Warwick Racecourse - Betfair Sponsorship

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Betfair Becomes Sponsor of ‘Kingmaker Day’

BETFAIR is the new sponsor of ‘Kingmaker Day’ at Warwick on Saturday 11 February.

The Kingmaker at Warwick Racecourse is renowned for producing top Cheltenham Festival horses and is to be sponsored for the first time this season by Betfair.

Two years ago, the current Cheltenham Gold Cup holder Long Run won the Kingmaker Novices’ Chase. Last year’s hero was Finian’s Rainbow, a leading fancy for this year’s Queen Mother Champion Chase.

‘Betfair Kingmaker day’ this year is on Saturday 11 February and promises to be a cracking day of jump racing at the Midlands racecourse.

‘The Kingmaker’ – run over two miles each February – is named after the 16th Earl of Warwick, one of the top military commanders during the medieval War of the Roses who was responsible for the deposition of two monarchs.

Huw Williams, managing director of Warwick Racecourse, said: “We are delighted to welcome Betfair as the new sponsor for Kingmaker Day which is not only one of the highlights of the racecourse’s calendar but also of the jump racing season as a whole in Britain.

“We have watched some tremendous horses taking part in the feature race in recent times, not only Finian’s Rainbow and Long Run but also – in 2008 – Big Buck’s whose long unbeaten record now stretches back three years.”

Betfair spokesman Tony Calvin said: “We are delighted to have secured the sponsorship of such a prestigious and high profile meeting as Kingmaker Day at Warwick Racecourse on 11 February.

“Given that we are also sponsoring the whole Newbury card as a part of ‘Betfair Super Saturday’ on 11 February, this association ensures that we are backing all the terrestrial television races on this day.

“It also cements my belief that we are set - if we are not already - to become the most significant bookmaking sponsor in the sport in 2012; certainly our 2012 horseracing sponsorship portfolio has never been bigger in Betfair’s 12-year history and Warwick is a very welcome addition to that.”

Race schedule on Saturday 11 February

1.35pm Read Nicholls and McCain On Betfair Novices’ Handicap Hurdle
2.10pm Betfair Don’t Settle For Less Handicap Chase
2.40pm Betfair Kingmaker Novices’ Chase
3.15pm Check Betfair Before You Bet Handicap Hurdle
3.50pm Betfair Brings You Better Value Novices’ Chase
4.25pm Better Prices On Betfair Mobile Novices’ Hurdle
5.00pm Whitson Bloodstock Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race

Admission
With the first race due off at 1.35pm, gates will open from 11.35am.

Tickets can be booked in advance at www.warwickracecourse.co.uk or by telephone on 0844 579 3013. Advance adult bookings get a ten per cent reduction - £18 instead of the on-the-day price of £20. Accompanied under 18s are admitted free of charge. Seniors (over 65 years) and Juniors (18 to 24 years) pay £15.

For further information, please contact:
Huw Williams, managing director, or Lee Moulson, commercial manager, at Warwick Racecourse, on 01926 491553

20 January 2012

About The Jockey Club

The Jockey Club is at the heart of racing in Great Britain as the largest commercial group in the sport. Its interests include:

Jockey Club Racecourses: Responsible for the operation of a diversified portfolio of 14 racecourses in Great Britain: Aintree, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Epsom Downs, Exeter, Haydock Park, Huntingdon, Kempton Park, Market Rasen, Newmarket, Nottingham, Sandown Park, Warwick and Wincanton.

The group stages four of the five 'Classics' of Flat racing (the Derby and the Oaks at Epsom Downs and the 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket), as well as the Cheltenham Festival and the Grand National at Aintree.

Jockey Club Estates: The property and land management company responsible for the management and administration of more than 5,000 acres of land in and around the racing training centres of Newmarket and Lambourn, as well as an extensive property portfolio, including the Jockey Club Rooms.

The National Stud: Transferred from Government to The Jockey Club in 2008, The National Stud is a commercial thoroughbred breeding enterprise with a commitment to provide training and educational programmes.

Racing Welfare: A racing charity and company limited by guarantee with The Jockey Club being the sole member. The principal objective of Racing Welfare is to provide help to those in need who work or have worked in the thoroughbred industry, and their dependants.

About Betfair (www.betfair.com)

Betfair is the world’s biggest betting community having pioneered the betting exchange in 2000.

Driven by cutting-edge technology, Betfair enables customers to bet at odds sought by themselves or offered by other customers. The company now processes over seven million transactions a day from its four million registered customers around the world. In addition to sports betting, Betfair offers a portfolio of innovative products including casino, exchange games and poker.

Betfair has twice been named the UK’s ‘Company of the Year’ by the Confederation of British Industry and has won two prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, being recognised for Innovation in 2003 and most recently for International Trade in 2008. Betfair currently employs over 2,000 people worldwide. The company holds betting licences in Gibraltar, the US, Tasmania, Italy, Denmark and Malta.

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