Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted February 26, 2019 Journalists Share Posted February 26, 2019 The concept of City Racing appears a step closer to reality as organisers hope agreements may be in place by the end of next month to stage fixtures in 2019 and 2020. Peter Phillips, one of the brains behind the innovation to take racing on to the streets of major cities across the world, reports negotiations continue to be encouraging. The intention, with backing from various stakeholders including the Jockey Club, is to lay down a special all-weather surface–which can then be taken up again within 72 hours–to showcase racing to crowds in high-profile city backdrops. It is hoped international broadcast deals will be another element of City Racing. Phillips, the Queen’s grandson, has told the BBC that progress is being made on proposals for fixtures which would each contain six five-furlong Flat races–with venues such as Paris, London, New York and Melbourne among those so far mentioned. “We are now in the process of talking to a number of cities about hosting races later in 2019 and 2020,” he said. “We are hoping to have some of these agreements in place by the end of March. There will be a pedestrian crowd barrier, two or three metres back from the edge of the track and people lined four or five deep, getting up close to these horses running at 30mph. That’s going to create a unique energy and buzz. The surface to be used was trialled at Aintree last November, when it received positive feedback. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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