{"id":79368,"date":"2026-02-02T17:22:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=79368"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:22:38","slug":"copybet-horse-racing-sponsorship-jockey-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/copybet-horse-racing-sponsorship-jockey-club\/","title":{"rendered":"CopyBet To Sponsor Seven Race Meetings In New Deal With The Jockey Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CopyBet has announced its biggest-ever series of racing sponsorships in a new partnership with The Jockey Club.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The betting platform is sponsoring seven meetings across five UK racecourses through February and March.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was launched at Kempton Park on Monday (February 2) as the CopyBet Afternoon Jump Racing got underway.<\/p>\n<p>Carlisle, Exeter, Haydock and Huntingdon will also benefit from hosting some of the 41 races covered by the collaboration.<\/p>\n<h2>Racing Sponsorships Threatened<\/h2>\n<p>It is welcome news for horse racing at a time when some of the biggest names in sports betting are reviewing the value of sponsorship deals ahead of the gambling tax rises announced in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/remote-gaming-duty-uk-budget-2025\/\">autumn Budget<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70964\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-70964\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Remote-Gaming-Duty-Budget-560x294.webp\" alt=\"Remote Gaming Duty\" width=\"560\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Remote-Gaming-Duty-Budget-560x294.webp 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Remote-Gaming-Duty-Budget-924x485.webp 924w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Remote-Gaming-Duty-Budget-350x184.webp 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Remote-Gaming-Duty-Budget-768x403.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/11\/Remote-Gaming-Duty-Budget.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chancellor Rachel Reeves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that Remote Gaming Duty will increase from 21% to 40% from April 1.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t affect horse racing directly but will have a huge impact on the wider business concerns of the UK\u2019s most popular bookmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest casualty so far this year has been the Cheltenham Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Coral is ending its 74-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/bookmaker-coral-end-cheltenham-festival-sponsorship\/\">sponsorship of the Cheltenham Festival<\/a>, blaming the rise in betting tax.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/william-hill-evoke-shop-closures\/\">William Hill owner Evoke<\/a> has confirmed there will be shop closures as it looks to counter the financial drain from the new tax levies.<\/p>\n<h2>CopyBet\u2019s Commitment To Horse Racing<\/h2>\n<p>The new sponsorship deal kicked off at Kempton Park with today\u2019s CopyBet Afternoon Jump Racing.<\/p>\n<p>This is followed by two race meetings at Exeter on Sunday, February 8 and Friday, February 20.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/CopyBet-1-560x373.jpg\" alt=\"CopyBet\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/CopyBet-1-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/CopyBet-1-924x616.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/CopyBet-1-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/CopyBet-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/CopyBet-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Huntingdon is up next on Sunday, March 1, then the action moves to Haydock on Thursday, March 5.<\/p>\n<p>The penultimate meeting is at Carlisle on Sunday, March 8 with the sponsorships concluding with a return to Huntingdon on Wednesday, March 11.<\/p>\n<h2>Mark Smith, Managing Director, CopyBet<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to be reinforcing our commitment to British racing with our biggest-ever series of sponsorships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the everchanging industry landscape, we recognise the importance of supporting a sport that means so much to fans, communities and the wider industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlongside our commitment to the sport through this series of sponsorships, we\u2019re also ensuring customers benefit from our Best Odds Guaranteed offer, giving them confidence they\u2019re getting great value.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Daniel Glavin, Betting Partnerships Manager, The Jockey Club<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThis is an exciting year for British racing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thankful for CopyBet\u2019s ongoing support, as demonstrated through this new series of sponsorships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom Kempton in February, through to Huntingdon in March, we are excited to see CopyBet at key race meetings throughout the start of 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>CopyBet And QPR<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-79370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/CopyBet-and-QPR-560x385.jpg\" alt=\"CopyBet and QPR\" width=\"560\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/CopyBet-and-QPR-560x385.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/CopyBet-and-QPR-350x241.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/CopyBet-and-QPR-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/CopyBet-and-QPR.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As well as having a welcome presence in horse racing, the betting platform has a prominent football partnership.<\/p>\n<p>CopyBet is the front of shirt sponsor for Championship club Queens Park Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qpr.co.uk\/news\/club-news\/copybet-confirmed-as-a-new-partner-040722\/\">partnership with QPR<\/a> was first established in 2022 when CopyBet became the club\u2019s official betting partner.<\/p>\n<p>That collaboration was extended with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.copybet.com\/qpr-partnership\/\">new partnership<\/a> in April 2024 which saw the platform become QPR\u2019s front of shirt sponsor.<\/p>\n<p>The two-year deal runs until the end of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CopyBet has announced its biggest-ever series of racing sponsorships in a new partnership with The Jockey Club. The betting platform is sponsoring seven meetings across five UK racecourses through February and March. The deal was launched at Kempton Park on Monday (February 2) as the CopyBet Afternoon Jump Racing got underway. 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