mark of respect

Friday's Racing Cancelled as Mark of Respect for the Queen

Following the death of Her Majesty the Queen at Balmoral, Thursday evening's meetings at Southwell and Chelmsford were both abandoned, and no racing will take place in Britain on Friday.  A further announcement will be made on Friday regarding plans for Saturday's racing, which includes the final Classic of the British season, the St Leger, a race won by the Queen's homebred Dunfermline (GB) in 1977, the year of her Silver Jubilee. News regarding plans for the period of national mourning leading up to the Queen's funeral are expected to...

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UK Fixtures Moved to Honour Prince Philip

Several UK fixtures have been moved on Saturday, Apr. 17, as a mark of respect for the funeral ceremony of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, the British Horseracing Authority announced on Sunday. In addition, there will be no races held between 2:45 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. that day. Both the Coral Scottish Grand National fixture and the Dubai Duty Free Spring Trials have been moved from Saturday, to Sunday, Apr. 18, with the full race times finalised on Monday. Other changes to the UK racing programme are...

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