Strike averted as parties to meet

THE threat of a strike by jockeys at fixtures on Monday over new whip regulations has been been averted after the British Horseracing Authority and Professional Jockeys Association agreed to a meeting that day.

Racing’s authorities cross-channel moved to calm the situation after jockey protests threatened to boil over into strike action.

The BHA has called representatives of the riders to a Board meeting to discuss their grievances in the wake of Richard Hughes’s decision to quit after being hit with two bans.