Horseracing

The UK Tote Group (UKTG) has signed an agreement with Singapore Pools to bring their pools together.  Through the agreement, liquidity with customers of Singapore Pools betting will be combined into the UK Tote’s pools on British racing meetings to create bigger UK pools, better customer experience and improved financial return.  Simon Leong, Chief Product Officer of Singapore Pools, said: …

Star Sports has announced that it is sponsoring racehorse trainer Brian Toomey for the 2024 flat season. The British bookmaker praised the ex-jockey for the amount of high-profile owners in his portfolio which include: Amo Racing, Clipper Logistics, Jimmy Fyffe and Jeff Smith.  Harry Redknapp provided him with his first winner when Wake Up Harry won at Kempton on 20 …

Betting and Gaming Concil’s (BGC) Grand National Charity Bet campaign has managed to raise more than £15,000 for good causes. Launched in time for the Grand National, the campaign saw over 50 parliamentarians placing a charity bet on last weekend’s race. The funds were then distributed to their charities of choice by some of the UK’s biggest betting operators.  Christian …

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has launched its latest campaign relating to horse welfare aiming to relax common misconceptions about the sport.  The HorsePWR campaign – short for Purpose, Welfare and Responsibility – provides detailed information about the lives of thoroughbred horses and the high welfare and safety standards at the core of British racing.  Kinross-based Jump Trainer Lucinda Russell …

Racing Victoria has announced a multi-year partnership with TripleSdata (tSd) and Total Performance Data (TPD). The deal will see the integration of live race tracking content from Victoria’s most frequently used racecourses into TPD’s live odds engine, generating fully automated in-the-run odds for every runner throughout the race. Carlos Santo, CEO of tripleSdata, said: “Commercialising race data has always been …

British racing’s Horse Welfare Board has released the results of the country’s first Thoroughbred Census. It was in December 2023 that the BHA made its final call for owners to complete the Census before the end of the year, with the association ultimately receiving 8,256 registrations – of which 5,566 were previously unrecorded. Undertaken by Hartpury University, the census has …

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 …