'The idea is that the Jockey Club should make as much money as it can - the more we make, the more we can invest in racing'.(Sports)
Posted: Sep 10, 2008 03:40:10
Byline: Howard Wright talks to Simon Bazalgette, who today takes up the role of Jockey Club chief executive
A SINGLE voice, and a strong voice, is the promise from the Jockey Club, British racing's oldest representative body, as former Racing UK executive chairman Simon Bazalgette settles into his new office in London's Shaftesbury Avenue.
Bazalgette, 46, is the third holder of the title of chief executive in the club's 250-year history, following Sidney Kent and Christopher Haines, but he is the first who can accurately claim: "This new position will effectively be the ...