The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club brings in CSM as its principal sales agency
The CSM Sport & Entertainment agency has today (Wednesday) been tasked with attracting more sponsors for the major events organised by the Jockey Club, the UK’s largest commercial horse racing organisation.
Meta’s Chanduvi succeeds Boss as Jockey Club commercial chief
UK horse racing organisation The Jockey Club has today (Wednesday) hired Anna Chanduvi, from technology giant Meta, as its new chief commercial and international officer
Betfred replaces Cazoo as main sponsor of Derby, Oaks
Betting operator Betfred has been named as the new main sponsor of two of the UK's leading flat racing classics, the Derby and the Oaks
Contract extension to take ITV’s UK racing coverage past decade mark
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has agreed a three-year extension to its deal to show exclusive, free-to-air coverage of domestic horse racing
Cube Partnership signs Jockey Club retail, e-commerce deal
Sports retail and merchandise company Cube Partnership has agreed a deal to become the official global e-commerce and retail partner of the Jockey Club, the UK’s largest commercial horse racing organisation.
Boss leaves The Jockey Club for CCO role at Southampton
Charlie Boss has left UK horse racing organisation The Jockey Club to become the new chief commercial officer of English Premier League club Southampton
Boodles extends backing of Cheltenham Gold Cup
UK-based jeweller Boodles has renewed its sponsorship of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse-racing event for a further two years
Jockey Club enters gaming sector with Playtech deal
The Jockey Club, the UK’s largest commercial horse racing organisation, is set to enter the iGaming space after it announced the signing of a five-year product development deal with gambling technology p…
Boodles takes on Cheltenham Gold Cup naming rights
UK-based jeweller Boodles has expanded its relationship with jump racing’s Cheltenham Festival by taking on the naming rights to the prestigious Cheltenham Gold Cup this year.
Cazoo adds Epsom Festival and Derby title rights to growing portfolio
Online car retailer Cazoo has become the main sponsor of The Derby Festival, giving the brand naming sponsorship rights to the flat racing classics – the Epsom Derby and the Oaks.
Cheltenham-based charity WellChild takes on Gold Cup naming rights
WellChild, a UK-based charity for seriously ill children, has reached an agreement with The Jockey Club to take on naming rights to this year’s edition of the Cheltenham Gold Cup horse racing event.
Disney’s Boss among trio of senior commercial hires for The Jockey Club
Charlie Boss, Disney’s commercial director for sports in Europe and Africa, has been announced as one of three senior commercial appointments by The Jockey Club.
Randox signs long-term extension to Grand National title sponsorship
Global healthcare company Randox will title sponsor the Grand National steeplechase and the three-day Grand National Festival staged at Aintree Racecourse for another five years
Jockey Club appoints Truesdale as permanent CEO, replacing Bushell
The Jockey Club has announced that Nevin Truesdale will take over as the organisation’s next permanent chief executive from the start of 2021.
The Jockey Club to organise Blenheim Horse Trials in long-term deal
The Jockey Club, horse racing’s largest commercial group in the UK, has been awarded a five-year contract to organise the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials, one of the leading fixtures on the e…
Bushell resigns as Jockey Club chief executive amid allegations of bullying
Delia Bushell has stepped down as chief executive of The Jockey Club amid a string of allegations relating to the bullying of staff and the use of racist language were upheld by an independent inquiry
“Over time we plan to make acquisitions” | Simon Bazalgette on his new advisory firm
Former Jockey Club chairman Simon Bazalgette describes how the Covid-19 pandemic has forced him to adapt plans for a new consultancy business and how there will be an even greater need for right-holders to control operational costs when sport resumes. Ben Cronin reports.
Bazalgette’s advisory firm GVS launches new infrastructure financing business
Global Venue Services (GVS), the new advisory and investment company founded by former Jockey Club chairman Simon Bazalgette and its former chief executive Paul Fisher, has launched its first operating…