Talking Points: British racing's future under a new Labour government and more | Racing TV

After a huge week politically with the landslide victory for the Sir Keir Starmer's Labour party at the 2024 General Election, our team of Nick Luck, broadcaster and pundit Cornelius Lysaght and Thoroughbred Breeders Assocation chairman Philip Newton examine the new potential opportunity for British racing to engage with hundreds of new MPs after the parliamentary exit of some long-standing allies to the sport, including former Conservative MP Philip Davies.
Lady Starmer was photographed at Sandown Park on Saturday on Coral-Eclipse day, while Starmer has said that his wife grew up very close to Doncaster racecourse and that a picture of the track adorns their home. Can racing engage with government and Westminster effectively in the coming years in the face of uncertaon headwinds for the sport?
Other big topics in two-minute bursts in the final segment of the current series including the highly-publicised stand-off between bookmaking giant Flutter and Arena Racing Company that led to the withdrawal of prices at Bath earlier in the week, as well as the abandonment of the final races on the card at Haydock Park and Saturday and the return to National Hunt racing of owners Paul and Claire Rooney.
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[@Gritto1445]

Shame they glossed over Haydock. I was there. Crowd treated shamefully I thought with very poor communication and little explanation of what had caused the abandonment. Racing never misses a trick to shoot itself in the foot.

[@frankbrennan1619]

Sorry to hear about your poor treatment as a paying customer at Haydock yesterday & then we get dear old Cornelius Lysaght just repeating '' Haydock is very, very, difficult'' & Nick Luck smiling inanely as he talks of ''slippery bends'' & that's your lot sadly.....

[@stephenholmes1036]

Haydock park is a badly run track Hugo Bevan was a good clerk of the course. We need racing people in charge.

[@flower-ss2jt]

If you get the same people recommending people to carry out negotiating for British Racing - why expect something different? Racing is using the same old arguments and NEVER really listens to those who work with horses.

[@Bkdfishnthings68]

Labour party won't give a dam about racing , I would guess most of mps probably quite happy if they banned it .

[@tommyhughes2264]

Dido Harding oh my God, when will they ever learn.

[@michaeljohnson5365]

The Haydock story was the biggest case of health and safety gone mad i have ever seen in UK racing

[@sionrouge1697]

It's all about population. If you don't have a population to pick from you don't have profits comming in.

[@chasey2327]

Bath should raise its game from its usual egg and spoon fare as its perfectly located for Lambourn and all West Country stables. Could be so much better.

[@stephenholmes1036]

Bath is a unique track, it doesn't water, it's turf is unique proper downland. Listen to Sir Mark Prescott talk about Bath. The problem is who owns it! ARC they are truly dreadful

[@chasey2327]

@@stephenholmes1036 yes that's what i was getting at...its nice to go racing up there and u get decent jockeys riding - but its low grade stuff bar one listed race.

[@malarktaful]

Dido Harding ffs. When will these people ever learn.

[@jamescurtis75]

Very unprofessional episode today, chinese whispers through out this section, people moving etc.

[@rodneymckee8431]

British racing is falling apart as simple as that

[@stephenholmes1036]

We need Sir Mark Prescott in charge. No summer AW racing, No NH racing from 2nd June weekend till August 7th. Get rid of tne dreadful managers at tne BHA all accontants and PR people.

[@rodneymckee8431]

@@stephenholmes1036 i agree with most of it however we still need summer jumps meeting for the smaller trainer ( but no where near the amount we have) IMO BHA have left it to late to do anything about it

[@TomLeach-dd8cl]

Racing talks a good talk but rarely do the they ever do anything. Before we know it racing will go the way of greyhound racing . I think its time we got rid of bookies and use a pari mutual betting system. Put money back into racing rather than packing the pockets of greedy bookies . Pool betting works in virtually every other jurisdiction on the planet. Until be do the prize money will continue to drop off a cliff and so will the sport imo

[@JamesBond-kj2xv]

Tote only don't be worrying about flutter shareholders they are taking money out of racing

[@jackitcovitz1816]

Betting on the tote. You don’t know the odds your getting Never betted on Tote since Dancing Brave won the Arc Was 2/1 with British bookies but Tote returned 11/10 Idiots went to France and backed it on the tote. The stupidity of them