Racehorses Bound for UK’s Cheltenham Festival Clear New Brexit Barriers

Racehorse transport services were hit with extra Brexit paperwork as they headed for this week’s Cheltenham Festival, which has one of the biggest prize pots in Europe.

Shipping companies bringing some of the world’s most sought-after thoroughbreds to England lamented having to do the additional electronic checks, which involve generating a travel reference and registering for the UK customs system.