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The Latest Breaking News from The Jockey Club

Cheltenham Festival announce key changes to reverse concerning trend for 2025

Races, drinking and ticketing among areas changed by The Jockey Club

The Independent UK

Derby trading on past glories as public interest dwindles beyond bubble

Epsom Classic has fallen behind other big meetings in the popularity stakes and the Jockey Club needs to act

The Guardian - UK

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

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Cheltenham must rethink Festival or face losing even more race fans

Dwindling crowds, pricey tickets and hotel rooms plus uncompetitive racing are making the meeting a tricky sell

The Guardian - UK

Cheltenham’s Style Wednesday rebrand annoys all the right people

The Festival’s decision to allow anyone to participate in the traditional fashion competition provokes a predictable reaction

The Guardian - UK

Raucous crowd flocks to Cheltenham but Festival is at a crossroads

The sound of ardent turf enthusiasts voicing their disquiet may jolt the Jockey Club into some kind of decisive action

The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: racing’s affordability checks debate divides Westminster

The Jockey Club’s petition to abandon the controversial new checks drew mixed responses from MPs on Monday

The Guardian - UK

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Talking Horses: electing Dido Harding just another win for the chumocracy

The Jockey Club wants to be seen as modern by voting in its first female senior steward, but appearances can be deceptive

The Guardian - UK

Adayar major doubt for King George after shock odds-on Newmarket reverse

Adayar is a major doubt for the King Gerge after he was beaten by Israr at long odds-on in the Princess of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket

The Guardian - UK

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

31 arrested after protest as man runs onto track at Epsom Derby

The Derby went ahead as planned, but 31 people were arrested for attempting to disrupt the race.

Irish Mirror

Derby protester could face legal action or prison for contempt of court

A protester who ran on Epsom racecourse after the start of the Derby could be jailed for contempt of court

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The Guardian - UK

Derby disruption fears averted but tension lingers beyond the track

Only one Animal Rising activist trespassed on the course but war of words suggests this dispute has some distance to run

The Guardian - UK

The Derby: Auguste Rodin gives O’Brien ninth win in Epsom showpiece – as it happened

Ryan Moore’s mount beat King of Steel to the finish line in the Classic as protest disruption largely failed to materialise

Evening Standard

Epsom Derby plan biggest ever security operation to thwart Animal Rising protests

Epsom officials will put in operation their biggest ever security measures for tomorrow’s race amid fears of protests on Derby day.

Wales Online

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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Irish Mirror

Epsom Derby at risk of Grand National type protests by Animal Rising

The Grand National was heavily disrupted after a large protest from the Animal Rising group.

Daily Mirror

Epsom Derby at risk of being sabotaged by Animal Rising eco-mob after Grand National chaos

Animal Rising activists disrupted the Grand National earlier this year and are also planning to interrupt the Epsom Derby this weekend

The Independent UK

Animal Rising protester vows to ‘do what’s right for horses’ at Epsom

Claudia Penna Rojas said ‘people have had to break laws throughout history to create the change that we need’.

The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: Dettori’s farewell looms at Derby amid protest threat

From the battle for favouritism to the ‘Farewell Frankie factor’ and a risk of protests, Saturday’s Derby should be eventful

Daily Mirror

High Court grants injunction to stop animal rights protest disrupting 2023 Derby

Animal Rising, whose supporters caused a delay to the Grand National in April, have made next Saturday's Derby as the latest target for disruptive protest

Irish Mirror

Jockey Club receive High Court injunction to stop Derby disruption

Protests have taken place previously.

The Guardian - UK

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

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