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ROLL OF HONOUR
2013-14
FINALS DAY WINNERS
32Red Three Year Old
Championship
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Sprint Championship
Ladbrokes
Mile Championship
32Red
Marathon Championship
32Red
Mares & Fillies Championship
Coral Easter Classic Middle
Distance Championship
ERTIJAAL
ALBEN STAR
CAPTAIN CAT
LITIGANT
LIVING THE LIFE
GRANDEUR
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Owner
Trainer
Jockey
Horse of the Year
Horse with Most Wins
Sire
SHEIKH
HAMDAN BIN
MOHAMMED AL
MAKTOUM
MARK
JOHNSTON
ADAM
KIRBY
GRANDEUR
ALUMINA
INVINCIBLE
SPIRIT
(68 WINS)
(6 WINS)
(90 WINS)
(41 WINS)
(46 WINS)
2014-15
FINALS DAY WINNERS
32Red Three Year Old
Championship
Unibet Three Year Old
Sprint Championship
Unibet
Sprint Championship
Ladbrokes
Mile Championship
32Red
Marathon Championship
FOUR
SEASONS
LIGHTSCAMERACTION
PRETEND
GREY MIRAGE
MYMATECHRIS
32Red
Mares & Fillies
Championship
Coral Easter Classic
Middle Distance
Championship
FRESLES
TRYSTER
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Owner
Trainer
Jockey
Horse of the Year
Horse with Most Wins
Sire
GODOLPHIN
CHARLIE
APPLEBY
LUKE MORRIS
TRYSTER
DON’T BE
INVINCIBLE
SPIRIT
(98 WINS)
(102 WINS)
(76 WINS)
(5 WINS)
(34 WINS)
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WELCOME
WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE THIRD
ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONSHIPS
The All-Weather Championships, especially the £1.1 million Finals Day at Lingfield Park on
Good Friday, are now an established part of the British Horseracing Calendar.
While the All-Weather Championships were initially the idea of Arena Racing Company (ARC), everyone at ARC is
enormously grateful to the support we have received from all in British Horseracing in helping ensure the All-Weather
Championships have proved a success from the outset.
A particular thanks goes to the British Horseracing Authority and the horsemen for their support, the European
Breeders Fund, which financially supports many races across the All-Weather Championships season and
Chelmsford City, Kempton Park, Dundalk, Cagnes-sur-Mer and Deauville racecourses.
We would also like to show our gratitude to our four sponsors, Coral, Ladbrokes, 32Red and Unibet, who were at the
forefront of showing support for the All-Weather Championships. Our media partner, At The Races, has provided exciting
coverage from day one and we look forward to Channel 4 broadcasting Finals Day next March live from Lingfield Park.
As we enter the third season of the All-Weather Championships we can all look forward to enjoying another winter of
exciting racing ahead of crowning seven new Champions on Good Friday.
Everyone at ARC hopes you find this information pack a useful guide to the All-Weather Championships.
Martin Cruddace
Chief Executive, ARC
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THE FACTS...
FINALS DAY
FUND OF 9,000+
TOTAL PRIZE
£1 .1 MILLION
ON FINALS DAY,
GOOD FRIDAY
RACEGOERS
20,000
600
BOTTLES OF
VISITED LINGFIELD PARK
RESORT ON GOOD FRIDAY
PINTS
1,000
PROSECCO
AT THE RACES
COVERAGE
TOTAL TV AUDIENCE
365,000
ICE CREAMS
500 GIN & TONICS
TOTAL
MEDIA
VALUE
£2.3M
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CHANNEL 4
COVERAGE
TOTAL TV AUDIENCE
580,000
THE FACTS...
CHAMPIONSHIPS
THROUGHOUT EACH
CHAMPIONSHIPS
THERE WERE OVER...
