British racing chiefs have turned down an invitation to a televised debate with an animal rights group saying they don’t want to give anymore more airtime to its extreme views.
After causing disruption at Aintree, which led to the Grand National being delayed in April, Animal Rising vowed to take similar action at race meetings throughout the summer.
During the Derby meeting at Epsom this month, where there was a much smaller gathering of supporters, a man was arrested after running onto the track just after the Classic race had started.
