Betgoodwin has announced its sponsorship of The Spring Cup at Newbury Racecourse – a Class 2 Handicap race. The deal sees the newly named Betgoodwin Spring Cup Handicap Stakes take place on 22 April as part of Newbury’s flat season opener. Regularly one of the top five betting turnover races in Newbury’s calendar, the race is run over one mile …
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Coral has become title sponsor of Newbury Racecourse’s two-day Coral Gold Cup Meeting following a three-year commercial deal with Entain Group. As the competition commences at the end of November, the bookmaker will sponsor 13 races over the two days, with the ‘feature’ being the handicap chase known for almost 60 years as the Hennessy Gold Cup, and more recently …
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The Arena Racing Company (ARC) has made a number of changes to the format of the All-Weather Championship, including adding MansionBet and Coral to its portfolio of partners. In preparation for the ninth season of the championship, the two operators will join longstanding partner Betway as sponsors of races throughout the campaign. Coral will sponsor the Fillies & Mares and …
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Sky Sports Racing and The Racing Partnership (TRP) have secured a ‘significant’ agreement with Newbury Racecourse. Under the terms of the five-year partnership , all of Newbury’s 29 annual race meetings will be broadcast on Sky Sports Racing, adding a portfolio of prominent fixtures across both Flat and Jump to the broadcaster’s schedule from January 2024. Among those are the …
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Online betting operator BetVictor has secured a multi-fixture sponsorship agreement with Newbury Racecourse for the remainder of 2021, including the Gold Cup. The collaboration will see the firm sponsor sponsorship of 41 races across 13 reacedays throughout the year, beginning with the BetVictor March Opening Weekend on 5 and 6 March, featuring the Betvictor ‘Greatwood’ Gold Cup. In addition, the …
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The annual Grade 1 Challow Hurdle race at Newbury Racecourse and its supporting card is set to gain a new sponsor in the form of MansionBet, as part of a new two-year deal. This forms part of a wider partnership between MansionBet and Newbury Racecourse where the Challow Hurdle takes place. Newbury Racecourse’s Sponsorship Manager Lara Johnston said: “2020 has …
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Bookmakers have agreed to offer a much-needed cash boost for horseracing during the second coronavirus lockdown, after confirming that they will pay additional fees on existing streaming and data deals until 2 December. The extra revenue from online operators will help racecourses to make up for some of the funding shortfall caused by the widespread closure of betting shops in …
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In a move which seeks to improve the accessibility to racing for those suffering with mental health problems, Kindred Group-subsidiary Unibet has confirmed it has made an investment into #GoRacingGreen. Unibet will invest in the initiative, spearheaded by Debbie Matthews, which will see the duo partner at Newbury Racecourse on Saturday 17 August for Unibet Hungerford Day. #GoRacingGreen aims to: …
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Jools Holland and Christmas movie replays can wait. It has been announced that the New Year’s Eve fixture at Newbury, alongside action from Warwick, will be made free to view on Racing UK, following Channel 4’s decision to withdraw the fixture from its schedule. The Newbury card, which is headlined by the Grade 1 Betfred Challow Hurdle, plus seven competitive …
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After an unpredictable day at Taunton last week, SBC News will be hoping to stay on top of the Tipster Leaderboard for another week. We are back with the second instalment of our Horse Racing Tipster at Lingfield! A quick reminder that, for the purpose of the competition, we will assume that all selections are backed with 1 point. Lost …
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