...THROUGHOUT
THE 2014-15
SEASON
HORSES
RATED 100+
HORSES
RATED 90+
THE AVERAGE RATING
OF INDIVIDUAL RUNNERS
DURING THE ALL-WEATHER CHAMPIONSHIPS
155%
80%
*
INCREASE INCREASE 73 TO 75
INCREASING FROM
*
*
39%
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY
DURING THE ALL-WEATHER
CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON INCREASE*
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*Over the first two years of the All-Weather Championships
THE ALL-WEATHER
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015-16
The All-Weather Championships will run from
Thursday 29 October 2015 to Friday 25 March
2016 and include every all-weather race
held at Lingfield Park, Southwell Racecourse,
Wolverhampton Racecourse, Kempton Park and
Chelmsford City Racecourse.
THE RULES
There are two ways for a horse to qualify for one of the
Finals on All-Weather Championship Finals Day:
• Either a horse must run a minimum of three times on the
all-weather surfaces in Great Britain, Ireland or France
during the Qualifying period which runs between 29
The All-Weather Championships celebrates its stars at
October 2015 and the six day confirmation stage for the
Lingfield Park on Finals Day, Good Friday, 25 March 2016,
Championships Final races and be rated high enough to
when the Finals to the seven Championship Categories that
‘make the cut’ in a Championships Race by order of its
make up the All-Weather Championships are held.
Official BHA Rating; or
As we move into the third season the aim of the All-Weather
Championships remains the same: to improve the race
programme and prestige of all-weather racing. All-weather
racing is an exciting sport to follow, engaging racegoers,
bookmakers, punters and horsemen throughout the year,
• A horse can win a specific ‘FAST-TRACK QUALIFIER’
especially through the winter months.
which will qualify for FREE and GUARANTEED entry
into a specific race on Finals Day.
The All-Weather Championships are helping give the
sport the profile it deserves with the practical benefits this
HORSES OUTSIDE GREAT BRITAIN
brings to the sport, including ensuring more horses staying
in training over the winter, boosting field sizes, betting
Horses trained outside Great Britain are eligible to
turnover and adding to the excitement of British Racing.
compete in the All-Weather Championships, provided they
meet any of the qualification criteria below;
• Run 3 times during the All-Weather Championship period
on a designated all-weather surface in Great Britain,
Ireland or France; or
• Run 3 times during the All-Weather Championship period,
including twice on a designated all-weather surface in
Great Britain, Ireland or France AND have run at least
once at Meydan (Dirt); or
• Have won an official FAST-TRACK QUALIFER in either
Great Britain, Ireland or France during the All-Weather
Championship period.
There will be four ‘FAST-TRACK QUALIFIER’ races in each
All-Weather Championship Categories. Dates for the FAST
-TRACK QUALIFERS are provided in the BHA Racing
Calendar and the All-Weather Championships website.
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THE SEVEN
CHAMPIONSHIPS
CATEGORIES
3YR OLD
The very best 3 year old All-Weather Colts, Fillies
& Geldings have their Championship over 8 furlongs, 1 yard
(1,610 metres).
The All-Weather Colts, Fillies & Geldings Championships
comprises every 2 year old race the year before and 3
year old race on the All-Weather tracks over the qualifying
period, with a Championships race on ARC All-Weather
Championships Finals Day, over 8 furlongs, 1 yard
(1,610 metres).
To qualify for the Championships race, a horse has to have
run a minimum of three times on the All-Weather in the
qualifying period or win 1 of the 4 Fast-Track Qualifiers that
will be scheduled.
To qualify for the Championships race, a horse has to
have run on the All-Weather in 3 races during the
qualifying period or win 1 of the 4 Fast-Track Qualifiers
that will be scheduled.
With prize money of £150,000, it is the UK’s richest
All-Weather Sprint race for horses 4 years old or over.
SPONSORED BY
MILE
The Mile (1,610 metres) category aims to find Britain’s
best All-Weather Milers with a Championships Final
over 8 furlongs, 1 yard (1,610 metres).
SPONSORED BY
To qualify for the Championships race, a horse has to
have run on the All-Weather in 3 races during the
qualifying period or win 1 of 4 Fast-Track Qualifiers
that will be scheduled.
