Horseracing

Charities throughout the UK have benefited from large sums of money donated by bookmakers after MPs from around the country joined in on the Grand National action by placing charity bets. The UK’s biggest betting operators had vowed to hand over any winnings on MP charity bets to their charity of choice. The eventual winner was 50/1 shot Noble Yeats, …

Fakenham Racecourse has become the latest British racing venue to join the Racecourse Media Group (RMG), bolstering the latter’s output of UK content.  The deal – in place from 1 May 2022 to 31 December 2028 – now means that RMG will broadcast live racing from 36 British racecourses and all 26 Irish tracks, via the Racing TV network, with …

Coral has begun to trial a 360° Virtual Reality (VR) Horseracing Experience, developed by Entain Plc’s in-house technology studio.  The first of its kind VR experience has been created in partnership with JockeyCam, a technology that captures the best live footage of racing action, providing audiences with the experience of what it is like to be a jump jockey.     Entain’s …

The life of legendary Red Rum, the only racehorse to win three Grand Nationals, has been celebrated by Coral. The bookmaker commissioned Irish artist Sean Corcoran, to create a unique 50x50m portrait of Rummie on Ainsdale Beach (Southport, Merseyside), the seafront on which the horse was famously trained. Red Rum who won the Grand National in 1973, 1974 and 1977 …

Racetracks in the city and province of Buenos Aires will now be able to grant betting licences, following permission from regional regulatory authorities. A new update on the regulation of the province’s horse racing agencies from the Provincial Institute of Lotteries and Casinos (IPLyC) – the local regulator – and published in the provincial Official Gazette, confirmed the development. As …

The Racing League will host a ‘jockey draft’ on Saturday morning (26 March) at Doncaster Racecourse to assign competing riders with their designated teams. The draft marks the return of the Racing League – the Arena Racing Company’s (ARC) team competition for its second season. Following its successful launch in 2021, the Racing League will begin its second season hosting …

Andrew Jones has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Racing Victoria (RV), as the racing sanctioning body looks to maintain momentum on the growth of the sport. Moving forward, the new lead has detailed his key objective as to expand the fan base of racing in the state of Victoria, whilst also boosting revenues, social licence and investment …

Gambling technology company, Playtech, has partnered with Betfred to introduce a new horse racing-themed bingo variant – Giddy Up Bingo. The launch has been described as a 50-ball, multi-stake variant which gives players the option to pick one of four horses – each representing a different ticket price – with proportionally increasing prizes depending on the stake.  Within the game, …

SBK, a sportsbook app created by Smarkets, is sponsoring three races at Doncaster today including the inaugural SBK Gold Trophy, 90 minutes before the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Additionally, SBK has boosted the prize money of the SBK Gold Trophy at Doncaster today which means it is now being named as the richest class four jumps race for a decade – …

STS has entered into an agreement with ATR Markets (At The Races) to incorporate horse racing into its wider UK offering, as it looks to strengthen its foothold in the British market.  The collaboration will see ATR – along with its pricing partner Pythia Sports – provide risk managed odds, data and live streamed video services to STS for horse …