No race meetings will take place in Britain on Wednesday as the British Horseracing Authority as the sport protests the Government's proposed tax rise on horserace betting.

This will be the first time that the sport has voluntarily refused to race in its modern history.

The announcement comes as British Racing's 'Axe the Racing Tax' campaign gears up in advance of the Autumn Budget.

The campaign is urging the Government to axe the Treasury's proposal to bring existing online betting duties into one single rate tax band.

Four scheduled race meetings on September 10 at Lingfield Park, Carlisle, Uttoxeter and Kempton Park will no longer take place that day and will be rescheduled.

On the same day, the sport will host a major campaign event in Westminster where senior leaders will be join

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