Racing League is bringing a new type of competition to the sport of horse racing. It’s attracted big name sponsors including Talksport and eToro who back two of the 12 teams.
The exciting new competition will feature 12 teams competing for a total prize pot of £1.8 million (£50,000 for each of 36 races). Each team will consist of between two and four trainers, three jockeys, stable staff, a squad of 30 horses and a racing manager. Everyone will be wearing their team’s colours throughout the competition.
There will be six consecutive Thursday evening race meetings all live on Sky Sports starting from 29th July at Newcastle.
When and where are the fixtures?
Thursday 29 July – Newcastle
Thursday 5 August – Doncaster
Thursday 12 August – Lingfield
Thursday 19 August – Windsor
Thursday 26 August – Lingfield
Thursday 2 September – Newcastle
What are the race details?
Each meeting will have six races over a range of distances from five furlong up to a mile and a half. All races are handicap races and the horses running will be three years old and above. All horses will have a handicap rating between 0-90. Each Team will only be allowed one runner per race.
There will be 36 races in total.
How does the point system work?
Each race is worth 100 points:
- 25 points are awarded to the winner
- 18 for 2nd place
- 15 for 3rd
- 12 for 4th
- 10 for 5th
- 8 for 6th
- 6 for 7th
- 3 for 8th
- 2 for 9th
- 1 for 10th
- 0 points for 11th and 12th placed horses.
The team with the highest points after the last race on Thursday 2nd September at Newcastle will be crowned the Racing League champions.
For more details on the Racing League head to >>racingleague.uk
Who’s in the teams?
Team ThoroughBid
Trainers – Andrew Balding, Richard Hannon
Jockeys – Hayley Turner, Oisin Murphy, Sean Levey
Racing Manager – Cornelius Lysaght
Team BullionVault
Trainers – George Baker, David Menuisier, Gary Moore, Amanda Perrett
Jockeys – Jim Crowley, Hector Crouch, Pat Cosgrave
Racing Manager – George Baker
eToro Racing
Trainers – Tim Easterby, Richard Fahey
Jockeys – Paddy Mathers, David Allan, Paul Hanagan
Racing Manager – William Easterby
Goat Racing
Trainers – Tom Clover, Charlie Fellowes, Hugo Palmer, George Scott
Jockeys – Laura Pearson, James Doyle, Callum Shepherd
Racing Manager – Charlie Austin
Team ODDSbible
Trainers – Roger Charlton, Alan King, Martyn Meade, Brian Meehan
Jockeys – Jason Watson, Martin Dwyer, Thore Hammer Hansen
Racing Manager – Sam Sangster
Team Ireland
Trainers – Donnacha O’Brien, Joseph O’Brien
Jockeys – Gavin Ryan, David Egan, Dylan Browne McMonagle
Racing Manager – Kevin Blake
Team Arena
Trainers – Mick Appleby, Michael Dods, Paul Midgley, David O’Meara
Jockeys – Danny Tudhope, Cam Hardie, Paul Mulrennan
Racing Managers – Chris & Martin Dixon
Team Swish
Trainers – Clive Cox, Ed Walker, Charlie Hills, Jamie Osborne
Jockeys – Adam Kirby, Saffie Osborne, Kieran Shoemark
Racing Manager – Rosie Tapner
Team talkSPORT
Trainers – Michael Bell, Ed Dunlop, James Fanshawe, Roger Varian
Jockeys – Hollie Doyle, Jack Mitchell, Cieren Fallon
Racing Managers – Rupert Bell & Alan Brazil
Remulate Racing
Trainers – Mick Channon, Paul & Oliver Cole, Eve Johnson Houghton, Keith Dalgleish
Jockeys – George Bass, Rossa Ryan, Charles Bishop
Racing Manager – Matt Gibbens
Team Race Horse Lotto
Trainers – George Boughey, James Ferguson, William Knight, Stuart Williams
Jockeys – Nicola Currie, Marco Ghiani, Daniel Muscutt
Racing Manager – Lizzie Kelly
Newmarket Red
Trainers – Robert Cowell, John Gosden, Sir Mark Prescott, David Simcock
Jockeys – Frankie Dettori, Luke Morris, Jamie Spencer
Racing Manager – David Simcock
Racing League raffle prizes
There’s a number of brilliant on offer to be won through the Race Horse Lotto; with 10% of entries going towards the Racing To School charity.
The main prize is the chance to own a racehorse! The winner will get sole ownership of three-year-old filly Majestic Tejaan for a whole year.
The other prizes include tickets to big international meetings such as the Dubai World Cup, Punchestown Festival and a VIP package to the Prix De L’Arc De Triomphe.
It doesn’t stop there, hospitality for two at Lingfield, signed silks and tickets to the World Darts Championships are there to be won.
Full details and how to enter are on the Race Horse Lotto website.
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