Epsom racecourse on high alert as activists threaten to disrupt Derby

Animal Rising aims to force Derby to be abandonedTrack has high court injunction and extra securityThe first afternoon of the Derby festival at Epsom racecourse passed without any disturbance on Friday but the track will again be on high alert on Saturday, when activists from the group Animal Rising have threatened to disrupt the meeting with the ultimate aim of forcing the Derby to be abandoned for the first time in its 244-year history.The same group failed to carry out a similar threat to sto