French president persuaded to give approval to resumption of racing

May 09, 2020
France Galop lobbied Emmanuel Macron for go-aheadLongchamp one of three meetings to take place on MondayFrance Galop, the ruling body of French racing, confirmed on Saturday it will resume with meetings at Longchamp, Toulouse and Compiegne on Monday, but only after what is believed to have been urgent behind-the-scenes lobbying by Edouard de Rothschild, FG’s president, late on Friday night that persuaded Emmanuel Macron, the French president, to finally give his approval to the resumption.
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