For horseracing’s All-Weather speed merchants, the AllWeather Championships 3 Year Old Sprint category aims
to find the best 3 Year Old All-Weather Sprinter in Britain.
With prize money of £150,000, it is the UK’s richest
All-Weather Mile race.
SPONSORED BY
The All-Weather Championships Sprint Final will take place
over 5 furlongs, 6 yards (1,011 metres).
To qualify for the Championships race, a horse has to
have run on the All-Weather in 3 races during the
qualifying period or win 1 of the 4 Fast-Track Qualifiers
that will be scheduled.
With prize money of £150,000, it is the UK’s richest
All-Weather Sprint race for 3 year olds.
SPONSORED BY
SPRINT
For horseracing’s All-Weather speed merchants,
the All-Weather Championships Sprint category aims
to find the best 4 year old+ All-Weather Sprinter in Britain.
The Fillies & Mares category comprises every race
on the All-Weather tracks over the season open to all Fillies
& Mares 4 year old+, with a Championships race on the AllWeather Championships Finals Day, over 7 furlongs,
1 yard (1,409 metres).
To qualify for the Championships race, a Filly or Mare
simply has to have run on the All-Weather in 3 races during
the qualifying period or win 1 of 4 Fast-Track Qualifiers that
will be scheduled.
With prize money of £150,000, it is the UK’s richest Fillies
& Mares All-Weather race.
With prize money of £150,000, it is the UK’s richest 3 Year
Old All-Weather race.
3YR OLD SPRINT
FILLIES & MARES
MARATHON
With races ranging in distance from 13 furlongs (2,600
metres) to 15 furlongs, 169 yards (2 miles or 3,172 metres),
the Marathon (2,800 metres) category aims to find the
best British All-Weather ‘Stayer’ with a Championships
Final on All-Weather Championships Finals Day,
over 15 furlongs, 169 yards (3,172 metres).
To qualify for the Championships race, a horse has to
have run on the All-Weather in 3 races during the
qualifying period or win 1 of 4 Fast-Track Qualifiers
that will be scheduled.
With prize money of £150,000, it is the UK’s richest
All-Weather Marathon race.
SPONSORED BY
The All-Weather Championships Sprint Final will take
place over 6 furlongs, 1 yard (1,208 metres).
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SPONSORED BY
CORAL EASTER
CLASSIC MIDDLE
DISTANCE
With races ranging in distance from 10 furlongs (2,000
metres) to 12 furlongs (2,400 metres), the Middle Distance
category comprises all Middle Distance races during
the qualifying period, with a Championships Final on
All-Weather Championships Finals Day over 10 furlongs
(2,000 metres).
To qualify for the Championships Race, a horse has
to have run on the All-Weather in 3 races during the
qualifying period or win 1 of 4 Fast-Track Qualifiers
that will be scheduled.
With prize money of £200,000, it is the UK’s richest
All-Weather Race.
SPONSORED BY
THE FAST-TRACK
QUALIFIER RACES
3 YEAR OLD
3 YEAR OLD SPRINT
SPRINT
MILE
MARATHON
FILLIES & MARES
MIDDLE DISTANCE
21 November 2015
Lingfield Park
7f Conditions (2 year old)
14 February 2016
Cagnes Sur Mer
8f Listed (Californie)
19 February 2016
Dundalk
7f Conditions
5 March 2016
Lingfield Park
7f Listed (Spring Cup)
5 December 2015
Wolverhampton
5f Conditions
13 January 2016
Kempton Park
6f Conditions
7 February 2016
Chelmsford City
5f Conditions
4 March 2016
Wolverhampton
5f Conditions
14 November 2015
Lingfield Park
6f Listed (Golden Rose)
2 January 2016
Chelmsford City
5f Conditions
6 February 2016
Lingfield Park
6f Listed (Cleves)
27 February 2016
Lingfield Park
5f Listed (Hever)
18 November 2015
Kempton Park
8f Listed (Hyde)
12 February 2016
Dundalk
8f Conditions
24 February 2016
Kempton Park
8f Conditions
12 March 2016
Wolverhampton
7f Listed (Lady Wulfruna)
12 December 2015
Wolverhampton
16f Conditions
23 January 2016
Lingfield Park
14f Conditions
19 February 2016
Dundalk
16f Conditions
3 March 2016
Chelmsford City
16f Conditions
29 October 2015
Lingfield Park
8f Listed (Fleur De Lys)
27 November 2015
Wolverhampton
7f Conditions
27 December 2015
Deauville
8f Listed (Miss Santamixa)
16 January 2016
Chelmsford City
7f Conditions
14 November 2015
Lingfield Park
10f Listed (Churchill)
6 February 2016
Lingfield Park
10f Listed (Winter Derby Trial)
27 February 2016
Lingfield Park
10f Group 3 (Winter Derby)
4 March 2016
Dundalk
10.5f
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THE ALL-WEATHER
RACECOURSES
2015-16
This season the All-Weather Championships run from 29 October 2015 to 25 March 2016.
