The largest commercial organisation in UK horse racing, The Jockey Club, has reported a 7.1 per cent increase in turnover for 2015 to a record £183.3m.
This represents the Jockey Club’s seventh consecutive year of growth, with turnover up 82 per cent since 2008 when it began operating solely as a commercial entity.
In 2015 the racing schedule was hit by a reduction in fixtures, with 26 fewer races staged than the previous year, while prize money contributions were [...]