Talking Horses much dismay as Towcester closes its gates forever Chris Cook
almost 6 years in The guardian
The closure of Towcester is no great surprise but there was still great sadness, although the future looks bright at Musselburgh
The contrasting fortunes of two British racecourses were revealed by almost simultaneous announcements on Tuesday, when one deal was done to secure the future of Musselburgh while another has almost certainly ended racing at Towcester. There was little surprise at the news that Towcester’s final 10 fixtures had been sold off – no white knight having emerged to save the business since it went into administration more than a year ago – but there was much dismay.
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