The implications and ramifications of such an unforgiving exit would be catastrophic not only for the UK but also the European Union. The catastrophe that the British willingly propelled themselves into seems to have been realised. A large poll of referendum voters asked 2 years on from the vote found a significant proportion of Brexit voters now would change their decision and regret what damage they caused the nation and its future generations. A huge protest in London on the 20th October involved over 600,000 where it became evident the widespread feeling of regret and anger within the British electorate over the prospect of leaving the EU.
Horse racing industry in the UK
The market for horse racing in the UK is huge, it contributes both financially to the economy, and for bolstering the UK’s reputation overseas. Horse racing is largely an internal affair when it comes to racers within the UK/Ireland. The majority of jockeys are homegrown and originate from all over the UK. The issues for horse racing personal could arise whenever there are events taking place near the Irish border – the hotly contended region is a problem for future negotiations and we can only imagine it may become more difficult for horse racing fans, jockeys, trainers and breeders to move freely between the non-EU and EU territories. In the end, it will be a matter for the countries politicians to organise and at this early stage of the negotiation it doesn’t seem completely certain a good outcome will be delivered for either party.
Resolutions on the horizon?
Hopefully, the people will be heard. When it comes to Brexit, it seems like it was never really something the people wanted, and for the fans of horse racing and sport in general, it certainly will be bringing no favours. The financial cost married with the impractical nature of having a country dump it’s EU membership. We are sure that the versatility of this sport will shine through, there is no way that the popularity of UK/Irish horse racing will suffer as a result of this ill-thought-out referendum. When push comes to shove, the powers that be within the horse racing hierarchy throughout the UK will take punitive action against any legislation that threatens to hinder the success of this glorious sport. Long live UK/Irish horse racing.
