Spectator demand for the sport of kings

We estimate a model capturing influences on attendance in British horseracing. A fixed effects regression is employed analysing data containing information attendances at 23,999 race-days (2001–2018). The patterns of demand are similar to those found for other sports, example, higher weekends and warmer months sensitive the quality racing. Further, falls when races have compete with some televised sport national significance. Controlling large number characteristics, pattern results year dummies implies considerable decline public interest attending over period. pronounced negative trend suggests need modernizing including attention animal welfare issues, which might partly account apparently growing disillusion.