Racing UK
Racing UK | |
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Launched | 1 September 2004 |
Owned by | 37 UK racecourses |
Picture format |
16:9, 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Country | United Kingdom |
Broadcast area |
United Kingdom Ireland |
Website | www.racinguk.com |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Freeview | Channel 261 (Data Service) |
Youview | Channel 261 (Data Service) |
Satellite | |
Sky |
Channel 426 (SD/HD) Channel 874 (SD) |
Cable | |
Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 536 |
Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 411 |
Streaming media | |
Racing UK Anywhere | https://www.racinguk.com/videos/watch/live |
Racing UK is a British television channel with 37 (62 from January 2019) racecourses as shareholders. As Racing UK grew several other business units and joint ventures were developed. It is one of the two major UK horse racing television channels, along with At The Races. The station is focused on horse racing from the UK, Ireland, North America and France, showing many live races and related shows.
Racecourse Media Group
Racecourse Media Group Ltd (RMG) is the umbrella organisation for the 37 Racecourses, which holds their interest in Racing UK, Turf TV and GBI Racing. The racecourses (the shareholders) are: Aintree, Ascot, Ayr, Bangor, Beverley, Carlisle, Cartmel, Catterick Bridge, Cheltenham, Chester, Epsom Downs, Exeter, Goodwood, Hamilton Park, Haydock Park, Huntingdon, Kelso, Kempton Park, Leicester, Ludlow, Market Rasen, Musselburgh, Newbury, Newmarket, Nottingham, Perth, Pontefract, Redcar, Salisbury, Sandown Park, Stratford, Taunton, Thirsk, Warwick, Wetherby, Wincanton and York.
Contracted courses
The list of the racecourses that are contracted to RUK are:
- Aintree
- Ascot Sky Sports Racing From March 2019
- Ayr
- Bangor-On-Dee Sky Sports Racing From March 2019
- Beverley
- Carlisle
- Cartmel
- Catterick Bridge
- Cheltenham
- Chester Sky Sports Racing From March 2019
- Epsom Downs
- Exeter
- Goodwood
- Hamilton Park
- Haydock Park
- Huntingdon
- Kelso
- Kempton Park
- Leicester
- Ludlow
- Market Rasen
- Musselburgh
- Newbury
- Newmarket
- Nottingham
- Pontefract
- Perth
- Redcar
- Salisbury
- Sandown Park
- Stratford
- Taunton
- Thirsk
- Warwick
- Wetherby
- Wincanton
- York
Notes
^† Requires internet-connected receiver and subscription fee.[1]
References
- ↑ "Freeview | Racing UK". Retrieved 1 March 2012.