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Starting price returns may stay with off-course sources when crowds are back – The Guardian
Starting prices may continue to be returned from off-course sources when crowds return to racing

Horse racing
- Betting rings dropped from operation during pandemic
- Move would give large firms foothold in the system
The 150-year-old system of returning starting prices from racecourse betting rings could be quietly abandoned before the expected return of crowds and bookmakers to racecourses this year, the Observer can reveal.
Instead, the system of industry SPs using information from major off-course operators, which has been used to return SPs since racing went behind closed doors in June 2020,…
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