Last updated on .From the section Horse RacingChelmsford City Racecourse in Essex holds all-weather flat racing fixturesA horsebox driver has been banned from British racecourses after admitting knocking over a track official in a "road rage" incident. Nigel Wakefield, head travelling lad for trainer Mick Appleby, was at the wheel of a vehicle carrying two horses. The incident happened as staff were directing traffic outside Chelmsford City Racecourse in 2017. Wakefield was excluded from racecourses for a month last year and was later abusive to officials at Nottingham Racecourse. "Mr Wakefield drove his horse box into people who were directing traffic outside Chelmsford City Racecourse.

Source: BBC April 22, 2021 12:11 UTC