Musselburgh Granted Another Extension

Musselburgh Racecourse has been granted another temporary license by the British Horseracing Authority in the hopes that it can get a deal done with Chester Racecourse to take over its operation, Racing Post reports. The Scottish course's previous temporary license expired on May 1.

A joint statement from the BHA and Musselburgh owner East Lothian Council read, “The extension has been approved in order to give sufficient time for the complications that have arisen in the deal to appoint a third party operator due to the coronavirus pandemic to be worked through.”