competition looks for racing commentators - 27 Jul 2010
Racing for Change, an initiative set up to broaden the appeal of British horseracing, has announced the launch of an online nationwide competition to find the ‘Voices of the Races’. read more
Horse Racing News Articles
J20 seals horse racing title deal - 21 Jul 2010
J2O, the Britvic Soft Drinks Limited brand, has signed a sponsorship deal with The Jockey Club to title sponsor a new summer flat race series. read more
Northern Racing appoints Generate - 02 Jul 2010
Northern Racing Limited has appointed Generate Sponsorship to provide sponsorship rights analysis and evaluation across the company’s property portfolio. read more
poor viewing figures for Royal Ascot - 21 Jun 2010
Television viewing numbers for Royal Ascot have taken a dive as the Golden Jubilee peaked at 1m – half of the amount of people that watched last year. read more
Racing networks sign up to Sportpost - 28 Apr 2010
Horse racing’s two biggest broadcasters, Racing UK and At the Races, have struck content-sharing deals with new sports social media website www.sportpost.com. read more
John Smith's pushes Grand National - 06 Apr 2010
John Smith's has launched an outdoor campaign in Liverpool to push its sponsorship of the Grand National. read more
Primarolo: No movement on Tote sale - 29 Mar 2010
In an exclusive interview with SportIndustry.biz George Primarolo, racecourse manager at the Tote, has revealed that there is still no movement on the sale of the betting company. read more
Bookmakers expect £40m Gold Cup - 19 Mar 2010
Britain’s bookmakers are preparing to receive the largest amount ever wagered at the Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup - with a predicted betting turnover in excess of £40m. read more
Cheltenham to mark St. Patrick's Day - 15 Mar 2010
Cheltenham Racecourse has combined with Horse Racing Ireland and Tourism Ireland to ‘Go Green’ on St. Patrick’s Day. read more
William Hill starts Cheltenham campaign - 11 Mar 2010
High-street bookmaker William Hill is running a tactical in-store poster campaign tailored around this month’s Cheltenham Festival that is to be carried through into online and press follow-up work. read more
free entry to boost horse racing crowds - 23 Feb 2010
In an attempt to attract new fans to horse racing, free admission is to be offered at 8 meetings across the country between 26th April and 1st May. read more
McNeile: We won't sell Cheltenham title rights - 23 Feb 2010
Peter McNeile, director of sponsorship at Cheltenham Racecourse, has revealed in an exclusive interview with Sportindustry.biz that the title rights for the country’s flagship racing festival will never be sold and that the recession hasn’t affected the sponsorship income of the popular event. read more
H&C TV announce Badminton deal - 28 Jan 2010
Horse & Country TV, the channel devoted to horse sports and country activities, has announced that it will represent the global media distribution and sponsorship sales of the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials from 2010 to 2012. read more
John Smith's unveils racing push - 27 Jan 2010
John Smith's is set to launch a marketing campaign that givers drinkers the chance to buy a share in ‘Smithy’ the racehorse. read more
British horse racing unveils revamp plans - 05 Jan 2010
The governing bodies and stakeholders in British horse racing have come together to unveil a raft of proposals to modernise the sport including an end to traditional odds used by the betting industry. read more
Hennessy renews Gold Cup deal - 01 Dec 2009
Hennessy has renewed its title sponsorship of the Gold Cup at Newbury Racecourse, one of the longest running associations in UK horse racing, for a further three years. read more
BHA to change ownership rules - 23 Nov 2009
The British Horseracing Authority has revealed plans are afoot to introduce a stricter licensing structure including a ‘fit and proper persons’ test for racehorse owners, similar to the one operated by the Premier League. read more
Grand National set to be worth £1m - 26 Oct 2009
The Grand National, British horse racing’s flagship event, is to become a million-pound race by 2013 after a renewal deal was struck with title sponsor John Smith’s. read more
Brown puts Tote up for sale again - 13 Oct 2009
The Tote, the government-owned betting organisation, is to be part of Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s £16bn fire sale of assets in a bid to shore up public finances. read more
Racing revenues hit £3.7bn - 30 Sep 2009
Horse racing has retained its position as the second biggest sport in Britain after football, including revenue generation and attendance, generating total expenditure of £3.7bn in 2008 according to a new Economic Impact Study by the Sports Business Group at Deloitte. read more
Great Leighs secures takeover deal - 10 Sep 2009
Horse racing is set to return to Great Leighs after a consortium of local businessmen struck a deal to buy the struggling racecourse. read more
BBC reduces horse racing coverage - 29 Jul 2009
The BBC is to significantly cut back on its horse racing coverage concentrating mainly on prestige events such as the Grand National and Derby as part of a new deal announced with racing authorities. read more
Goodwood hires Pitch for Festival - 01 Jul 2009
Goodwood Racecourse has appointed sports communications agency Pitch to raise awareness of the Glorious Goodwood upcoming horse racing Festival, running between 28th July and 1st August. read more
New Welsh racecourse sells out - 15 Jun 2009
The opening meeting at Ffos Las in Wales, the first new turf racecourse to open in Britain for more than 80 years, has sold out. read more
Investec comes in as new Derby sponsor - 05 May 2009
Epsom Racecourse has finally found a replacement sponsor for the departing Vodafone for its flagship Derby Festival with financial services firm Investec taking over the sponsorship rights in a long-term deal running until 2013. read more
Newmarket confident despite downturn - 14 Apr 2009
The management of Newmarket Racecourse is adamant it can survive the recession despite corporate hospitality bookings and ticket sales down ahead of its flagship meeting. read more
Security tight for Grand National - 02 Apr 2009
More than 150,000 people are expected to visit Merseyside over the next three days for the 162nd Aintree Grand National festival with security measures tighter than ever before. read more
Cheltenham expects 200,000 for festival - 10 Mar 2009
Despite the economic downturn, over 200,000 people are expected to attend the 2009 Cheltenham Festival over the next four days of the National Hunt season’s flagship meeting. read more
Racing set for 40% sponsorship drop - 24 Feb 2009
During the industry’s annual conference, David Thorpe, chairman of the Racecourse Association, has predicted that sponsorship revenue in horse racing could fall by as much as 40% during the economic recession. read more
Epsom splits up Derby sponsorship rights - 16 Feb 2009
Following the withdrawal of title sponsor Vodafone, Epsom Downs Racecourse is to divide up the sponsorship rights for the Derby meeting into two separate day packages. read more
King George VI Chase loses sponsor - 29 Jan 2009
Kempton Racecourse is looking for a new sponsor after Stan James announced it will not be renewing its deal with the track’s major race, the King George VI Chase. read more
Betfair buys American racing channel - 28 Jan 2009
The internet betting company Betfair has dived into the American market by purchasing the racing television channel TVG for $50m (£35m). read more
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