At The Races

A section timing database from all 59 British racecourses is now available for racing fans and punters, Racecourse Media Group (RMG) announced on Tuesday. Tracking data provided by Coursetrack for 35 RMG racecourses and Total Performance Data (TPD), which covers 24 Arena Racing Company (ARC) and independent racecourses, has been combined into a single database for sectional times from all British races. Under the new joint-agreement between RMG, ARC, TPD and At The Races (ATR), TPD will exclusively license the complete British database to end users via a feed of...

The "Beat Byk NHC Challenge" will return this summer as the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and Steve Byk, host of the Thoroughbred radio news magazine "At the Races" on Sirius XM, partner to send one NHC Tour member to Las Vegas to compete in the National Horseplayers Championship (NHC) next March. Now in its sixth season, the "Beat Byk NHC Challenge" will be held July 11 through Sept. 2. Each Thursday, Byk will select the weekend stakes races to comprise that week's promotion and announce them on "At the...

Turf writer Tom Law, the president of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association, appeared on Steve Byk's radio show Thursday to discuss the disagreements the group had with its fellow Eclipse presenters, Daily Racing Form and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, over this year's awards. Law said that the NTWAB's disagreements centered around two issues: industry organizations being added to those up for consideration for media Eclipse Awards, and the awarding of this year's Eclipse Award of Merit to Stuart Janney. Woodbine Entertainment went on to win an Eclipse...

Sky Sports Racing will continue its long-standing partnership with Breeders' Cup and show a live broadcast of this year's meeting at Del Mar Racetrack on Nov. 5 and 6. Sky Sports Racing will show the NBC-produced feed in addition to having its own talent on-site. A digital broadcast will likewise be available on attheraces.com via skysports.com. Matthew Imi, chief executive of At The Races, said, "We're delighted to continue our valued relationship with the Breeders' Cup and it's great news that Del Mar in November will be able to welcome...

Ascot Racecourse and Sky Sports Racing have extended their partnership to air Ascot's 25 annual fixtures to domestic pay TV and digital platforms until at least 2024. At The Races will continue to manage licensing and distribution of Ascot races for live streaming to UK betting operators under a separate long-term agreement. Juliet Slot, chief commercial officer at Ascot, said, "We have developed an excellent partnership with the whole team at Sky Sports Racing since re-joining the refreshed channel last year. The growth in their audiences across our time as...