Tag Archives: Aintree

HWB appoints new members to complete equine welfare strategy

SBC News HWB appoints new members to complete equine welfare strategy

Three new members have been appointed to the Horse Welfare Board (HWB) to continue British horseracing’s commitment to the highest standards of animal welfare, safety, and aftercare. The HWB serves as the independent body on equine care and welfare standards reporting to the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). The board continues to prioritise the principal objectives of its “A Life Well …

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Jockey Club reduces Grand National to 34 riders from 2024 

Bookies Corner: Grand National trading trends ahead of ‘the public’s race’

The Jockey Club has announced sweeping changes to the Randox Grand National to improve safety measures for participating riders and horses. From 2024 onwards, the field size of UK racing’s most prestigious race will be reduced from 40 to 34 runners, as announced by the Jockey Club, the owner of Aintree Racecourse. Further decisions taken to ‘reduce risk’ will see …

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BGC: Grand National Bet campaign raises £13,500 for UK good causes  

SBC News BGC: Grand National Bet campaign raises £13,500 for UK good causes  

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has declared that good causes up and down the country are the big winners of the ‘Grand National Bet’ charity campaign. The campaign saw over 40 MPs participate by placing a bet on Saturday’s Grand National at Aintree, helping the BGC guarantee winnings of £13,500 to the MPs’ charity of choice. The winning MPs …

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William Hill sponsors three races as official betting partner of Grand National

SBC News William Hill sponsors three races as official betting partner of Grand National

William Hill has become the official betting partner of the Randox Grand National Festival as a part of a three-year deal. The bookmaker is also being named the sponsor of three ITV-televised races during the three-day Festival at Aintree from 13 – 15 April 2023. These include the Grade 1 William Hill Aintree Hurdle on Thursday, the William Hill Handicap …

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Betting operators hand over MP’s Grand National winnings to UK charities

SBC News Betting operators hand over MP’s Grand National winnings to UK charities

Charities throughout the UK have benefited from large sums of money donated by bookmakers after MPs from around the country joined in on the Grand National action by placing charity bets. The UK’s biggest betting operators had vowed to hand over any winnings on MP charity bets to their charity of choice. The eventual winner was 50/1 shot Noble Yeats, …

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BGC: Ministers must recognise public good of the Grand National

SBC News BGC: Ministers must recognise public good of the Grand National

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has called on ministers to recognise the importance of the Grand National as a heritage sporting event supporting UK racing and highstreet jobs.  Following three years under lockdown constraints, The Grand National returns to hosting live spectators at Aintree on Saturday 9 April. Its main race is expected to be watched by a global …

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Jockey Club keeps its Grand National promise to NHS staff  

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The Jockey Club has kept its ‘NHS promise’ by confirming that a donation of 10,000 Randox Grand National tickets to Merseyside frontline staff and social care workers will be honoured at the 2022 festival at Aintree Racecourse.  Last year, the Jockey Club pledged to donate 10,000 tickets for the first day of the Randox Grand National Festival in 2021 in …

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Virtual Grand National success sees bookmakers donate over £2.6m to NHS Charities

SBC News Virtual Grand National success sees bookmakers donate over £2.6m to NHS Charities

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has revealed that this weekend’s ‘Virtual Grand National’ (Saturday 4 April) raised ‘over £2.6 million’ in donations for NHS charities. The BGC said the event to replace UK racing’s marquee meeting was as an ‘unbridled success’, and was left delighted with the level of public engagement which saw a reported 4.8 million viewers tune-in to …

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