Regulus Partners begins its week of industry observations by analysing Arena Racing Company’s (ARC) decision to overhaul its prize-pool structure and points system of its UK racing fixtures. Should ARC’s strategy be executed correctly, the changes adopted may prove to be beneficial for all UK racing stakeholders battling the heritage sport’s visible declines… Arena Racing Company (ARC) has announced some …
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Arena Racing Company (ARC) has introduced two bonus schemes that will operate across the group’s flat racecourses in the coming months, and into 2023. A winner’s bonus is being implemented across all class four, five and six flat races to offer a minimum first prize of £5,500, £5,000 and £4,000 respectively. Applying to all flat races at this class, irrespective …
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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 …
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Arena Racing Company (ARC) has announced that ITV Racing will serve as the dual broadcaster of the Racing League, alongside Sky Sports Racing. Launched in 2021, the Racing League is the £2 million team racing competition of ARC that is held over six Thursday evening fixtures across the UK’s leading racetracks. The 2022 Racing League will commence on 4 August …
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Arena Racing Company (ARC) has moved to expand its UK greyhound racing stadia portfolio, having reached an agreement to acquire Newcastle’s Central Park stadium. The racetrack operator will purchase the property from Cearnsport Limited, adding Central Park to its existing greyhound venues of Nottingham, Sunderland and Perry Barr (Birmingham). The acquisition follows the announcement that the ARC has entered a …
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Entain Plc will deploy a ‘new affordability model’ across its entire UK brand portfolio, to detect customers at ‘greatest risk of potential financial harm’, ensuring early intervention from its customer care teams. The model – which has been ‘under development for the past 18-months’ – has been configured by Entain’s proprietary ‘ARC’ (Advanced Responsibility and Care) safer gambling player monitoring …
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Entain Plc will revamp its live racing offering across its entire sportsbook portfolio having secured an exclusive long-term media rights partnership with Arena Racing Company (ARC). The exclusive partnership will see ARC deliver a new range of horseracing and greyhound media products for its UK flagship sportsbook unit of Ladbrokes Coral, as well as for its digital betting brands of …
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Gibraltar-based online bookmaker MansionBet has continued its support of UK racing by renewing its principal sponsorship of Arena Racing Company (ARC) and the Jockey Club Racecourses (JCR) fixtures. MansionBet supported ARC and JCR through the unprecedented difficulties of the 2020 racing season, which saw all fixtures take place behind closed doors. Despite tackling extreme hurdles, MansionBet branded its partnership an …
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Arena Racing Company (ARC) has confirmed that it will continue to offer financial support to greyhound trainers based at its five stadia while the sport is suspended. Following the suspension of greyhound racing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ARC will continue to offer £5 per dog per week to trainers from Belle Vue, Newcastle, Nottingham, Perry Barr and Sunderland from …
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UK racetrack operator Arena Racing Company (ARC) has moved to expand its corporate leadership team by confirming the appointments of Bradley Hunt as Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and Alex Slade as General Counsel. Both executives will serve in new roles within a restructured company, forming part of the new ARC senior management team A seasoned financial lead within the Entertainment …
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