Invasive financial checks on punters  are a blatant attack on your rights… it will plunge racing into crisis, enable organised crime gangs to run roughshod in the black market and do NOTHING to protect gambling addicts

Seven people, none of whom have any practical experience of working in the betting industry, have decreed that the everyday punter may now face invasive and intrusive financial checks if they want to continue enjoying a wager.

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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage July 9-12

The summer Saratoga Race Course meet is in full swing after an exciting July 4 holiday weekend opener, and the upstate New York track will receive extensive coverage over the coming week via NYRA’s “Saratoga Live” on FOX Sports, as a four-day run of shows begins Thursday, July 9, and ends Sunday, July 11.

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Little Horses, Big Dreams: Pony Racing Aims to Inspire Next Generation of Riders

Many a young racing fan has dreamed of flying down the stretch in the saddle of a fleet Thoroughbred, flashing past the finish line a winner of a big race. Those flights of imagination feed the dreams that bring people from all over the world to the racetrack in search of the joy of victory astride a powerful equine athlete.

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