There is no known ‘Grey List’ for sports, sporting disciplines or, for that matter, sporting events. But if there were, horse racing would probably be on it.

If horse racing’s diminishing fan base constituted a political party, we’d probably be in Parliament right now, cosying up in meaningless conversations to the best of them. Perhaps we’d be trying to form coalitions to survive. We won’t make much progress, however. We’ll become insignificant and gradually fade from the scene.

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