Zack Polanski is trying to fool the country into banning racing. But the Grand National proved why he must be stopped from blowing a £4.1bn hole in the economy, writes DOMINIC KING
There is a world that Zack Polanski envisages in which none of this would have occurred. Mr Polanski, the leader of the Green Party, would abolish horseracing if he had the opportunity. But here’s the thing – Aintree is growing in popularity, as is horseracing as a whole as attendances continue to climb. What happens, for instance, to the 20,000 thoroughbreds in the United Kingdom if Polanski abolished racing? What fills the £4.1billion hole that would be left in the country’s economy if the sport ceased to exist?
Source: Daily Mail April 11, 2026 23:34 UTC
