parliament

Protest Fears Prompt Cancellation of Thursday's French Race Meetings

Racing will be cancelled in France at Fontainebleau and Croise-Laroche on Thursday, November 7, France Galop announced on Tuesday. The cancellation resulted after an emergency meeting of the France Galop board of directors at the request of president Guillaume de Saint-Seine. The Monday meeting analysed the consequences of a potential strike and mobilisation of the associations and socio-professional unions of the Galop and Trot  against the French government's plan to tax horse racing betting, included in the Social Security Finance Bill, currently being discussed by Parliament. France Galop released the...

[ Read More ]
X

Never miss another story from the TDN

Click Here to sign up for a free subscription.