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lead on
11 Apr 23 18:00
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at least it's not Vertem and John Chancer...

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By:
ashleigh
When: 11 Apr 23 18:08
3 year deal,the first time from a bookmaker, can only afford it due to all his pushes that keep losing.Laugh
By:
lead on
When: 11 Apr 23 18:47
Any truth that the Oaks will be called the max 25p e.w Oaks?
By:
Ramruma
When: 11 Apr 23 21:03
The worry is that so many of our best races are not attracting sponsors other than bookmakers.

Racing probably does not help itself by habitually referring to races by the names of sponsors who departed yonks ago, such as the Hennessy at Newbury, or by calling for whole series of sponsored races to be cancelled, as with the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham and its qualifiers around Britain and Ireland.
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screaming from beneaththewaves
When: 12 Apr 23 16:34
If the current sponsors of the Hennessy keep their sponsorship going for as long as Hennessy did, then people will adopt the new name. I'm finally coming round to remembering that the Betfair Hdle is the Schweppes, and the Bet365 Gold Cup is the Whitbread. Keep the same sponsorship for a few more years, and the name will change for good.

But the Hennessy is still the Hennessy, and ditto the Mackeson, because even if I did notice who sponsored them this year, no one will know what I was talking about if I used that name. By next November, who knows what the name of those races will be?
By:
impossible123
When: 12 Apr 23 16:40
Badfred Derby - no sizeable antepost taken. Imagine this turn out to be the case.
By:
formoftheace
When: 12 Apr 23 16:42
Massey Ferguson there was another name to remember

Schweppes

Hennessy

Whitbread

Benson and hedges

Castrol Ayr gold cup

Etc etc

Then the bookies appeared….
By:
impossible123
When: 12 Apr 23 17:10
Bookies as sponsors for races is bad for horseracing. They have an ulterior motive, and it's not horseracing conducive. Similarly, presenters living off bookies.
By:
lead on
When: 12 Apr 23 17:17
Agrreed..I can't work out how smarmy Ed is allowed to feature in Sky ads when he is presenting the f@ckin; show...I know of product placement but ffs!..
By:
Angela Rebecchi
When: 12 Apr 23 18:30
It's funny how these presenters are allowed on at prices. They must be aware this is only because of their association and the majority of us can't get on.
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