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Racing Post is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing, and sports betting publisher published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. As of December 2008 [update] , it has an average daily circulation of 60,629 copies.
He was made the lead presenter of Channel 4 Racing in 2001. [5] His role on the show was particularly prominent when it focused on jump racing. [4] When Channel 4 Racing employed a new production company in 2012, Down was dropped along with John McCririck and Mike Cattermole, which ended his frequent television appearances. [3]
From 1989 to 2017 the race was sponsored by the Racing Post and run as the Racing Post Trophy. William Hill reestablished their race partnership in 2024 with the official title now the William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes. [1] Up to 2000 the race was run on the round mile from 2001 it was run on the Straight Mile
Derek Thompson (born 31 July 1950) is a British presenter and commentator of horse racing on BBC Radio 5 Live and At the Races in Britain. Biography He was born to Stanley Moorhouse Thompson and Lillian Thompson in Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham , England.
The Racing Post was founded in 1986 to fill the gap and challenge the Sporting Life monopoly that resulted and these two were rivals throughout the 80s and 90s. Ultimately, only the Post survived as the owners of the Sporting Life, Trinity Mirror, closed the Life and took over the Racing Post trademark.
The Racing Post called him "one of the greatest trainers ever", his stables, Pond House, "legendary", and in 2023 said he had "revolutionised a profession he entered without experience, then conquered. Pipe changed everything". [9] [17] Pipe's methods came into wide use and became industry standards throughout the racing world. [9]
John Brough Scott, MBE (born 12 December 1942) is a British horse racing journalist, radio and television presenter, and former jockey. He is also the grandson [citation needed] and biographer [1] of the noted Great War soldier "Galloper Jack" Seely. Scott was educated at Radley College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he read History. [2]
Racing TV (formerly Racing UK) is a British television channel with 34 racecourses as shareholders and fixtures from 61 racecourses broadcast live on its output. Racing TV is one of the two major UK horse racing television channels, the other being Sky Sports Racing .