Article by Kate Johnson: The spectre of misogyny has haunted horseracing as much as any activity for as long as the sport has been in existence. Significant progress has been made, of course, but perhaps it’s not quite as marked as we might like to think - certainly if recent headlines in Britain are anything to go by.
The Robbie Dunne disciplinary case, in which the 42-year-old received 18 months in bans for bullying fellow rider Bryony Frost, and the experience of trainer Jo Davis (she spoke of one incident that left her wanting to “curl up and die”) have made it the talk of the industry there this past week or so.
So how bad is it? Kate Johnson talked to a number of women in racing to get their views.