BetMGM extends sponsorship backing at Ascot Racecourse
Ascot Release
Ascot Racecourse is delighted to announce that BetMGM will sponsor the Autumn Racing Weekend and extend its sponsorship of the Clarence House Chase Raceday in multi-year deals.
This multiple raceday sponsorship, and multi-year commitment to racing at Ascot, reaffirms their position as a bookmaker looking to support the best of British racing across both the Flat and National Hunt codes.
At the BetMGM Autumn Racing Weekend, BetMGM will sponsor three races on each day including the feature races on both days, the Listed BetMGM Noel Murless Stakes on Friday, and the BetMGM Challenge Cup Heritage Handicap, the most valuable seven-furlong handicap in the country, on Saturday.
On the BetMGM Clarence House Chase Raceday, BetMGM will sponsor six races, including the feature race, the Grade 1 BetMGM Clarence House Chase, won by steeplechasing legends such as Shishkin, Un De Sceaux and Altior in recent years. BetMGM will also sponsor the Grade 2 BetMGM Mares’ Hurdle (Registered as The Warfield), won by the likes of Molly Ollys Wishes, Vroum Vroum Mag and Magic Of Light in the last decade.
BetMGM UK is a premium online betting and gaming brand, operated by LeoVegas Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the global entertainment company MGM Resorts International.
Their sponsorship portfolio in British racing includes the All-Weather Championships, the County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival, and the growing relationship with Ascot, continuing their ambitious expansion plans for the UK in 2024 and beyond.
Sam Behar, UK director of BetMGM, said: “We are thrilled to support Ascot racecourse by sponsoring two major events in their racing calendar. Both racedays enhance our blossoming portfolio of horse racing sponsorships and further showcase our commitment to the long-term growth of the sport in this country.
“The BetMGM Challenge Cup Heritage Handicap is the most valuable seven-furlong handicap run in Britain so it’s fantastic to be the headline sponsor, while you just have to look at the calibre of past winners of the BetMGM Clarence House Chase to see the regard the two-mile contest is held in.”
Felicity Barnard, Commercial Director and Deputy CEO at Ascot Racecourse, said: “We are delighted that BetMGM has chosen to extend their raceday sponsorship at Ascot, both with their ongoing support for the BetMGM Clarence House Chase Raceday and with their new sponsorship of the BetMGM Autumn Racing Weekend. We’re pleased to continue growing the relationship and look forward to promoting these events with BetMGM in the months ahead.”
