Owners chief urges racing industry to buy Tote

Chris Deuters, president of the Racehorse Owners Association, today warned of an “appalling” scenario for racing should the industry not buy the Tote.

He told the ROA annual general meeting in London that it was “imperative” for a racing trust to buy the Tote with an exclusive pool-betting licence lasting seven years – an opportunity that the Government had given the industry.