UK bookmakers Ladbrokes have been turfed from six racetracks following a lawsuit over racing broadcast rights.

On Wednesday, the Racing Post reported that the Arena Racing Company (ARC) had informed Ladbrokes that its betting shops at six ARC-run tracks – Doncaster, Wolverhampton, Lingfield, Worcester, Southwell and Windsor – would be closed starting this Friday until further notice.

ARC was prompted to act after High Court claims were filed by betting shop broadcaster The Racing Partnership (TRP), which accused Ladbrokes Coral and Betfred of providing off-tube commentaries of races from the six ARC tracks.

TRP, which represents 15 ARC tracks and seven independents, yanked its video feeds of those tracks from the bookies’ shops earlier this month after failing to come to terms on a new broadcast rights deal.