Rare day without horse racing in and national demonstration in yesterday

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Apart from the world wars and the covid-19 period, horse races have never been canceled. This Thursday, all the racecourses were closed and the industry demonstrated in .

Michel Huet and Tanguy Letort are worried about the future of racing. | PRESS PHOTO OCEAN-SIMON TORLOTIN


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  • Michel Huet and Tanguy Letort are worried about the future of racing. | PRESS PHOTO OCEAN-SIMON TORLOTIN

This Thursday, November 7, the horse racing industry canceled all trotting and galloping races planned to accompany a strike and the demonstration of racing associations and professionals, Place Denfert-Rochereau in Paris. A first to protest against a government amendment to the draft Social Security budget, which plans to increase taxation on games and betting, particularly horse racing. This cancellation of the 25 planned races creates an “effort” that the industry estimates at 3 million euros….

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