Wednesday, 30 December 2020, 5:48 am
Yorkshire’s horseracing industry contributed £300.2
million to the UK’s economy in 2019. However, according to
the research data analyzed by Safe Betting
Sites, it is on course to lose £114.8 million in
2020.
Moreover, the prize money at Britain’s top 10
prime horseracing events plummeted by 63% during the 2020
summer season. From £10.3 million, it fell to £3.8
million.
HKJC Says Over 90% of Horseracing Bets
Placed Online in 2020
Prime money for Investec Derby
went from £1.6 million in 2019 to £500,000 in 2020 while
the Juddmonte International fell from £1 million to
£275,000. Ascot also slashed the King George VI prize pool
to £740,000 from £1.4 million. British Champion Stakes