{"id":13331,"date":"2025-08-20T13:24:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=13331"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:24:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:24:48","slug":"punters-fuming-as-ukk-horse-racing-grinds-to-a-halt-over-tax-row","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/punters-fuming-as-ukk-horse-racing-grinds-to-a-halt-over-tax-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Punters fuming as UkK horse racing grinds to a halt over tax row"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s chaos on the Turf. Britain\u2019s beloved horse racing has been thrown into turmoil after jockeys, trainers and racecourse crews staged a shock strike against new betting tax hikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The standoff left grandstands empty and punters gutted, with major fixtures at Newmarket and Cheltenham pulled at the last minute. Bookies described the scene as \u201ccarnage\u201d, while racegoers called it a \u201ckick in the teeth\u201d to the sport they love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the heart of the row: the Treasury\u2019s plan to ramp up levies on betting turnover. The British Horseracing Authority says the hike could strip <strong>hundreds of millions of pounds<\/strong> from the industry, crippling welfare programmes and grassroots racing. Trainers warn it\u2019s a \u201cdeath sentence\u201d for smaller stables already struggling to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Critics claim punters will just flee to offshore sites, starving UK racing of vital cash while doing nothing to boost the Treasury\u2019s take. \u201cIt\u2019s madness \u2014 everyone loses,\u201d blasted one furious bookmaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/british-horse-racing-has-a-new-governance-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British horse racing has a new governance structure<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"line-height1 has-large-font-size\">Horse racing is Britain\u2019s second-biggest spectator sport after football, and strikes are virtually unheard of. The walkout signals just how dire the crisis has become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/punters-fuming-as-ukk-horse-racing-grinds-to-a-halt-over-tax-row2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13333\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/punters-fuming-as-ukk-horse-racing-grinds-to-a-halt-over-tax-row2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/punters-fuming-as-ukk-horse-racing-grinds-to-a-halt-over-tax-row2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With bookies counting losses and the betting ring silent, pressure is mounting on ministers to rethink the levy before the sport\u2019s very foundations collapse. 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