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MYSTERIOUS: 2 - What They Never Told You

Racing’s D-day looms as proposed chief Lord Allen faces ‘sliding doors’ moment

A ruling body with a board focused entirely on the long-term health and interests of the sport would be a first for racing

The Guardian - UK

Racing’s response to tax ‘harmonisation’ bombshell risks disturbing endgame

An effective end to the decades-old distinction between betting and gaming feels increasingly imminent

The Guardian - UK

Oisin Murphy faces ‘incredibly strict’ conditions on licence after drink-driving case

Oisin Murphy is to have ‘incredibly strict’ conditions placed on his licence, acting BHA chief executive Brant Dunshea has revealed

The Guardian - UK

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Racing’s leaders lost control of narrative in Oisin Murphy drink-driving case

The consequences of the jockey being involved in a race-riding incident before he got to court were unthinkable

The Guardian - UK

‘I have let a lot of people down’ – Champion jockey apologises for drink-driving

A judge fined Oisin Murphy £70,000 and handed him a 20-month driving ban after he crashed a car into a tree while drink-driving earlier this year.

Evening Standard

British racing’s leadership in disarray after Lord Allen delays arrival at top

Proposed chair of British Horseracing Authority engaged in meetings to understand issues facing sport

The Guardian - UK

‘A significant disaster’: extreme floods risk conservation efforts in outback Queensland

Wildlife sanctuary manager Josh McAllister was stranded for three days with six tins of tuna, a bag of Doritos and a salad roll – but he was more worried about the bettongs

The Guardian - AU

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Going gets tricky for tracks on a bank holiday when fans were short-changed

Racecourses may find maintaining an acceptable racing surface in an era of climate change is no longer economically viable

The Guardian - UK

We Stopped the House From Selling Public Lands, But We Have to Keep Up the Pressure

The amendment to sell off public lands in the Budget Reconciliation Bill was removed at the 11th hour, which we should celebrate. But key provisions to hamstring the outdoors remain.

RideApart

Racing chiefs warn Labour plans on betting could cost sport tens of millions

British Horseracing Authority is protesting about proposals to harmonise online and gaming duty rates

The Guardian - UK

Grounds for concern with credibility urgently needed on racing data

An admission that GoingStick readings, which measure the state of the ground, are being massaged hurts the sport

The Guardian - UK

Grand National runner Celebre d’Allen died of post-race bacterial infection

The post-mortem indicated that Celebre d’Allen developed sepsis or endotoxaemia from a ‘severe bacterial respiratory infection’

The Independent UK

Celebre d'Allen: Horse who collapsed during Grand National dies after 'significant deterioration'

Celebre d'Allen collapsed after being pulled up ahead of the final fence during Aintree showpiece on Saturday

Evening Standard

Animal rights groups respond to ‘heartbreaking’ death of Celebre d’Allen at Grand National

Celebre d’Allen died days after collapsing at Aintree

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The Guardian - UK

Plastic or fantastic? Grand National steps out on delicate high-wire act

Traditionalists rail at the ‘Plastic National’ but a third of all British adults will have a bet on the world’s most famous race

The Independent UK

Racehorses to be tested for gene doping as new initiative announced ahead of Grand National

A new initiative has been launched that intensifies anti-doping efforts in horseracing

RideApart

The Supreme Court Just Told Utah to Get Out With Its Public Lands Lawsuit

It's already been a wild year and it's literally only the second week of January as I write this. Yet, despite the litany of insane news that's surfaced in the last two weeks, along with the death and destruction in Los Angeles, and the countless other stories that've likely aged…

The Guardian - UK

Finance fears overshadow racing as BHA’s chief executive search goes on

The sport’s list of both immediate and longer-term concerns is even more unsettling than when process started

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The Guardian - UK

ITN report on Cheltenham horse deaths criticised by racing’s rulers

BHA understood to be unhappy at failure to seek adequate comment, as well as replaying precise instances of deaths

The National (Scotland)

Lorna Slater: SNP must make 'uncomfortable' pledges to gain Greens' support

The SNP will need to make “uncomfortable commitments” to gain the support of the Scottish Greens for the Budget, Lorna Slater has said ...

Motorsport

How Bosch made it even easier to drive with your hands, further opening up the competitive racing world

In 2018, Robert Wickens faced one of the few worst-case scenarios in racing. While competing at Pocono, his No. 6 Lucas Oil Arrow IndyCar hit another car (Ryan Hunter-Reay), resulting in a brutal crash that red-flagged the race. Wickens surprisingly survived the incident, but his injuries would leave him paralyzed.…

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s awful, I look a mess’: jockey wins appeal over ban for ‘embarrassing’ ride

The jockey Callum Shepherd got the result he was looking for as his appeal against an 18-day ban for failing to ride out to the line at Kempton last month was allowed

The Independent UK

Four horse deaths in single afternoon of racing blamed on ‘unique circumstances’

Happy Helen, Hallowed Rose, Bala Brook and Cuzzicombe all died during a seven-race card at Newton Abbot Racecourse last month but the British Horseracing Authority have determined there was no external factor linking them

Autosport

Wickens hospitalised after major Nurburgring crash

Wickens – who suffered a serious spinal cord injury in an IndyCar crash at Pocono in 2018 that left him paraplegic – was making his debut in the series, sharing a Target SRL-entered Hyundai Elantra N with his fellow Canadian co-driver Mark Wilkins.

Motorsport

Wickens hospitalized after major Nurburgring Nordschleife crash

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