Riding to racing's rescue not easy for Priti Patel's brunch companions
The current Levy system with an extension to cover bets on foreign racing is the only immediate lifeline in the Covid crisis
June 2019
Why a bookie-bashing Royal Ascot may add to racing’s money misery
A good week for punters at Royal Ascot would be bad news for racing after results at Cheltenham and the Grand National meeting left a £17m shortfall in the sport’s finances
June 2018
Talking Horses
Talking Horses: Money rolling into racing from offshore betting
Greg Wood: The success of the new regime in capturing bets from offshore bets placed online has exceeded expectations and the Levy will net over £90m
January 2017
Horse racing and betting industries representatives pledge to work together
Government announces long-awaited levy reform boost for racing
October 2013
Bookmakers volunteer extra £18m for racing in historic Levy deal
Ground-breaking agreement with four bookmakers includes voluntary payments into an incentive fund
December 2012
Sportblog
Clare Balding and Channel 4 Racing start fresh era on New Year's Day
Greg Wood: Will the sport profit from Channel 4's £20m gamble to secure a monopoly on the terrestrial televising of racing?
July 2012
Betfair and British Horseracing Authority sign landmark funding deal
The British Horseracing Authority has signed a landmark funding deal with the Betfair betting exchange that will guarantee the sport £40m over the next five years
September 2011
Racing the loser as Paul Roy links with William Hill to fight Betfair
Greg Wood
Greg Wood: There is no prospect of a happy outcome for the British Horseracing Authority as it joins William Hill in seeking a judicial review of how Betfair is treated for levy purposes
July 2011
Racing united in seeking 'betting right' payments from bookmakers
The British Horseracing Authority has asked the government to require bookmakers to pay them for the right to take bets on racing
January 2011
Sportblog
Racecourses must replace hobbyist owners at heart of funding system
Greg Wood
Greg Wood: Racing may be best served if its future funding comes from direct negotiation between racecourses and bookmakers
November 2010
Claims five
Claims Five: A strike? You've got to be kidding
Chris Cook: Paul Dixon of the Racehorse Owners' Association says racing should inflict maximum harm on the bookmakers. There must be another way
Sportblog
Why Paul Roy carries most blame for failure of levy negotiations
Greg Wood
Greg Wood: Paul Roy's position as chairman of racing's ruling body is untenable following the collapse of levy talks
Jeremy Hunt lashes out at racing and bookmakers over failure to agree levy
Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, expressed frustration with both sides in the failed levy negotiations
October 2010
Trainers and owners search for a way out of the Levy deadlock
Trainers at Newmarket said they had not been consulted about a strike over prize money and some openly doubted the wisdom of such a move
Something's got to give, says Mark Tompkins as trainers plot strike
Trainers and owners have been plotting strike action to try to prove that bookmakers cannot do without horse racing
Paul Dixon calls for strike to hit back at bookmakers over Levy monies
Bitter words exchanged in levy row between racing and bookmakers
Michael Howard says offshore bookmakers should be made to pay levy
September 2010
Racing United launches to demand Levy cash is boosted
Racing United launched by sport's leaders to demand Levy cash is boosted
