'The safety and security of our racegoers and all our participants, whether equine or human, will always be our number one priority and any attempt to disrupt our events will be dealt with swiftly and decisively. Last month, a racing insider said security was due to be ‘tight’ at The Derby - a favourite of the late Queen, who only missed it three times during her 70-year reign, including last year - and Royal Ascot.Īnimal Rising said it will target the entire Epsom Derby Festival on Friday June 2 as well as Saturday June 3, when the main race is held.Ī spokesperson for The Jockey Club, which runs Epsom Downs Racecourse and The Derby Festival, said: 'We never comment on the specifics of our security arrangements, but clearly part of planning for any event is to ensure that all eventualities are covered and illegal protests like the one we saw at the Grand National at Aintree will not be tolerated.
The April 15 race was delayed by 14 minutes after the animal rights protestors tried to jump on the course
The plot to wreck the National was exposed by an undercover Mail on Sunday investigation two weeks before the race. Suffragette Emily Davison died in hospital four days after she ran out in front of King George V’s horse, Anmer, at the 1913 event. The Derby has a history as a focal point for protests. There are also fears Animal Rising could be among extremists planning to target the Coronation on Saturday after it claimed horses ‘shouldn’t be used for entertainment’ at the event. It has also been suggested the group could target Royal Ascot from June 20 to June 24. We will openly voice our concerns and intentions so that all animal lovers will have the opportunity to take part.’Ĭampaigners have promised a 'summer of Animal Rising' during which the group will be 'disrupting high-profile racing events, occupying farms openly rescuing animals and taking action to shine a light on our animal, climate, and ecological emergencies'.
‘It will involve putting our bodies on the line so that the horses aren’t forced to do the same. An animal rights activist is arrested by police officers at Aintree Racecourse as the start of the Grand National was delayedĪnimal Rising has suggested it again intends to trespass onto the racetrack by ‘putting our bodies on the line so that the horses aren’t forced to do the same’.Ī spokeswoman said: ‘We will be doing everything non-violently possible to prevent the horses from coming to harm.
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