They include all races held at Lingfield Park, Southwell, Wolverhampton, Kempton Park and
Chelmsford City in Great Britain, as well as races at the following racecourses in Ireland, France and Dubai.
LINGFIELD PARK RACECOURSE
DUNDALK STADIUM
LES COURSES HIPPIQUES
Racecourse Rd, Dormansland,
Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6PQ
www.lingfieldpark.co.uk
Inner Relief Road, Dundalk
Co. Louth, Ireland
www.dundalkstadium.com
Boulevard Mireille Lauze
13010 Marseille, France
www.leshippodromesdelyon.fr
WOLVERHAMPTON RACECOURSE
DEAUVILLE-LA
TOUQUES RACECOURSE
HIPPODROME DE PAU
Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton,
West Midlands, WV6 0PE
www.wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk
45 Avenue Hocquart de Turtot
14800 Deauville, France
www.france-galop.com
SOUTHWELL RACECOURSE
Rolleston, Near Newark,
Nottinghamshire, NG25 0TS
www.southwell-racecourse.co.uk
HIPPODROME PORNICHET
CAGNES-SUR-MER
2 Boulevard J F Kennedy
06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
www.hippodrome-cotedazur.fr
KEMPTON PARK RACECOURSE
Staines Road East, Sunbury on Thames,
Middlesex, TW16 5AQ
www.kempton.co.uk
3 Avenue de l’Hippodrome,
44380 Pornichet, France
www.hippornichet.fr
MEYDAN RACECOURSE
CHANTILLY RACECOURSE
Plaine des Aigles Ave,
60500 Chantilly, France
www.france-galop.com
CHELMSFORD CITY
Chelmsford City Racecourse,
Chelmsford, Essex CM3 1QP
www.chelmsfordcityracecourse.com
462 Boulevard du Cami Salié,
64000 Pau, France
www.hippodrome-pau.com
LYON RACECOURSE
1 Avenue de Bohlen,
69120 Vaulx-en-Velin, France
www.leshippodromesdelyon.fr
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Al Meydan Road, Nad Al Sheba,
P.O. Box 9305, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
www.mayden.ae
PARTICIPATING
UK COURSES
INTERNATIONAL
COURSES
DUNDALK
STADIUM
DEAUVILLE-LA
TOUQUES
CHANTILLY
PORNICHET
MEYDAN
LYON
PAU
CAGNES-SUR-MER
MARSEILLE
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LINGFIELD PARK
RACECOURSE
In 1982 the new owners installed flood defences on
the estate to alleviate flooding. A golf course was
developed and this opened in June 1987. Arena Leisure
Plc purchased the course in 1991 and in 2001 made the
decision to replace the Equitrack All-Weather surface
with Polytrack, opening later that same year.
BUILT: 1890
TRACK: NEW POLYTRACK IN 2012
TRACK LENGTH: 1M 2F
FEATURES: SHARP, WITH SOME DOWNHILL
Lingfield Park launched the newly resurfaced
Polytrack in October 2012, showing their
commitment to the future growth of All-Weather
Racing in the UK. This latest investment,
complemented by the recent regeneration of this
famous racecourse (construction of a £5.5 million
grandstand and 4* Marriott Hotel in 2004) puts
Lingfield Park firmly on the map as a major state-ofthe-art racing, conference and leisure destination
with facilities to match or better any in the country.
