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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nick Robson and Anita Chambers

British horse racing set for unprecedented strike over betting tax changes

British horse racing - (REUTERS)

British racing will stage an unprecedented one-day strike on 10 September in protest at a proposed rise in taxes on horserace betting.

The four scheduled fixtures at Carlisle, Uttoxeter, Lingfield and Kempton will not take place after agreements between the owners of the courses and the British Horseracing Authority, making it the first time the sport has voluntarily refused to race in modern history.

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