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Arena Racing Company (“ARC”) governance has announced a multimillion investment plan to develop the facilities at Bath Racecourse. The proposals have been submitted for planning approval to Bath and North East Somerset Council. If approval is granted it will ensure Bath Racecourse becomes a premier sporting, leisure and business facility and supports ARC’s ambitions to continue to invest in its …

Following a reviewing on race track surface conditions undertaken by Arena Racing Company (“ARC”), racing will return to Great Yarmouth Racecourse on Sunday 30 August The Executive at ARC and Great Yarmouth Racecourse, in conjunction with Professional Sportsturf Design and the British Horseracing Authority (“BHA”), have decided to give the track one further month for the turf to develop and …

Racecourse owner Arena Racing Company has announced that Managing Director Tony Kelly is set to leave the company at the end of July. Kelly will take up the role of Executive Director Racing Business & Operations with the Hong Kong Jockey Club in the autumn. Kelly joined the company in August 2004 as Group Finance Director of Northern Racing Ltd …

Doncaster Racecourse’s February National Hunt programme, which incorporates the £50,000 BetBright Grimthorpe feature Chase on Saturday 28 February, are to be headline sponsored by BetBright the online sports betting site, which has partnered with the racecourse for the next three years. Doncaster’s three latter February fixtures (18, 27 and 28 February) will be known collectively as ‘The BetBright February Festival’ …

William Hill has announced that it will no longer sponsor the Lincoln Handicap, as the operator looks to cut on marketing spend due to the introduction of new gambling taxes on its business. The decision to terminate its sponsorship of the race, ends of UK racings longest sponsorship agreements (William Hill had sponsored the event since 1990). The operator stated …

Two of Arena Racing Company’s (ARC) most prominent racecourses, Doncaster and Royal Windsor, are delighted to have renewed and extended their partnership with prominent online betting exchange BETDAQ for 2015 covering a bulk of race dates at both tracks throughout the year. BETDAQ’s long term commitment to both courses is substantial, covering 70 races over 13 race meetings in 2015 …

Arena Racing Company (ARC) has announced the promotion of Kieran Gallagher as Executive Director of Doncaster Racecourse. Gallagher  has been General Manager of Doncaster Racecourse for the last year and before that oversaw catering and events at the racecourse for the previous four years. Gallagher succeeds Mark Spincer who has been Managing Director of Doncaster Racecourse since 2010.   For the …

Racecourse operator ARC has appointed Kevin Robertson as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. Robertson is currently At The Race’s Chief Financial Officer and will take up his new role at ARC on 1st July. As CFO,  Robertson will join the Board of ARC. Tony Kelly, ARC Managing Director, said: “We are delighted Kevin has agreed to join us from …

Racecourse operator ARC has hailed the success of the first ever All-Weather Championships which took place between October 2013 and April 2014 and culminated in the £1 Million Finals Day on Good Friday, 18April 2014. Tony Kelly, ARC Managing Director, said: “We are really pleased Year One of the All-Weather Championships proved to be such a thorough success. I would …