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Newmarket Red Leads Racing League

Team Newmarket Red leads the Racing League standings after the first card at Newcastle on Thursday evening, despite failing to post a winner.

The six-race card was the first of six meetings that comprise the £1.8-million Racing League, which pits 12 teams against each other in races worth £50,000 apiece. Team Newmarket Red, comprised of Robert Cowell, John and Thady Gosden, Sir Mark Prescott and David Simcock recorded three seconds and two thirds, good for 85 points. Team talkSPORT sits second.

Broadcaster Rupert Bell, who manages Team talkSPORT along with Alan Brazil, said, “There does seem to be quite a nice, friendly feeling about it, with all the teams doing their bit. I think it does feel right. It's a long haul, but if the racing can stay as competitive as it is at the moment, that's great. You've guaranteed 10 to 12 runner fields and surely the racecourses want that and the betting industry wants that.”

Paul Mulrennan, who rode Saluti to win the opening race for Team Arena, said, “At the end of the day, there's a lot of money being pumped into our sport, which can't be anything but good. I know there's a few people unhappy they've not been able to compete this year, but it might be their time next year. It could be a different trainer or jockey that gets a chance.

“There's a real good buzz in the weighing room tonight. All the teams and everything just makes it a bit different–it's not your usual Thursday night at Newcastle.”

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£200,000 in Racing League Prizes Announced

A total of £150,000 will be split amongst the winning team of the Racing League, with an additional £50,000 to be divided between the three jockeys with the most points across the 36-race challenge, the Racing League announced on Wednesday. There was already £1.8 million in guaranteed prize money on offer, bringing the total over £2 million to be decided across six race days and 12 teams this summer. The extra £200,000 will be shared by the winning team and leading jockeys as follows:

£60,000 to the trainers
£30,000 shared by the trainers' yards' stable staff
£30,000 to the owners, whose horses will make up the 30-strong squad
£30,000 split equally amongst the three jockeys
£25,000 bonus to the jockey that scores the most points
£15,000 bonus to the jockey that scored the second most points
£10,000 bonus to the jockey that scores the third most points

Jeremy Wray, CEO of Racing League, said, “We are thrilled that Racing League will contribute over £2m of new money in its first year, which we believe will provide an enormous boost for the sport. The winner-takes-all team prize should add real spice to this exciting new competition.”

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Border Issues Rule French Out Of Racing League

Issues surrounding COVID-19 and Brexit have ruled French trainers Philippe Decouz and Edouard Monfort out of the inaugural Racing League competition. The two trainers were due to comprise one of the 12 teams taking part in the six-meeting fixture starting at Newcastle on July 29. Four Newmarket trainers–George Boughey, James Ferguson, William Knight and Stuart Williams–will instead form a replacement side, with jockeys Nicola Currie, Marco Ghiani and Daniel Muscutt their appointed riders.

Olivier Delloye, chief executive officer of France Galop, said, “France Galop is disappointed that Covid and Brexit issues combine this year to mean the planned French team must withdraw from Racing League. However, France Galop strongly supports the initiative and will help secure a high-quality team of French trainers and horses to participate next year in Racing League.”

Jeremy Wray, CEO of Racing League, added, “It is a real shame that the French team can no longer participate in this year's competition due to restrictions and complications relating to Covid-19 and Brexit. However, we look forward to working with France Galop on France's participation next year, which will add a further international flavour to the competition and engage French racing fans with Racing League.”

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Four Team Sponsors Announced For The Racing League

Four sponsors were revealed for a quartet of teams in the Racing League. The sponsors are: national radio station talkSPORT, LADbible Group's online betting community ODDSbible; social investment platform eToro and social media marketing agency The Goat Agency.

The Racing League sees 12 teams-each consisting of two to four trainers working together, three jockeys, stable staff and a squad of 30 horses-competing at six consecutive Thursday evening race meetings, with the series opener taking place at Newcastle Racecourse on July 29.

Team talkSPORT comprises Michael Bell, James Fanshawe, Ed Dunlop and Roger Varian, jockeys Hollie Doyle, Jack Mitchell and Cieren Fallon, Jr., and will be co-managed by talkSPORT broadcasting legends Alan Brazil and Rupert Bell.

The next team is Wiltshire trainers Martyn Meade, Brian Meehan, Roger Charlton and Alan King, jockeys Jason Watson, Martin Dwyer and Thore Hammer-Hansen, and will be managed by Sam Sangster and is sponsored by Team ODDSbible.

The third team is sponsored by eToro Racing and consists of Yorkshire trainers Richard Fahey and Tim Easterby, jockeys Paddy Mathers, David Allan and Paul Hanagan, and is managed by William Easterby.

Rounding out the quartet of sponsors is fourth-team sponsor Goat Racing. Team members include Newmarket trainers Charlie Fellowes, Hugo Palmer, George Scott and Tom Clover, jockeys James Doyle, Callum Shepherd and Laura Pearson, and the team is managed by footballer, Charlie Austin.

Jeremy Wray, CEO of Racing League, said, “Partnering with talkSPORT, ODDSbible, eToro, and The Goat Agency epitomises what Racing League is all about. These partnerships demonstrate our bold intent to forge long-term relationships with the next generation of horseracing sponsors, which in turn will help Racing League engage with a new type of racing fan. They are brands, who are positively disrupting their respective industries, which is what Racing League is aiming to accomplish with horseracing. We're thrilled to have them on board, and look forward to working closely with them and connecting with their audiences.”

For more information on the Racing League, please visit www.racingleague.uk.

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