The All-Weather track runs around the inside of the turf. It
is a left-handed loop and follows much the same line as the
turf course in the home straight and the back straight, but
turns sharply for home at the end of the back straight and
is 1m 2f in length. The track gently rises to a slight hill at the
start of the back straight before running downhill around
the bottom corner and into the home straight where it
levels off. The result is that the 1m, 7f, 6f and 5f starts are all
downhill which contributes to Lingfield being the sharpest
of the All-Weather tracks.
Best known as a winter All-Weather Flat course, Lingfield
Park also stages Flat Racing in the summer and National
Hunt, both on turf.
Located in a 450-acre (1.8 km) estate and opened in 1890
by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), who also
agreed to let Lingfield Park incorporate the Prince of
Wales feathers into its official heading, the course initially
held Jumps Racing only. In 1894 The Jockey Club granted
permission for Flat Racing to be held and it has continued
ever since.
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WOLVERHAMPTON
RACECOURSE
In 2004 the Fibresand and turf tracks were replaced by
the current Polytrack surface. The course is an oval of
just over 1m in circumference with tight left-handed
turns and a short run in. The course also has additional
chutes for 6f and 7f races.
A new Tapeta surface was installed in August 2014.
This is the first Tapeta racing surface in Europe and
its introduction has been widely praised by trainers
and jockeys who report it to be a safe and fair
surface for horses.
BUILT: 1887
TRACK: NEW TAPETA IN 2014
TRACK LENGTH: 1M
FEATURES: FLOODLIT
Located on the outskirts of Wolverhampton
City Centre at Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton
Racecourse was Britain’s first floodlit racetrack,
and brings you the thrills of racing day and
night. With nearly 100 race fixtures per year,
Wolverhampton is the UK’s busiest racecourse.
Tapeta uses a selection of specifically blended fibres,
waxes, PVC and sand to a depth of up to seven inches.
The first Tapeta surface was pioneered by Michael
Dickinson and his wife Joan Wakefield over fifteen years
ago. Three other racecourses in the world use Tapeta:
Golden Gate Fields, San Francisco, Presque Isle Downs,
Pennsylvania in the USA and Tapeta Park in Devonport,
Tasmania in Australia.
Wolverhampton has hosted horse race meetings since 1887.
The racecourse moved to the current Dunstall Park venue
at the end of the 1920’s, originally hosting both jump and
Flat Racing on the turf.
In 1993 there was a complete overhaul of the track
and a Fibresand surface was laid alongside the turf track.
Floodlights were also added to allow for evening racing.
History was made when the first ever British horserace
took place under those floodlights in 1993.
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SOUTHWELL
RACECOURSE
BUILT: 1898
TRACK: FIBRESAND
TRACK LENGTH: 1M 2F
FEATURES: FIBRESAND SURFACE
Southwell Racecourse has been hosting
horse racing meetings since 1898. The
course now holds over 50 race meetings
per year, both on the Flat All-Weather
track and the National Hunt turf course.
Located near Newark-on-Trent, and set in 145 acres of
beautiful Nottinghamshire countryside, it is the only one
of the four All-Weather tracks in the UK with a unique
Fibresand surface - a mixture of sand and elastic fibres,
a very different riding characteristic to the Polytrack surface
at Kempton Park and Lingfield Park.
The All-Weather track is oval with tight bends at either
end and a long 3f straight on the run in. It runs around the
outside of the National Hunt turf course. All races are run
in a left handed and in an anti-clockwise direction. The oval
is of a mile-and-a-quarter for the round course, the bends
have a slight camber built into them. The 2f spur means
Southwell is the only All-Weather straight 5f course in
the country.
The All-Weather track was resurfaced with new Fibresand
in 2013 after local flooding saw the course underwater.
