British horse racing has been cancelled on the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, which will take place on Monday, 19 September.
Meetings had been due to take place at Hamilton Park, Leicester, Warwick and Wolverhampton on that day.
Racing will resume on Sunday, having been called off as a mark of respect after the Queen’s death on Thursday.
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All English, Welsh and Northern Irish football and senior Scottish football has been postponed this weekend.
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.
The date of her funeral was announced on Saturday.
“British racing will not go ahead on Monday 19 September – the date of the funeral of Her Late Majesty The Queen,” said a British Horseracing Authority statement.
