Horseracing

It’s the most important week in the UK racing calendar, the “greatest show on turf”. Cheltenham Festival enamoured racing fans across the world as shock results twinned with a win for the favourite in the Gold Cup presented mixed results for fans and bookmakers.  bet365 has told SBC News that the week of racing ended “honours even” between its trading …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has invited people from ethnically and culturally diverse backgrounds working in racing to share their views.  A short survey form, funded by the Racing Foundation, has now been opened is completely anonymous and will run until 31 May 2024. The BHA is seeking experiences of the industry via the survey. BHA Chief Executive, Julie Harrington, …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has relaunched its ‘Charity Bet’ campaign for the 2024 Grand National, celebrating British horseracing’s marquee event. Organised by the trade body for UK gambling, this year’s Charity Bet campaign will see “More than 50 MPs from both sides of the House visiting local betting shops to place a Charity Bet on the Grand National.” …

BoyleSports has upped the prize pot for the Best Turned Out horse at the Irish Grand National to €1,000.  As the title sponsor of the competition held at the Fairyhouse track, BoyleSports has said that it looks to use the occasion to ‘recognise the hard work put in by stable staff year in, year out’. Sharon McHugh, Head of PR …

The BHA has announced the pre-race veterinary protocols that will again be in place at the 2024 Aintree Grand National Festival. Like previous years, the move is part of the association’s ongoing efforts to continually improve safety and ensure horses are lining up in the ‘best possible condition’. Trainers with entries in the three races over the Grand National fences …

Virgin Bet has been announced as the headline sponsor for the Easter Saturday Raceday at Musselburgh Racecourse. The upcoming event – taking place 30 March – will include the £100,000 Queen’s Cup as well as the Scottish Sprint Cup – the country’s fastest race. Ric Leask, Marketing Director at Virgin Bet, highlighted: “We are thrilled to announce Virgin Bet as …

Racecourse Media Group (RMG) has promoted Ben Dowding to the new role of Chief Betting Officer (CBO). The internal promotion follows RMG’s merger of its British and International betting teams, where Ben Dowding had previously served as Director of Betting at RMG. As detailed by Nick Mills, CCO of RMG: “With many bookmaker clients increasingly approaching rights acquisition on a …

As this year’s Cheltenham Festival commences, Felix Faulkner, solicitor at law firm Poppleston Allen, discusses the difficulties and confusion horseracing faces in light of the impending affordability checks in the UK. This feels like an opportune moment to write about one of the key measures within the government’s gambling reform White Paper in the UK, with more than 250,000 people set …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has underscored the importance of horse safety in British Racing in its new welfare update. The group outlined that more than £47m has been invested in the last 20 years into veterinary research and education, benefiting all breeds of horses in the country including thoroughbreds. “British Racing is committed to ensuring the welfare of all …

Ahead of the Cheltenham Festival, Sportsbook and Trading Director Mark Wilson pinpoints five key challenges to be encountered, and highlight how FSB will overcome these as the true horse racing specialists in the sportsbook platform provider space. People The foundation upon which our entire horse racing operation has been built on. Having intuitive, in-house expert knowledge on the sport allows …