9 h. ago Stewards sacked after investigation found they placed hundreds of bets on horse races

Five officials, including the acting chief thoroughbred steward, were betting on races over a two and a half year period, in some cases in races which led to inquiries they were oversaw

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31 h. ago Sunday horse racing tips: Best bets for Doncaster and the Curragh

It’s the final day of the St Leger Festival and fresh from tipping the 2/1 winner of Saturday’s ‘Classic’, Scandinavia and suggesting you back Fantasy Believer at 10/1, another success, our racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge brings us his horse racing tips with a focus on Doncaster’s Sunday card.

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56 h. ago Saturday horse racing tips: St Leger best bets and Doncaster preview

It’s St Leger day and our racing correspondent Jonathan Doidge brings us his horse racing tips for Doncaster’s Saturday card

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4 d. ago Top trainer warns of 'very dangerous' consequences of tax rise for racing

John Gosden was among a number of major figures from the sport who descended on Westminster to protest against a proposed increase in tax on betting

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4 d. ago Horse racing strike: Sport under 'existential threat' as protest wipes out Wednesday card

There will be no horse racing across the UK on Wednesday in protest at proposed betting tax changes with the sport potentially facing a £66m hit and the loss of jobs

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5 d. ago Racing punter turns 52p bet into £12,000 payout in ‘nightmare’ for bookies

A spokesperson for William Hill described the pay out as the ‘stuff of punting dreams and bookies’ nightmare’

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6 d. ago Punter lands ‘stuff of dreams’ Saturday bet by turning 52p into £12,000

The William Hill customer found seven winners from eight selections in an each way multiple from the racing at Haydock, Kempton, Stratford and Ascot

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6 d. ago Car wash bosses who smuggled hundreds of illegal immigrants into Britain were caught when investigators found videos and selfies from asylum seekers customers on their phones

Dilshad Shamo, 41, and Ali Khdir, 42, both had a secret 'double life' by operating the ' TripAdvisor for migrants' while appearing to run their car wash firm in Caerphilly, south Wales

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6 d. ago Top 10 Best Horse Racing Betting Sites UK for September 2025

We rate and recommend the best horse racing betting sites UK punters have to choose from in 2025

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2 w. ago Punter sends bookie 'ducking for cover' by landing £12k windfall from 5p bet

William Hill has paid out on two five figure sums after multiple accumulator bets were landed by punters during the August Bank Holiday weekend

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3 w. ago McLaren ‘explosion’ predicted with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri battling for F1 title

The drivers’ championship is a two-horse race between Piastri, who leads by nine points, and Norris

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3 w. ago Increased betting tax would be a hurdle that horse racing may not overcome

Comment: Why a proposal from the government to change the betting tax could devastate this integral part of British culture

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4 w. ago Racehorses to go on strike and decimate programme over Rachel Reeves' hated betting tax

All bets are off as horse racing is taking the unprecedented move of going on strike to teach Rachel Reeves a lesson as they down saddles

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4 w. ago British horse racing set for unprecedented strike over betting tax changes

A one-day strike will be held on 10 September over a proposed rise in taxes on betting

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4 w. ago British horse racing to go on STRIKE for the first time ever as four events are scrapped in backlash to Rachel Reeves' proposed betting tax rise

DOMINIC KING: British racing has taken the astonishing decision to go on strike with all four meetings set to be staged on September 10 being cancelled.

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