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Grand National organisers will not seek injunction against Animal Rising

The Jockey Club has decided not to apply for an injunction to deter possible incursions on to the Aintree track by animal rights activists at next month’s Grand National.

The Guardian - UK

Grand National field reduced as part of sweeping new changes to improve safety

The Jockey Club insist that reforms have nothing to do with the high-profile protests from activist group Animal Rising

Evening Standard

Animal Rising activist given suspended sentence for Derby course invasion

Ben Newman, a member of Animal Rising, was given a suspended sentence for running on to the course at Epsom after the start of the Derby

The Guardian - UK

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Talking Horses: Derby’s profile will make it a renewed target for activists

A trip to the High Court to obtain a temporary injunction could become an annual feature at Epsom after Animal Rising’s actions at the Derby

The Guardian - UK

Jockey Club could push for civil action against Derby protesters

Lawyers for the Jockey Club have been asked to consider civil action against protesters who disrupted Saturday’s Derby

The Guardian - UK

Row breaks out over safety rules at Epsom racecourse

Animal Rising claimed the Jockey Club should have stopped the race once the protesters had entered the track.

The Independent UK

Animal rights protester will do 'what’s right for horses' despite Epsom Derby ban

The Jockey Club has been granted an injunction against Animal Rising demonstrators planning to disrupt Saturday's Derby

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Jockey Club receive High Court injunction to stop Derby disruption

Protests have taken place previously.

Irish Mirror

Talking Horses: Jockey Club granted Derby injunction against Animal Rising

High court ruling prevents protesters entering Epsom track after the Grand National was delayed by course invasion

The Guardian - UK

Sports industry ‘must do more to encourage LGBT+ fans at events’ – poll

‘The sports industry as a whole needs to be more inclusive’ says Jockey Club

The Independent UK

Racing at Laurel Park canceled for Thursday as standoff between horsemen and Maryland Jockey Club intensifies

BALTIMORE — The Maryland Jockey Club has canceled racing at Laurel Park for Thursday, citing insufficient entries from horsemen concerned about the condition of the track’s surface.

Tribune News Service

‘It encourages mediocrity’: new dress code divides Cheltenham racegoers

Jockey Club says relaxed code makes racing more accessible but some are unimpressed by the less well-dressed

The Guardian - UK

Iconic Cheltenham Roar remixed into "dance anthem like no other" by DJ Cuddles

This year's Cheltenham Roar will have an updated sound after the Festival's iconic cheer was used to produce a remixed anthem ahead of one of the biggest dates in the horse racing calendar

Daily Mirror

Zara and Mike Tindall give royal approval to Cheltenham Festival dress code changes

Cheltenham Racecourse's owners, The Jockey Club, announced dress codes would be scrapped at their venues. Fans will not have to be strict over what to wear for a day out

Daily Mirror

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Liverpool Echo

Thousands to remember Hillsborough victims at Grand National 2023

A minute's applause will take place 34 years on from the tragedy

Daily Mirror

Grand National day to remember victims of Hillsborough disaster with minute's applause

Aintree racecourse will remember the tragic events at Hillsborough football stadium where 97 Liverpool fans died as Grand National day coincides with its 34th anniversary

Los Angeles Times

Bob Baffert cannot run horses at Kentucky Derby after court denies injunction

Trainer Bob Baffert’s attempt to run horses in this year’s Kentucky Derby was once again denied when a federal district court in Louisville, Ky., denied his request for a preliminary injunction. Baffert is currently serving a two-year suspension by Churchill Downs Inc. after Medina Spirit tested positive for a legal…

Daily Mirror

Blow to Cheltenham Festival 2023 race as famous trophy is stolen during break-in

The Grand Annual Steeple Chase cup was being worked on ahead of the 2023 Cheltenham Festival. The theft comes just days after the dress code was ditched at The Jockey Club's tracks

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Liverpool Echo

POLL: Do you agree with Aintree dropping its dress code?

Tell us whether you agree with the change has left many Aintree fans with different opinions

The Guardian - UK

Jockey Club throws off dress code to attract more racegoers to its big tracks

The Jockey Club, which owns 15 of the biggest courses in Britain, has scrapped its ‘outdated’ formal dress code

Liverpool Echo

Grand National 2023 organisers issue update on dress code for Aintree

The Grand National returns this April

Daily Mirror

Cheltenham Festival and Grand National lead the way as horse racing ditches dress code

The Cheltenham Festival and Grand National has long been signified by formal dress amongst the hoards of punters, but that's about to become a thing of the past

Daily Mirror

Cheltenham Festival under fire over cost of pint after dropping prices for snooker event

Horse racing fans are up in arms after it emerged snooker spectators paid less for the same pints at the recent World Grand Prix, though organisers attributed the difference to lower costs

Liverpool Echo

Sugababes to headline Aintree Racecourse this summer

The band will be making their Red Rum Garden debut in May

Daily Mirror

Cheltenham Festival to remain a four-day meeting as plans for fifth day scrapped

The Jockey Club rejects a plan to extend the meeting to a five-day showpiece starting in 2024 after an exhaustive consultation exercise

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