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KEMPTON PARK
RACECOURSE
It was an exciting project for Kempton Park and the racing
industry and has proven to be a beneficial business for its
owners The Jockey Club and bookmakers, offering a TPF
of £4.4milliion of which £2.8million is dedicated to the AllWeather in 2015.
Located within the historic Jump track, the ten furlong,
oval polytrack is right-handed with a bend radius of 137m.
The track is 20m wide in the home straight with a false rail
at the 2 ¼ pole which helps a trouble free passage to the
winning post.
BUILT: 1878
TRACK: NEW POLYTRACK IN 2006
– REFURBISHED JULY 2015
TRACK LENGTH: 10F (OUTER) AND 8F (INNER)
FEATURES: FLOODLIT OVAL
Kempton Park opened for racing in 1878 when
businessman Henry Hyde passed the site in Sunbury
on Thames and identified it as the perfect location
for a new racecourse in the UK.
The racecourse enjoyed an illustrious history with high
quality Flat and Jump races run over the turf surface,
but on 2 May 2005 the history of racing at Kempton
Park changed when the last Flat race on turf, The
Jubilee Handicap was run and the gates closed for the
development of an £18.8million ten furlong, floodlit
All-Weather track.
Kempton Park also boasts the first fully retractable
floodlighting system used on a racecourse. Of the 42
floodlights that illuminate the track, 28 of the poles have
the ability to lay Flat to the ground – ensuring the view
of daytime Flat and Jump Racing is not compromised.
Refurbished in 2015 - by British company Martin Collins
Enterprises, who designed the surface specifically for
Kempton Park - 1000 tonnes of original specification
polytrack with additional fibre and wax was added to the
course. This has rejuvenated the track and extends its
performance and longevity.
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CHELMSFORD
CITY RACECOURSE
The All-Weather Polytrack racetrack is a 8 furlong
left handed oval with large sweeping bends. The track
measures 22 metres in width and finishes with a 2 furlong
home straight. Top trainers have recently been using
the track to work their horses. This has led to the venue
being highly praised by the sport’s leading lights as one
of the best racing surfaces around following a recent
upgrade. Future work on the track includes the addition
of a £350,000 seven furlong chute from mid-November
2015.
BUILT: 2008 - NEW TRACK
AND GRANDSTAND BUILT IN 2014
TRACK: POLYTRACK
TRACK LENGTH: 1M ALL-WEATHER OVAL
FEATURES: BHA DESIGNED OVAL WITH PLANS
FOR ADDITIONAL TURF TRACK.
The track is illuminated by the distinctive champagne flute
flood lights exclusive to Chelmsford City Racecourse.
Viewing the racing is well catered for with many great
vantage points around the venue.
Chelmsford City racecourse opened in January
2015 and is the only horse racing venue in Essex.
The racecourse is an exciting new addition to UK racing
and Chelmsford City Racecourse is delighted to host
nearly nearly 60 fixtures in 2016 with excellent prize
money and a mixture of afternoon, twilight and evening
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SPONSORSHIP
& MARKETING
The All-Weather Championships
represent a fantastic opportunity
for our four sponsors, three
of whom have already shown
their support for this exciting
development in its first year.
Enhanced promotion will take place
to encourage racegoers to follow
the Championships, with a bespoke
All-Weather Championships website,
live updates of all Championships
‘League Tables’ and ‘Leaderboards’
and social media sites.
There will be extensive promotion
by the racecourses and our media
partner At The Races, including a
weekly round-up show.
THE THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS
SPONSORED BY
3 Year Old (3Y), Fillies & Mares (FM),
Marathon (MA)
SPONSORED BY
THE SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIPS
3 Year Old Sprint (3S),
Sprint Championships (SP)
SPONSORED BY
THE MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS
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CHAMPIONSHIPS
Middle Distance (MD)
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SPONSORED BY
OUR
MEDIA PARTNER
We are proud to work with At
The Races as our media partner.
ALL-WEATHER
CHAMPION TIPSTER
The At The Races TV channel delivers
monthly reach of around 2.5 million
different viewers in the UK and Ireland
(BARB and Nielsen).
