OPINION: In the long run, a multi-million-pound sport cannot be regulated by self-elected amateurs; The conflict of interest between the Jockey Club's role as owner of racecourses and regulator of racing has been the subject of a special Racing Post report this week. Here, David Ashforth sets out a way forward.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: August 16, 2001 | Copyright information

Byline: David Ashworth

THE Jockey Club presents horseracing with a dilemma. It is not appropriate for a self-elected body to regulate racing, yet there are sound practical reasons for allowing it to continue to do so-for the time being.

If it is to be a valued independent voice in racing, the Jockey Club must address the conflict of interest between its roles as a major racecourse owner (via Racecourse Holdings Trust), as a regulator, and as a power on the BH...

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