British horse racing is planning an unprecedented strike on Wednesday as jockeys, trainers and owners head to Westminster to lobby members of parliament.

The action is the first of its kind in modern racing history and comes in response to the government’s plans to raise the tax rate on remote betting.

The proposed change will see the current rate raised from 15 per cent to 21 per cent, which the British Horseracing Authority [BHA] say will cost thousands of jobs.

Their campaign against the rise is called ‘Axe the racing tax’ and the blanket shutdown across Britain on September 10 will cost the industry a predicted £200,000 for one day of inactivity.

The BHA also claim that the proposals would lead to an annual drop in income of least £66million, putting 2,752 jobs at risk in the

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