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#COVID19 has transformed sport with major events postponed or cancelled. But in #HongKong, the horse races are still running... without the fans in the stands - CNN reports Read More

A monster merger between Paddy Power and Betfair owner Flutter Entertainment and The Stars Group, owner of Sky Bet, was on Tuesday given the go-ahead by the UK's competition watchdog. Read More

Nicky Henderson has described the current global lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak as the worst crisis since World War II. Read More

With the Government of Ontario extending the Declaration of Provincial Emergency and associated emergency measures due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, Woodbine Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it remains committed to stabling horses on its backstretch Read More

The Goffs Group has announced revised dates for the Doncaster Breeze Up and Spring Sales, and the Goffs Land Rover Sale Read More

Due to current restrictions in place at Santa Anita Park as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as recent changes in the 2020 thoroughbred auction calendar, Fasig-Tipton announced on Monday the cancellation of its 2020 Santa Anita Two-Year-Old's in Training Sale Read More

Racing stakeholders in California have warned of major job losses as they work together to persuade the local authority to rescind its decision to prohibit racing at Santa Anita due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read More

The UK industry group coordinating work to respond to the coronavirus on Monday published an operational plan setting out work currently underway. Read More

The U.S. Triple Crown races may be grinding to an uncertain pause thanks to the corona virus protocols but nothing seems to be stopping Tiz the Law - the Constitution colt dominated Saturday's Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park Read More

Momentous plans for regional racing in three centres for up to a week at a time are being drawn up to restart British racing as close as possible to the BHA's self-imposed shutdown until the end of April. Read More

The Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association has issued guidance to owners of horses after the Irish government announced similar lockdown measures to the UK on Friday Read More

Santa Anita was forced to cancel racing just hours before its meeting on Friday evening in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. Read More

In difficult times, racing looks to have a friend in high places in Rishi Sunak, whose website finds space to recall a visit to Catterick racecourse. Read More

Now how many racing journalists are as honest and as accurate as me I wonder. Last week I looked at the little remaining racing around the World and I correctly predicted I would struggle and we wouldn t make a profit - and I was 100% correct Read More