'It's dead everywhere' - one of racing's crown jewels is being tarnished by Epsom's crowd crisis
Jockey Club's new chief executive will recognise the Derby festival needs urgent attention
In the end, it was all so gloriously simple. Unfortunately for the Jockey Club, finding a solution to the sport's Derby dilemma may not be so straightforward.
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The good news is the thing around which the Derby festival must be built, namely the Derby itself, appears to be in fine order. The number of people coming to see the two Epsom Classics and the Coronation Cup has declined to a level that merits real concern but there is nothing obviously wrong with the races themselves. That should at least provide hope for the future.
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