Star Sports has announced that it is sponsoring racehorse trainer Brian Toomey for the 2024 flat season. The British bookmaker praised the ex-jockey for the amount of high-profile owners in his portfolio which include: Amo Racing, Clipper Logistics, Jimmy Fyffe and Jeff Smith. Harry Redknapp provided him with his first winner when Wake Up Harry won at Kempton on 20 …
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Star Sports names Harry Skelton second National Hunt ambassador
Harry Skelton has formed a partnership with Star Sports to become a National Hunt brand ambassador. The deal will see the 34-year-old update Star Sports customers every week on his rides and the yard’s runners via a blog, as well as providing regular video content and exposure on social media. The addition won the 2020/21 Jump Jockeys’ Championship and is …
Read More »Star Sports drives customer engagement with LVision widget
LVision has signed a new partnership with Star Sports to supply its Betting and Animation widget which will help the operator accelerate customer turnover and player engagement levels. Based on LVision’s proprietary AI algorithms and historical data, the product serves as a live match tracker by converting broadcasts into meaningful data and sports visualisations. “I’m really excited to make our …
Read More »Star Sports launches Talking Racecards for visually impaired racing fans
Star Sports has launched ‘Talking Racecards’, a dedicated phone line service to assist visually impaired customers in placing bets on horse racing. The bespoke service provides customers with a recorded message of the racing event details and odds when they ring 0808 169 9389. Talking Racecards customers will also be given the option to be directed through to a Star …
Read More »Countdown to Cheltenham: Star Sports on why they ‘do not bet on an opinion’
The Countdown to Cheltenham is almost over, and with only a few hours until the prestigious Jumps event gets underway, jockeys are already saddling up for The Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle Race. We spoke with Ben Keith, Founder of Star Sports, and Head of PR Luke Tarr to discuss how they are getting ready for the event both on and …
Read More »Tarr turns in a Star performance for the Guests at Pontefract
The Guests opened up a decent lead at the top of the Tipster Challenge table, after Luke Tarr turned in a strong performance at Pontefract. Tarr, Head of Public Relations at Star Sports since 2008, picked out three winners including the 11/4 Silver Alliance, who was also backed by both SBC and Timeform. In fact, it was Timeform who collected …
Read More »Luke Tarr of Star Sports picks his Pontefract race winners
Luke Tarr, Head of Public Relations at Star Sports, is back for a second tilt at the Tipster Challenge at Pontefract. After returning 16.50 points on his first outing in May, he will be hopeful of extending the Guest’s lead at the top of the leaderboard. Star Sports will be competing against SBC News, Timeform and Stephen Harris, the Horse …
Read More »Luke Tarr of Star Sports takes the Tipster Challenge at Hamilton
Luke Tarr, Head of Public Relations at Star Sports, becomes the latest industry expert to take the Tipster Challenge at Hamilton today. He has been with the company since March 2008. Star Sports are an independent bookmaker, offering unique bespoke services to their clients both on and off course, as well as facilitating some of the largest industry bets. He …
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