In 2014-15 the All-Weather
Championships broke new ground
by recognising the role that the fans
play in the sport with the creation of a
Champion Tipster prize.
On average around 350,000 tune in
each day. In addition, At The Races is
available in about 6,000 pubs, clubs
and commercial premises via Sky.
At The Races will also deliver coverage
of the All-Weather Championships to
more than 30 countries through GBI
Racing, its joint venture with Racing
UK that is responsible for distribution
of UK and Irish racing into betting
premises around the world.
Attheraces.com attracted an average
audience of 2.3 million monthly unique
users in 2014 with visitors spending an
average of over 12 minutes on the site
each visit (Google Analytics).
This proved hugely popular with
9,500 people playing throughout
of the duration of the All-Weather
Championships. The lucky winner,
whose local track was Southwell
Racecourse, picked up a £10,000
cash prize.
The competition will run again this year
and be operated by At The Races. It
will run in parallel with the All-Weather
Championships from 29 October
2015 to 25 March 2016. Those
wanting to play can access details at
attheraces.com/awtipster and start
playing from mid-October. People can
sign up at any point in the season up
until the end of February.
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The winner will be the tipster who
generates the best level stakes profit at
the Starting Price on their selections.
To qualify players must have made a
minimum of 100 selections during the
course of the competition so the earlier
you start playing the more selective
you can be!
As well as £10,000 to the overall
Champion Tipster there are also
prizes for monthly winners, the top
tipsters at each of the five all-weather
racecourses and regular one-off
competitions announced on At The
Races throughout the All-Weather
Championships.
CONTACT
US
MARTIN CRUDDACE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
E: mcruddace@arenaracingcompany.co.uk
T: 0207 802 5120
DAVID ROBERTS
MANAGING DIRECTOR, WOLVERHAMPTON
AND SOUTHWELL RACECOURSES
E: droberts@wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk
T: 01902 390000
STEPHEN HIGGINS
RACING AND PROPERTY DIRECTOR
E: shiggins@arenaracingcompany.co.uk
T: 0207 802 5120
ANDREW PERKINS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
LINGFIELD PARK RESORT
E: aperkins@lingfieldpark.co.uk
T: 01342 834800
JON PULLIN
RACING OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
E: jpullin@arenaracingcompany.co.uk
T: 07775 943341
MAX McCALL
MARKETING MANAGER
E: mmccall@arenaracingcompany.co.uk
T: 01902 390 016
SUSANNAH GILL
DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
E: sgill@arenaracingcompany.co.uk
T: 07751 870 929
SAM CONE
PR & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
E: scone@arenaracingcompany.co.uk
T: 0207 802 5120
M: 07920 404 296
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YOUR SAY
‘Well done to everybody involved with the
AW championship. Great end of season finale
& fantastic to have international runners &
winners’ Mick Fitzgerald, Presenter @mickfitz
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‘That’s it from @LingfieldPark on another
successful AW Finals Day. The great crowd
were treated to some thrilling finishes &
classy winners.’ At The Races @AtTheRaces
‘The All Weather Championships has gone from
strength to strength in its second season and we
have been delighted with the betting interest
across the all-weather race programme.’
‘The All-Weather Championships are a great
example of stakeholders in the Horseracing
industry collaborating to deliver an excellent
product and experience’
Simon Clare, PR Director, Coral
Ed Ware, Chief Executive, 32Red
‘We have long been advocates of the All-Weather
Championships and welcomed the initiative to
deliver racing on Good Friday which we are
confident will prove ever more popular with our
customers. ARC should be congratulated on their
determination to reshape the racing calendar
with largely competitive field-sizes proving a
vital component in helping to sustain strong
betting interest’
‘The All-Weather Championships are proving to
be an excellent sponsorship for Unibet.
We applaud ARC’s innovation of the All-Weather
Championships and the £1.1million Finals day on
Good Friday.’
Ed Nicholson,
Head of UK Marketing Operations, Unibet
David Williams, Director of Media, Ladbrokes
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