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Absolute genius by Banksy, it was him removing it (not) and all part of the plan. Notice the camera before and after. Pic 1 Free speech and justice is crushed while the world looks away. Pic 2 Camera now turned to point directly at the image, we see your shadow. 👏👏🫡@banksy

@BHAHorseracing It's good to highlight the case and bring attention to the issue but what's your plan to make positive change for racing? It's your responsibility as our governing board to take us forward, we all know why other countries are so successful. Difficult doesn't mean impossible!!

❌ Today our racecourses will fall silent. 🤝 We’re coming together in Westminster to send a message to the Government, loud and clear: #AxeTheRacingTax 🫵 Play your part at axetheracingtax.com

@theobertram Time for change in racing, take back control of our own sport. It won't be easy and will have many challenges ahead but it's not impossible by any means. @tom_sav

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@rocknrollofall An absolute musical genius!

First video footage of Freddie Mercury, in 1964. This footage was filmed by one of Freddie Mercury's friends at Isleworth Polytechnic in west London, during his first semester.

@chris_sutton73 The ridiculous thing is that there is such an air of entitlement to be winners when they have won practically nothing in many years, lucky to have scraped three draws from games they were bossed in.

Good point for Rangers in the end…

Would you ever see a bookmamer advert or link to sports betting from online casino or is the directional traffic only one way? Would the BGC levy for protecting horse racing if it wasnt a cover for the cancerous online casinos? Would everyone stop believing racing can't break free and have a proper levy like other successful countries?

Oh I agree the racing product needs to improve, but without the funds for prize money it will be in a vicious circle of decline with the product only worsening (smaller foal crops etc). On that at least we can agree. But where we differ is that I believe racing needs to stand up for itself and make the arguments as to why it needs increased funding to reverse this “managed decline” as you say. Racing needs help from the government to survive.

To gain this fantasists deal, youve advocated a 67% increase on 90 percent of sports betting products bookmakers offer Blinkers normally worn by the horses

@BetGameCouncil 5/ 🇫🇷 France PMU monopoly (state tote) Return = ~8% of turnover Value: ~€1bn (£850m) annually 👉 Reinvested in prize money, breeding, and racecourses.

Read our full response to racing's decision to reschedule fixtures. bettingandgamingcouncil.com/news/bgc-slams…

@BetGameCouncil 4/ 🇺🇸 United States Pari-mutuel handle funds racing Return = ~8% of turnover Value: £700m–£800m+ annually 👉 Direct flow into purses and state racing commissions.

@BetGameCouncil 3/ 🇯🇵 Japan Tote model (pari-mutuel) Racing’s return = ~5% of turnover Value: £1.5–2bn annually 👉 Shows what happens when racing controls its own betting.

@BetGameCouncil 2/ 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Levy: 10% of bookies’ gross profits Racing’s return = ~1% of turnover Value: ~£108m (2024–25) 👉 The lowest share among major racing nations.

@tom_sav @SMFthinktank Agree 💯 Thomas, racing needs to break free from the bookmakers completely

Why should Racing have to consult bookmakers if they want to reschedule fixtures?! Racing is fed up with bookies dictating terms and lording it over a sport they have no regard for. The @SMFthinktank proposal will safeguard Racing, with an additional c. £150m in prize money.

@geoffbanksbet @tom_sav @SMFthinktank Uhm so you don't think bookmakers are the problem here Geoff.........

@tom_sav @SMFthinktank uhm Well we fucking pay for it you cretin

@chrisgambler247 @BHAHorseracing @BetGameCouncil Absolutely right to take a stand alone 👏👏

'We (@BHAHorseracing have been trying to sit down with the BGC (@BetGameCouncil ) for months... and that has proven to be a challenge'. So strange when it is the BGC members who will be actually paying the 'racing tax' that racing is trying to get axed.

@manusai I have a serious issue that support has not got back to me on despite numerous requests, can ypu dm me please.

@Celticnewsnow @CelticStarMag He's rotten

Now is the perfect time for #Celtic to sign David Strelec @CelticStarMag ift.tt/R3Ga4Wz

@_DIGB Over coached all the same players, all super fast, skill has been taken out, no characters anymore, robots.

Entertainment wise football has regressed incredibly over the last 15 years The ball spends more time at the feet of CB’s instead of CM’s and wingers, it’s risk free, dull, repetitive and it’s killing my enjoyment of the game Football works in cycles and we need a fresh cycle

@PixByPedro @PS_Waverley That's a really great video 👏👏

@mickfitzg Unless we break free from the bookmakers it will not change

Look at the dates. How can that be right, petrol was 44p a litre in 1990. Prize money is the same. Racing on a Sunday which is more expensive for employers who have to charge the owners

@kevinblake2011 @AKBets The bigger irony is that the bookmakers are strangling racing and the industry would be far better off without them.

@AKBets The irony here is that you and your betting ring colleagues that have a long-standing (and valid) grievance with the Curragh regarding the position of the betting ring have a much more vested interest in this than most?

They count everyone from farriers to the Order of Malta. It was 24 degrees ☀️ This is the summer of NO SPORT. There’s no competition. Zara Philips is probably odds-on for SPOTY. 11,200. A travesty to anyone with eyes without a vested interest in playing the political game.

@JimDelahunt @CheltenhamRaces He's been doing it the whole meeting even at the Cross Country, our race with WST was over at the first bloody fence

Now can we talk about that start for the Ultima. Utter shambles. First line was absolutely fine. The line when they were allowed to go was all over the place. @CheltenhamRaces