Enviornment Racing Firm (“ARC”), Britain’s largest racing group, and 1/ST, North America’s preeminent Thoroughbred racing and pari-mutuel wagering firm, as we speak announce a brand new partnership to open new alternatives throughout a few of their function races.
The winners of a number of prestigious races at Doncaster Racecourse, dwelling of the Betfred St Leger Stakes, the World’s Oldest Basic, shall be provided free entry to races throughout 1/ST’s portfolio of elite tracks in america, together with for the inaugural California Crown race day at Santa Anita Park on 28 September, and on the celebrated Pegasus World Cup program held at Gulfstream Park on 25 January 2025.
On the upcoming Betfred St Leger Competition, the winners of the Group 2 Betfred Could Hill Stakes will obtain free entry to the $500,000 Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational (GII), run over 1m 1/16f at Gulfstream Park in January 2025. Equally, the winner of the Carlsberg Danish Pilsner Flying Childers Stakes will obtain free entry to the $750,000 California Crown Eddie D. Turf Dash (GII), run over 6½ furlongs at Santa Anita Park on the finish of September.
For the primary time, Season 12 of the All-Climate Championships will open Finals Day qualification to any horses to working thrice over the season on a synthetic floor within the USA, along with runs within the UK, Eire or France.
As such, the winner of the Carousel Membership Handicap at Gulfstream Park on 25 January will obtain free entry to the All-Climate Championships Mile Closing at Newcastle Racecourse on Good Friday, with two different qualifying runs. Season 12 of the All-Climate Championships begins in October 2024 throughout the six all-weather racecourses in Britain culminating with £1,000,000 Finals Day at Newcastle on Good Friday, 18 April 2025.
Along with the free entry to every of those races, ARC and 1/ST will help the connections of any qualifying horse with a subsidy in direction of their journey.
This settlement follows on from the latest announcement of a brand new strategic alliance between ARC, 1/ST, Tabcorp and Racecourse Media Group to create a community of rights holders that may distribute content material throughout a number of worldwide markets.
Director of Media and Worldwide at ARC, Brendan Parnell, stated: “We’re delighted to announce this partnership with 1/ST to supply the winners of two of probably the most high-profile races through the Betfred St Leger Competition the chance to take up some thrilling alternatives within the USA.
“Likewise, in extending the qualification standards for the All-Climate Championships, and the hyperlink with Gulfstream Park, we hope that we’d look so as to add some additional worldwide curiosity within the £1,000,000 Good Friday fixture, alongside the lengthy standing Irish and French participation.”
Aidan Butler, President of 1/ST, stated: “We’re thrilled to develop our current partnership with ARC. Working with Doncaster and its revered St Leger Competition is actually a privilege, whereas we’re additionally trying ahead to sending over a horse for the All-Climate Championships subsequent Spring at Newcastle. Collectively, we’re taking part in our half to convey US and UK racing nearer collectively throughout elite races on all surfaces.
“By coupling timeless custom to forward-thinking innovation, through newly-conceived ideas just like the California Crown at Santa Anita Park on 28 September (California’s richest day of racing exterior the Breeders’ Cup), we’ll solely construct on this affiliation and progressive program within the years forward. At 1/ST, our purpose is at all times the betterment of top-class worldwide fields, a cornerstone venture in rising and sustaining the game we love on either side of the pond.”
This press launch has not been edited by BloodHorse. If there are any questions please contact the group that produced the discharge.
