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French Racing ends fractious tenure of PMU CEO

SBC News French Racing ends fractious tenure of PMU CEO

The move is not surprising as French horseracing institution SETF has opposed to Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) boss Malecaze-Doublet leadership for some time…. Emmanuelle Malecaze-Doublet is set to leave her role as CEO of PMU, in September following the ongoing deterioration of her relations with the trotting trade group SETF (commonly known as LeTrot), one of the two bodies that …

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Griezmann fronts PMU advertising comeback

SBC News Griezmann fronts PMU advertising comeback

Antoine Griezmann has been appointed as the new Brand Ambassador of Le Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) – France’s state-funded betting operator for horseracing.  This January saw PMU launch its new nationwide advertising campaign ‘Question du Jour’ fronted by the French football international. The campaign sees the PMU brand return to French TV screens following a near two-year absence as French …

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Revived PMU posts back-to-back racing growth

SBC News Revived PMU posts back-to-back racing growth

France’s Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) details confidence in its ‘revitalisation programme’ reporting consecutive growth quarters for its racing vertical. Updating PMU stakeholders this week, Chief Executive Cyril Linette revealed that French racing wagers during Q2 and Q3 trading had consecutively grown by 0.5% to €1.9 billion, an outcome that the PMU last witnessed in 2011. Despite a tough opening to …

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France Galop: All equine stakeholders are losers in No Deal Brexit

SBC News France Galop: All equine stakeholders are losers in No Deal Brexit

Echoing the concerns of Irish counterpart Brian Kavanagh (Chief Executive of Horseracing Ireland), Olivier Delloye, Director General of France Galop has stated that a no deal Brexit, will severely damage the entire equine value chain, with regards to racing, breeding, transport, animal welfare and certifications. Leading France’s horseracing authority, Delloye states that at present the UK, Ireland and France, simply do not sustain …

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