Overview
- All four meetings at Carlisle, Lingfield, Uttoxeter and Kempton are cancelled that day and moved to other dates, creating a blank day of racing in Britain.
- It will be the first voluntary, all‑industry shutdown in modern British racing, coordinated by the BHA with Jockey Club Racecourses and Arena Racing Company.
- On Sept. 10, racing leaders will hold an Axe The Racing Tax event in Westminster with owners, trainers and jockeys to lobby ministers directly.
- The consultation proposes harmonising remote gambling duties, which the sport fears could align the 15% betting rate with the 21% charged on online slots and casino games, though the Treasury says the exercise is about simplification rather than changing rates.
- BHA‑commissioned modelling warns of a £330m five‑year revenue hit and thousands of jobs at risk if alignment occurs, while MPs and the Horseracing Bettors Forum have backed the action as ministers assess responses ahead of the autumn budget.