HBA Media announced a partnership with Genius Sports to launch ‘Crown Jewels Racing Fantasy’ (CJRFantasy) – the first international horse racing fantasy game. As the established leader in the international distribution of horse racing media rights, HBA Media works with broadcasters worldwide representing renowned races including Royal Ascot, the Saudi Cup, the Breeders’ Cup, Hong […]
Horse racing is one of the UK’s most popular betting markets and welcomes hundreds of thousands of spectators to race tracks around the country every year. Betting specialist Peter Addison explains that as well as regular UK meetings that punters can place wagers on with horse racing bookmakers, there are also prestigious meetings held around […]
The Saudi Cup 2024 – the world’s most valuable horse race – will be shown live by over 30 broadcasters with a reach that targets all corners of the globe for the $20 million contest. Now entering its fifth year, the Group 1 Saudi Cup is established as one of horse racing’s premium international events. […]
Chelmsford City Racecourse has completed new long-term media rights extensions with Sports Information Services (SIS) and Racecourse Media Group (RMG). The deal covers all betting and media rights across retail and digital channels and means racing will continue to be shown on the Racing TV channel and in betting shops via the SIS service. In […]
The Japanese, British and Irish horseracing industries have announced the creation of a new Joint Cooperation Committee. Its purpose is to forge and develop innovative initiatives and working practices for the benefit of the sport. The Committee will serve as a formal platform for British and Irish horseracing to engage with their counterparts in Japan […]
Ellipse, a sports data and analytics company behind the likes of CricViz and TennisViz, has announced a multi-year partnership with Racecourse Media Group (RMG). The partnership will see Ellipse’s data engineering and analytics specialists, combined with AI and machine learning, bring a new dimension to how fans consume and understand horse racing – the first […]
Tabcorp and Racecourse Media Group (RMG) have announced a new partnership to serve audiences in Australia and New Zealand. The five-year term commences on January 1st 2024 The arrangement will see Tabcorp distribute its suite of Sky Racing channels in the territory for tote (pari-mutuel) wagering for RMG’s British and Irish content, as well as […]
Racing TV will be showing Japan’s most prestigious horserace, the Japan Cup, on November 26th – the first time the race has been broadcast live in the UK and Ireland. The 43rd running of a race carries Japan’s biggest prize – JPY500 million (€3.1m) to the winner – and is due off at 3.40pm local […]
On November 3rd and 4th, the two-day Breeders’ Cup World Championship returns to Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif marking the 40th year of the event. This will launch-pad a bumper broadcast window of international racing, with Australia’s biggest horse racing festival – the Melbourne Cup Carnival – beginning at Flemington Racecourse on the same […]
Betting shop punters’ experience of wagering on horseracing is being enhanced via a new and stimulating Self Service Betting Terminal (SSBT) product. Quantum Leap Solutions (QLS) and Pythia Sports have combined to provide the service for content from 37 British racecourses – via Racecourse Media Group (RMG) – on Playtech terminals. Phase 1 of the […]