New Posts For Thread: Gold Cup left without sponsor due to ABPhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30619317/gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abpGold Cup left without sponsor due to ABP By Lewis PorteousTHE most coveted prize in British jump racing is without a sponsor, it was announced on Sunday, with the Cheltenham Gold Cup having lost its backer Betfred as a direct consequence of the AuthoHorse racing still accounts for 50% of non-FOBT turnover in betting shops. In other words, the shops would disappear tomorrow without it.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30619317/gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abp?post_id=546960919#546960919Horse racing still accounts for 50% of non-FOBT turnover in betting shops. In other words, the shops would disappear tomorrow without it.Fri, 27 Nov 2015 04:45:04 -0600RP siding with their advertisers against racing. RUK and ATR sitting on the fence. I fear without the active support of the racing media, from whom the sponsors get most of their publicity, the ABP initiative could fail. Then Rust and co would have thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30619317/gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abp?post_id=546960863#546960863RP siding with their advertisers against racing. RUK and ATR sitting on the fence. I fear without the active support of the racing media, from whom the sponsors get most of their publicity, the ABP initiative could fail. Then Rust and co would have tFri, 27 Nov 2015 04:34:47 -0600More "balanced" reporting from the racing post today. Lengthy whinge by Fred. Apparently he has paid 140m in the last 4 years. Fortunately he can afford it as it looks like they made nearly a BILLION pounds in just 3 years. Perhaps the Rancid Post rehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30619317/gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abp?post_id=546960693#546960693More "balanced" reporting from the racing post today. Lengthy whinge by Fred. Apparently he has paid 140m in the last 4 years. Fortunately he can afford it as it looks like they made nearly a BILLION pounds in just 3 years. Perhaps the Rancid Post reFri, 27 Nov 2015 04:03:29 -0600The shameless front page 'article' in the Racing Post this morning, placed to support William Hill's agenda to continue to circumvent paying levy to the horse racing industry by holding a gun to its head over sponsorship, was a total disgrace, but ashttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30619317/gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abp?post_id=546955945#546955945The shameless front page 'article' in the Racing Post this morning, placed to support William Hill's agenda to continue to circumvent paying levy to the horse racing industry by holding a gun to its head over sponsorship, was a total disgrace, but asThu, 26 Nov 2015 14:16:15 -0600I remember working with an editor in the 90s who was sent a very expensive bottle of Hennessy X.O., purely by coincidence of course, a week before the Newbury race. He was always something of a prima donna but to be fair to him, he flew into a rage shttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30619317/gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abp?post_id=546950487#546950487I remember working with an editor in the 90s who was sent a very expensive bottle of Hennessy X.O., purely by coincidence of course, a week before the Newbury race. He was always something of a prima donna but to be fair to him, he flew into a rage sThu, 26 Nov 2015 03:07:05 -0600I agree with you. But the King George will be trending on twitter over Xmas they don't sponsor it for philanthropic reasons.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30619317/gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abp?post_id=546950427#546950427I agree with you. But the King George will be trending on twitter over Xmas they don't sponsor it for philanthropic reasons.Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:51:48 -0600That's because they have sponsored the race for ever like the old Whitbread and Schweppes.that is the advantage of long term sponsorship rather than just dipping in for a couple of yearshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30619317/gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abp?post_id=546950421#546950421That's because they have sponsored the race for ever like the old Whitbread and Schweppes.that is the advantage of long term sponsorship rather than just dipping in for a couple of yearsThu, 26 Nov 2015 02:48:29 -0600What do you call that big race coming up this weekend?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30619317/gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abp?post_id=546950399#546950399What do you call that big race coming up this weekend?Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:41:06 -0600Do you know anyone who refers to the race as the 'William Hill King George V!'? Thought not.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30619317/gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abp?post_id=546950377#546950377Do you know anyone who refers to the race as the 'William Hill King George V!'? Thought not.Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:31:13 -0600http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd?event_id=13425724&category=0Key thing missing here is how much do WH save by NOT paying levy on offshore bets?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30619317/gold-cup-left-without-sponsor-due-to-abp?post_id=546950347#546950347http://www.racingpost.com/news/live.sd?event_id=13425724&category=0Key thing missing here is how much do WH save by NOT paying levy on offshore bets?Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:18:55 -0600