Epsom's G1 Investec Derby on Saturday, June 3, will be available live to an audience of approximately 550 million, with first-time broadcasters including Sport 24 (14 airlines and 11 cruise lines), as well as a 90-minute broadcast by NBC Sports in America. The 2400-metre feature will also boast record prizemoney of £1.625 million and will be the richest race ever run in Britain.
Racecourse Media Group (RMG), the UK-based media rights organisation which produces and distributes top-class horseracing around the world, will deliver full global coverage of the race for the first time this year. Other broadcasters offering live coverage include: ITV (UK), TV3 (Ireland), SuperSport (South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa), Match TV (Russia), and TVP (Poland). The Middle East and North Africa will be served by the Dubai Racing Channel, Abu Dhabi Sports and Al Kass (Qatar). Further outlets will be broadcast OTT following an agreement with DAZN, which will show the race in Japan, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, while TV Maritim Norge AS will cover Scandinavia. British troops and personnel overseas in 16 timezones will be able to watch the ITV coverage of the Derby via the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS).
Delayed coverage of the Derby will reach an audience to over a billion, with the race widely available to news outlets across the world via SNTV and CNN will cover the Classic for its World Sport and Winning Post broadcasts. RMG will also make the fixture available in 40,000 betting shops across 43 countries and via 40 online bookmakers, while RMG's TV channel Racing UK will show the race to 50,000 subscribers and in 6,000 pubs and clubs in the UK and Ireland.
Radio listeners will be able to enjoy live coverage in the UK via BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT, while Racing UK Radio, which syndicates audio on behalf of Epsom Downs Racecourse, will distribute to regional, national and international news stations.
“It is fantastic news that the Investec Derby will be available to hundreds of millions of people across the globe,” said Phil White, London Regional Director of Jockey Club Racecourses, which owns Epsom Downs Racecourse. “This race is part of the fabric of British sport and the result has implications in racing industries throughout the world. We look forward to all eyes turning to the famous turf at Epsom Downs Racecourse on Saturday, June 3.”
Added Adam Binns, RMG's Director of Broadcast, “We are delighted the Investec Derby will enjoy the wide and varied exposure that one of the UK's great sporting and social events merits.”
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