The Derby 2023: Dettori seeks farewell triumph as 19 arrests made – live

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Nineteen people have been arrested in connection with plans to disrupt the Epsom Derby Festival on Saturday, Surrey Police are reporting. You can find all the latest details in our news report here.

Hello and welcome to the strangest Derby day of modern times. The race (scheduled for 1.30pm) will be off and finished before most of us have had our lunch because the Cup Final was moved to 3pm instead of a later kick-off. Or will it? Animal Rising protesters say they are determined to stop (or at least delay) the Derby so who knows. This, last night on Talk TV, was a very good introduction to the issues whether you’re pro or anti- horse racing.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/MEkQNJF

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