World Pool unveiled as new official betting partner for Cazoo Derby Day at Epsom Downs
Thursday 20th May 2021
The Jockey Club is pleased to announce the Tote and World Pool will become the official betting partner for Cazoo Derby Day at Epsom Downs on Saturday 5th June 2021.
This is the first time World Pool has been promoted via such a partnership in Great Britain and will include the sponsorship of two races on the card.
The partnership marks a step change in the Tote and Hong Kong Jockey Club’s promotion of World Pool across British racing. It follows the news that British racing will benefit from 17 World Pool racedays in 2021, including three at Jockey Club racecourses.
World Pool ensures there are larger and deeper pools to bet into, driving an increase in value for customers as racing fans from around the world bet into a single pool.
Racing fans in the UK will be able to bet into the pool via the Tote’s website (tote.co.uk), the Tote App and on course on Saturday 5th June for racegoers attending Epsom Downs for the 242nd running of the world’s greatest Flat race. All pools open on the Tote’s website from 4pm the day before racing.
Nevin Truesdale, Chief Executive of The Jockey Club, said: “We are delighted to be breaking new ground with the Tote, Hong Kong Jockey Club and the expansion of World Pool, welcoming them as official betting partners for Cazoo Derby Day.
“This partnership will heighten the global appeal of the world’s greatest Flat race still further and highlight to racing fans all over the world the exciting opportunities and betting experience that World Pool can provide.”
Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, said: “This is another important step forward and we are delighted to be working with the Tote and The Jockey Club to showcase World Pool to racing fans around the world on Cazoo Derby Day. The Derby is a hugely popular race with Hong Kong residents who appreciate the unique role it plays in the heritage of our global sport.
“With 17 World Pool days on the best British race meetings this summer we look forward to continuing to work with all in British racing to refine, develop and promote World Pool in the months and years ahead.”
John Williamson, Chairman of the UK Tote Group, said: “It is enormously exciting to have World Pool, with the Tote, as the Official Betting Partner for Cazoo Derby Day. The Derby continues to be the most prestigious Flat race in the world and this partnership provides a fantastic opportunity to showcase the event to an international audience, thereby helping to increase betting turnover and the profile of the entire race day.”
For more information about the UK Tote Group please visit www.uktotegroup.com and follow us @UKToteGroup and @ToteRacing.
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For further information, please contact:
Susannah Gill
Communications and Corporate Affairs Director
UK Tote Group
susannah.gill@uktotegroup.com
07751 870 929
Notes to Editors
About UK TOTE GROUP
UK Tote Group is the proud owner and steward of the Tote, the UK’s leading pool betting operator.
The Tote has been a core part of British horseracing since 1928 when it was established by Parliament under Winston Churchill as Chancellor of the Exchequer, to provide the public with a safe way to bet and vital funding for the sport.
UK Tote Group is committed to fulfilling Churchill’s founding mission through a revitalised Tote which provides better value and an improved experience to customers, as well as funding for British horseracing.
The 90-year-old British company is backed by racehorse owners and breeders from around the world. It has an exclusive partnership with British racecourses to provide pool betting services to the six million people who attend race meetings in Great Britain every year, alongside an alliance with Tote Ireland.
The Tote employs 150 people who are based in the Tote’s main office in Wigan and a satellite office in London.
About The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club is a world-class racing club that acts continuously for the betterment of our society. The Club has a unique integrated business model, comprising racing and racecourse entertainment, a membership club, responsible sports wagering and lottery, and charities and community contribution.
Through this model, the Club generates economic and social value for the community and supports the Government in combatting illegal gambling. In 2018/19, the Club made a record return to the Government of HK$23.3 billion in duty and profits tax and contributed HK$1.3 billion to the Lotteries Fund. Approved charity and community donations were HK$4.3 billion.
The Club is Hong Kong’s largest single taxpayer and one of the city’s major employers. Its Charities Trust is also one of the world’s top ten charity donors. The Club is always “riding high together for a better future” with the people of Hong Kong. Please visit www.hkjc.com.
About Epsom Downs
Epsom Downs Racecourse is the home of The Cazoo Derby, the greatest Flat race in the world. The Cazoo Derby Festival takes place in early June each year, with The Derby held on a Saturday and preceded on the Friday by another of Britain’s five Classic races, The Cazoo Oaks.
As well as The Cazoo Derby Festival, Epsom Downs hosts a further nine racedays each year, including the season opening Spring Meeting, featuring a key Derby trial, and several highly-popular music nights.
About The Jockey Club
The Jockey Club is one of the largest sports businesses operating in the UK today (2019 turnover: £216.5 million) and is at the heart of so many aspects of Britain’s second-biggest spectator sport. We run 15 of the UK’s leading racecourses – large and local, where we’re charged with looking after some of the nation’s biggest events, including the Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree, The Festival at Cheltenham, The Cazoo Derby Festival at Epsom Downs and the QIPCO Guineas Festival at Newmarket. We welcome thousands of racehorses a year to our training centres in Newmarket, Lambourn and Epsom. We run The National Stud in Newmarket and our charity, Racing Welfare, makes help available to all of racing’s people. We are governed by Royal Charter to act for the long-term benefit of British Racing and our Patron is Her Majesty The Queen. For more information please visit www.thejockeyclub.co.uk.