The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Racing & Bloodstock made a visit to Newmarket on Thursday, 30th January, visiting John & Thady Gosden's Clarehaven Stables, the British Racing School, the National Stud and Tattersalls, where they received presentations and enjoyed lunch on the first day of the Tattersalls February Sale.
The group, which included MPs Nick Timothy, Dan Carden and Jack Rankin as well as Baroness Harding, Lord Herbert and Baroness MacIntosh, were given presentations by Tattersalls Finance Director Caroline Scott along with the TBA's Chief Executive Claire Sheppard and Kevin Needham, Chair of the Racehorse Transporters Association.
The visit to Newmarket was organised by the BHA along with the TBA with both organisations represented during the day. The TBA's Claire Sheppard highlighted the increasing costs and difficulties facing small breeders in Britain along with the declining number of horses being bred and the impacts that is having on the industry.
Tattersalls Chairman Edmond Mahony commented, “We were delighted to welcome the APPG members to Tattersalls and engage in meaningful discussions about the key issues impacting our clients and industry. Ensuring that the racing and breeding communities have a voice in Parliament is crucial, and it is vital that MPs gain a clear understanding of the challenges we face.”
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