Sir, Treasury proposals to merge betting and gaming taxes into a single “remote betting and gaming duty” (RBGD) would have devastating consequences for the horseracing industry, with a severe impact on the tens of thousands of livelihoods and businesses it supports across the country.

I am sorry about Zarigana yesterday. I understood that she was practically unbeatable but now understand that the going might have been a...

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