Sports Information Services

SIS (Sports Information Services) will carry over 500 races annually from Spain as part of its live racing offering, having extended its agreement with Spanish horse racing organisation Asociación de Hipodromos Españoles for a further three years. Meetings staged at six of Spain's leading racecourses will continue to be broadcast by SIS, specifically at Hipódromo de La Zarzuela, Dos Hermanas, San Sebastian, Sanlúcar, Pineda and Son Pardo Y Manacor. Key contests in the 90-meeting calendar include the Gran Premio de Madrid and San Sebastian Gold Cup. This is the latest...

Starting in 2024, all 26 Irish Racecourses will have live in-race timing information for all races broadcast on-screen and published online, the Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR), Sports Information Services (SIS) and Racecourse Media Group (RMG) announced on Friday. The feature is part of the recently concluded media rights renewal between the organizations. The system is operated by RMG's timing partners, Coursetrack. Runners will carry lightweight GPS trackers designed to fit within the saddlecloths and transmit data directly to a centralised operation at Racing TV's London...

Sports Information Services (SIS) has entered into an agreement with the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) for six races on the US$31.5- million Saudi Cup race meeting hosted at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Feb. 25 to become a HKJC World Pool event. Established in 2019, The Saudi Cup race day has solidified itself on the global racing calendar with horses from 15 countries planning to participate this year. The feature race, the US$20-million G1 Saudi Cup, will showcase last year's top-two finishers in Emblem Road (Quality Road) and Country Grammar...

Racecourse Media Group and Sports Information Services have extended their partnership by a further three years. This partnership encompasses the distribution and transmission of audio-visual and data from British racecourses to licensed betting offices across the UK and Ireland. Martin Stevenson, chief executive officer of RMG, said, "We are delighted to continue our partnership with SIS for a further three years. LBO revenue remains an extremely significant media rights income source for RMG's racecourses. This deal will further increase the value of LBO rights by invigorating betting turnover via first-rate...