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Eamonn Wilmott departs UK Tote Group

SBC News Eamonn Wilmott departs UK Tote Group

The UK Tote Group has begun its search for a new Chairman after Eamonn Wilmott confirmed he would be stepping down from the company. Wilmott, who took control of The Tote in October 2019, was instrumental in the Together for the Tote initiative. The initiative saw The Tote team up with racecourse operator Britbet, later buying the pool betting operator …

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HBLB places sectional timing and tracking tech at the front of 2019 budget

SBC News HBLB places sectional timing and tracking tech at the front of 2019 budget

The UK Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) has published its official expenditure plans, outlining racing funding allocations for the full calendar year 2019. In its statement, HBLB governance details that it has established how to allocate its reduced budget of £94m (previously £99m) to support racing innovations, resources and stakeholders. The statutory body overseeing the racing levy responsibilities has committed …

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Secret consortium in talks with Fred Done to revive & reposition The Tote

SBC News Secret consortium in talks with Fred Done to revive & reposition The Tote

Sky News has reported that Betfred founder Fred Done is in ‘advanced talks’ to sell a significant stake of The Tote, as Betfred prepares to readjust its UK racing proposition. In 2017, Fred Done publicly stated that Betfred ‘was finished with UK racing’, and that his enterprise could ‘live without the sport’, following Jockey Club and Arena Racing Company (ARC) …

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At The Races set to launch stride data from ARC racecourses

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Stride data, comprising metrics around Stride Length and Frequency, from Arena Racing Company (ARC) racecourses is now available on At The Races‘ website, in a development that has been dubbed “ground breaking.” This marks the first time that stride information has been published on this scale, with it stated that data is being collected for every runner, by every furlong …

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Peter Woodfine – Total Performance Data – In-play betting is ‘vital for racing’s future’

SBC News Peter Woodfine - Total Performance Data - In-play betting is 'vital for racing's future'

Using innovative global navigation satellite systems Total Performance Data (TPD) aims to expand in-play horse racing betting into the mainstream, whilst opening up betting operators to a vast number of new horse racing betting opportunities. TPD attaches trackers to the saddlecloths of horses and allows operators access to data which was previously not available. The data ranges from sectional times …

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Will Duff Gordon: Total Performance Data (TPD) – Data key to racing’s recovery

SBC News Will Duff Gordon: Total Performance Data (TPD) - Data key to racing's recovery

Will Duff Gordon CEO & Founder of Total Performance Data (TPD) wants to bridge the significant data gap between horseracing and bookmakers to bring optimal markets and services to the betting consumer. A horseracing enthusiast, Gordon details to SBC that beyond repairing racing’s damaged relationship with betting stakeholders, the sports now needs to embrace and further its data dynamics through …

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TPD wins data distribution rights for Argentine racecourse

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Total Performance Data (TPD) is looking to install its racing time technology in racecourses worldwide after securing a deal with Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo in Buenos Aires. The agreement will see TPD install its race timing technology at one of the major racecourses in Argentina, with over 120 fixtures per year, and permits it to distribute the resulting data worldwide, …

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