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The ROA has been given an open goal - and it can no longer afford to miss
It was deeply troubling, but not entirely surprising, to listen to the suggestion this week that the Racehorse Owners Association (ROA) was not properly engaging with the potential of shared ownership.
The criticism was levelled by Sam Hoskins, who stepped down from the board after five years over what he described as a longstanding frustration at being "fobbed off" by the ROA's leadership, which was followed by the accusation the body was run "like a dictatorship".
It has been a week to forget for the ROA. Owner Des Thurlby told the Racing Post he felt it did not "adequately represent the interests of owners", while my colleague Peter Scargill quite rightly questioned what the ROA had materially achieved to improve its members' lot.
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