Jockey Club rocks British horse racing by quitting Racecourse Association

Decision triggers constitutional crisis for the BHAGrowing RCA fissure could split organisation in twoThe Jockey Club, which owns 15 ­British racecourses including Aintree, Cheltenham, Epsom and ­Newmarket, said on Monday it will join Ascot in resigning from the Racecourse ­Association (RCA), the trade body that ­represents all but one of the ­country’s 59 tracks, at the end of the year.The Jockey Club’s ­announcement comes two days after the RCA revealed the results of a review of its governance structure, which was launched in an attempt to prevent further resignations after Ascot announced its decision to quit the organisation in May. Continue reading...