide between purists and entertaining newbies June 26, 2025 With Britain in the height of its summer sporting season, Ed Warner debates how organisers must balance pleasing purists with enticing new fans. “Does anyone talk about The Season anymore? The social whirl of the Lord’s Test, Queen’s, Royal Ascot and then finally Wimbledon? I may have missed others…” I replied to this Sport inc. [...]
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