Also announced by Lord David Lipsey at the lunch was the fact that peace apparently now reigns at the British Greyhound Racing Board (BGRB) after the December uproar when Lipsey demanded "back me or sack me".
Caborn, who stressed his belief in the viability of greyhound racing, added: "The British Greyhound Racing Board is assisting the promoter to minimise the impact.
Byline: Jim Cremin SPECULATION was rife at Sunday's BGRB annual awards ceremony that the relationship between the British Greyhound Racing Board and the administrating National Greyhound Racing Club was teetering towards breaking point, writes Jim Cremin.
THE British Greyhound Racing Board yesterday released details of how to book tables and reduced-rate hotel rooms for the BGRB Awards at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, Hyde Park, London on Sunday, January 21.
LORD LIPSEY, chairman of the British Greyhound Racing Board, yesterday said British greyhound racing had the capacity to become an important global betting product.
Caborn said: "When David Lipsey was appointed chairman of the British Greyhound Racing Board in January 2004, he and I agreed the outlines of a radical plan for the modernisation of greyhound racing.
Wright states: " With other members of the group, I have read with concern the Racing Post report that David Lipsey is considering his position as Chairman of the British Greyhound Racing Board.