SBC News Sky Sports Racing gets exclusive Breeders' Cup rights

Sky Sports Racing gets exclusive Breeders’ Cup rights

It has been announced that Sky Sports Racing will broadcast the 2019 and 2020 events exclusively live following the launch of the new HD, dedicated racing channel.

In addition, At The Races (“ATR”) will broadcast the 2018 edition of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships exclusively live in the UK and Ireland.

Under a new partnership, ATR/Sky Sports Racing will have exclusive UK and Ireland TV broadcast rights to all races from the two-day Championships and will commit significant promotion and coverage to the event and to the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series across their digital and social media assets, including hosting another dedicated microsite on attheraces.com, the UK and Ireland’s largest racing website.

The 2018 Breeders’ Cup World Championships will feature 14 races (13 Grade 1 events) offering more than $30 million in prize money and awards.  The event will be staged this year at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky on November second and third.

Matthew Imi, Chief Executive, At The Races commented: “We’re delighted to have extended our long-term relationship with the Breeders’ Cup for another three years. The event speaks for itself in terms of its profile and position within racing on the global stage. We’re also excited about how we can help tell the story on Sky Sports Racing and leverage the considerable might of Sky Sports, Sky Sports News and Sky Sports’ digital platforms in terms of further support.”

Sky Sports Racing (ATR in 2018) will have exclusive on-site track access and filming rights amongst UK TV broadcasters at all three Breeders’ Cup events.  

ATR will report exclusively from on course and behind the scenes at Churchill Downs in 2018 and will broadcast live using NBC’s feed and acclaimed coverage of the event.

Craig Fravel, President and CEO, Breeders’ Cup Limited added: “ATR has provided excellent coverage of the Breeders’ Cup for many years and we are very pleased to extend our partnership. The UK & Ireland are important markets for us particularly with our recent addition of four Royal Ascot races to the “Win and You’re In” Challenge Series, so we are excited about the opportunities ahead with Sky Sports and Sky Sports Racing.”

Utilising the power and resource of Sky and Sky Sports across a full range of channels, Sky Sports Racing has outlined ambitions to set the bar in terms of production and presentation standards associated with the daily coverage of horse racing in the UK.

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