The Office of Fair Trading determined (in effect) that the courses owned (a large proportion of) the fixture list and the then BHB declined to litigate the issue. That and the legalisation of off course betting shops were two huge strategic errors that have in no small measure contributed to the position racing now finds itself in.
The Office of Fair Trading determined (in effect) that the courses owned (a large proportion of) the fixture list and the then BHB declined to litigate the issue. That and the legalisation of off course betting shops were two huge strategic errors th