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• Racing chiefs reject Animal Rising’s call for TV debate amid Royal Ascot threat

  14-06-2023 18:33
  
  Activist group promised not to disrupt Ascot if given debateBHA: ‘We will never allow British horseracing to be coerced’The British Horseracing Authority has said it would “never allow British horse racing to be coerced … by threats of protests” . It has also rejected a suggestion by Animal Rising that it could suspend its ongoing attempts to disrupt the sport if the BHA and Ascot agreed to a televised debate before the Royal meeting next week.Animal Rising caused
  
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• British Horseracing Authority refuses to give in to activists’ Royal Ascot demands

  14-06-2023 18:33
  
  Animal Rising demands TV debate in return for no actionActivist group disrupted Derby and Grand NationalThe British Horseracing Authority has said it would “never allow British horse racing to be coerced … by threats of protests” . It has also rejected a suggestion by Animal Rising that it could suspend its ongoing attempts to disrupt the sport if the BHA and Ascot agreed to a televised debate before the Royal meeting next week.Animal Rising caused a 15-minute delay to the Gra
  
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