Cazoo bets on Derby as part of brand-building sports sponsorship push GO BIG OR GO HOME AS THE three year olds round the bend at Tattenham Corner in this Saturday’s Epsom Derby, they’ll be roared home by a crowd of tens of thousands, forced to miss the last two iterations of the famous race due to Covid-19 restrictions. But while the noise will certainly be different this year, one thing won’t [...]
Newbury Racecourse hires UK’s first female race caller as part of diversity drive Against the odds Newbury Racecourse has hired broadcaster Dani Jackson to be the UK’s first female on-course race caller. Jackson, a regular presenter on bookmaker William Hill’s television programmes and the Racing Post’s social media content, will call all of Newbury’s charity races this year. Her appointment is part of a new initiative by the racecourse to encourage [...]
Scotland follows Wales in banning fans from sport due to Covid-19 Doors closed Scotland has followed Wales in banning spectators from sport in response to increasing numbers of Covid-19 cases. First minister Nicola Sturgeon said most sport due to take place in Scotland over the Christmas period would be “effectively spectator-free”. From Boxing Day for a period of up to three weeks, outdoor events will be limited to [...]
Big Sport Quiz of 2021: How much do you remember? December 20, 2021 From teenagers sweeping to Grand Slam tennis titles to England reaching a major football final, an Olympic Games like no other and the introduction of a brand new cricket competition, it has been a hugely eventful year in sport. Off the field it has been just as transformative, with private equity and, increasingly, cryptocurrency and [...]
Racing Post picks bankers to oversee its £500m sale following US intrigue December 7, 2021 Owners of the Racing Post has picked bankers to oversee its £500m sale following a growing interest in sports betting data from US-based gambling companies.
ITV to renew horse racing rights to win heftier advertising deals November 23, 2021 ITV is looking to renew its television rights for horse racing events as it hopes to secure more lucrative deal with bookmaker advertisers.
PE group in talks to sell Racing Post owner for up to £500m October 31, 2021 Spotlight Sports Group, the media entity that owns British horseracing the Racing Post, is reportedly heading towards a £500m sale at auction, as its private equity owner looks to cash in on the growing capital tied to sports betting data. Exponent Private Equity, which scooped up the horseracing publication in 2016, has begun talks with [...]
Making history: Queen inducted into hall of fame for British horse racing October 11, 2021 To honour the Queen’s “unwavering and lifelong dedication” to British flat racing, the monarch was inducted into the sport’s official hall of fame this afternoon. Sir Michael Stoute, who has trained more than 100 winners for the Queen, said she would be “thrilled” while John Warren, the monarch’s racing manager, said the recognition would be [...]
Crowd pleasers: England cricket test match and Royal Ascot picked for next fan pilot May 26, 2021 Thousands of fans will be able to attend an England cricket test match and Royal Ascot this summer as part of the next stage of the government’s pilot programme for major events. The second test of the men’s series against New Zealand, beginning on 10 June at Edgbaston, will be allowed to welcome more than [...]
Cheltenham Festival set for biggest TV audience in 10 years as organisers broadcast more races and shorten intervals March 16, 2021 This year’s Cheltenham Festival is set to attract its biggest UK television audience in a decade, according to analysts. The expected boost to viewing figures is a result of additional races being broadcast and the racecourse being closed to spectators, says Nielsen Sports. Cheltenham Festival, the most eagerly anticipated week of National Hunt racing in [...]