{"id":62116,"date":"2025-09-09T06:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T06:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=62116"},"modified":"2025-09-10T06:54:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T06:54:55","slug":"british-horse-racing-strike-wednesday-10th-september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/british-horse-racing-strike-wednesday-10th-september-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is British Horse Racing Striking On Wednesday?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blank days in the British horse racing calendar are normally confined to the period before Christmas – however, this Wednesday (10th September), there is a British horse racing strike – with ALL UK fixtures called off.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

But why is this British horse racing strike happening?<\/p>\n

British Horse Racing Strike – Wednesday Blackout With NO Domestic Meetings In The UK\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On Wednesday 10th September there will be NO BRITISH horse racing – with leading industry figures instead going on strike.<\/p>\n

This means the day’s planned fixtures from Lingfield, Carlisle, Uttoxeter and Kempton Park – WON’T take place.<\/p>\n

These four cards will be rescheduled by the British Horse Racing Authority as follows –<\/p>\n

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    Lingfield Park (afternoon) – 8th September (afternoon)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Carlisle (afternoon) – 9th September (evening)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Uttoxeter (afternoon) – 11th September (evening)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Kempton Park (evening) – 15th September (evening)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    With no British horse racing fixtures, punters will only have Cork in Ireland to look forward to.<\/p>\n

    This is a late afternoon flat card – that starts at 4:10pm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Why Is There A British Horse Racing Strike On Wednesday?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    So, why is this British horse racing strike happening?<\/p>\n

    In short, the industry is not happy with the government’s proposed tax hike on betting on the sport.<\/p>\n

    With horse racing officials saying any increase in betting tax would naturally impact the amount of money betting sites<\/a> put into the sport.<\/p>\n

    Which will then filter down to job losses in all areas of the industry.<\/p>\n

    Horse racing is reported to be the second-biggest spectator sport in Britain – with only football ahead of it – having over 1,400 fixtures each year.<\/p>\n

    But any betting tax rises are leading racing leaders to fearing horse racing betting sites won’t be able to support the sport as much – leading to less sponsorship, poor odds and no free bet bonuses that can often be linked with popular bets like super yankees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    This comes on top of the industry having already been hit with the unpopular affordability checks that are driving bettors away from the sport, or turning them to the unlicensed black market operators that come with many risks.<\/p>\n