David Thorpe, the chairman of the Racecourse Association in the UK, believes sponsorship for this year could be down 40% as the recession filters through and impacts on the racing industry.

Tonight’s race meeting at Kempton is set to go ahead despite the return of foot-and-mouth disease just miles from the Surrey course.

Peter Winkworth expressed confusion after being the only trainer caught up in restrictions caused by the current foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

Simon Clarke has resigned as vice chairman and director of the Racecourse Association following the announcement of the sale of Northern Racing.

Japanese superstar Deep Impact is on target to work at Longchamp on Wednesday prior to his bid for glory in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at the Paris venue on October 1.

Racing’s future funding and structure were the subject of an “extremely constructive meeting” between the Minister for Sport Richard Caborn MP and representatives from all aspects of the industry.

A multi-million-pound British High Court dispute between broadcaster At The Races and British racecourse owners has been settled.

Attheraces and the Racecourse Association have come to an agreement to end proceedings that had been heard in the High Court since the beginning of last week.

British Horseracing Board chairman Martin Broughton today gave his personal support to the proposed switch to a 48-hour deadline for final declarations in British Flat races.

Tracks owned by Racecourse Holdings Trust (RHT) have swept the board in the Tote-sponsored Neil Wyatt Groundstaff of the Year Awards.

Nick Lees today officiated at his last meeting as clerk of the course at Leicester after 32 years.

The British Office of Fair Trading has concluded that the collective sale of the media rights for 49 racecourses to attheraces was against competition rules.

The media consortium attheraces has terminated its £307m (€447m) TV rights deal with the Racecourse Association.

The transport of racehorses during the outbreak of foot and mouth disease will be one of the topics discussed by Britain's racing's rulers at a meeting on Monday.

The media rights deal between Go Racing and the Racecourse Association is a step closer tonight.