ROA 'doing its very best to protect interests of all owners' says vice president
The urgency of resuming racing as soon as it is feasible to do so was stressed by key members of the Racehorse Owners Association (ROA) board on Friday, with owners continuing to support the industry while many are struggling with their own finances.
Costs to owners for keeping their horses in training during the coronavirus crisis have been mounting up with no racing taking place, while prize-money levels when action does return behind closed doors are set to be impacted by the loss of income from attendances and betting shop closures.
The squeeze on owners' funds has already contributed to a 15 per cent drop in the number of horses in training in Britain as of April 1 compared to the same time last year, and Chris Wright, vice president of the ROA board, recognised the difficulties and frustrations people were facing when deciding whether to keep horses in training.
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