Directory:Racing Post
| Racing Post | |
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| Slogan | UK Horse racing news and UK racing results from racingpost.com - Race cards, racing form, jockeys, trainers, owners and race horse profiles. |
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| Type | [[Company_Type:=Private|Private]] |
| Founded | [[Year_Started:=1986|1986]] |
| Founder | Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid AL Maktoum |
| Headquarters | Template:Country data UK [[City:=London|London]], [[Country_Name:=England|UK]] |
| Key people | Alan Byrne, CEO |
| Industry | [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Newspaper Publishers|Newspaper]] |
| Owner | FL Partners |
| Contact | Racing Post 1 Canada Square London, GL E14 5AP-0000 +44.(0).1635 898.781 [http://www.racingpost.com Racing Post website] |
| Reference | NAICS: 511110 Region: [[Region1:=Greater London|Greater London]] |
The Racing Post website is the primary focus of this article which provides an overview of the site as well as some information on the Racing Post newspaper at large.
History
The Racing Post came into existence in 1986 and was founded by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid AL Maktoum. Initially it was offered in Britain and Ireland as a daily racing newspaper focusing exclusively on horse racing and greyhound racing. Up until this day it remains the only daily racing newspaper of its kind in Great Britain. The Racing Post as well as its website were acquired by FL Partners, an Irish private equity firm, in 2007. The Racing Post website offers all of the news and information which is available in its counterpart print edition as well as a number of resources and a community which go beyond the print offerings. Widely regarded as the authority news source for horse racing and greyhound racing news and information in the UK both the website and the daily remain highly successful ventures.
Overview
The Racing Post website offers well over a million pages of content and is growing larger every day. Its news coverage spans a variety of sports other than horse racing and the information and records it offers in particular on different aspects of horse racing makes it difficult to present a complete overview of the website. Below is a partial overview highlighting some of the most popular sections of the website.
News
The primary focus of the Racing Post was and remains its coverage of horse racing news. The racing news coverage is targeted primarily at happenings in UK horse racing and the UK horse racing industry at large. Racing events and individual races throughout Great Britain are reported on as they happen. Additionally however reports on news in horse racing in Europe and the rest of the world are offered to readers as well.
Race Cards
Tying in with the news is another service offered by the Racing Post website – the database of horse racing cards. Traditionally offered in print in the daily edition of the Racing Post newspaper the websites digital database offers readers race cards prior to every race and horse racing event in Great Britain. The cards feature detailed information on races including details on schedule, runners, weather conditions, statistics, favourites and more.
Results
Amongst the most frequented resources on the site is the horse racing results section. Widely regarded as one of the foremost providers of results from races in the United Kingdom the Racing Post offers readers a database of results which is updated as the results come in. The existing archive of results spans back to 1975 and is freely accessible to all users of the website.
Race Courses
Another useful resource for horse racing enthusiasts is available in the index of UK race courses offered by the Racing Post. This section offers details on all of the major horse racing race courses in Great Britain including information on each race courses admission prices, facilities, principal races, directions and maps.
Tipping Service
The tipping service offered by the RP is available in two versions. One features horse racing tips which are freely accessible to any reader and which consist of details on a free tip, stat and race of the day. The premium tipping service available to paying members expands on this and offers amongst other features a greater number of horse racing tips each day.
Bloodstock
The bloodstock coverage of the website is divided into a number of sections. Amongst these the bloodstock news forms the core of the offerings and features news items on thoroughbred race horses, breeders and owners from across the country. Additionally the bloodstock sales directory offers users a constantly updated database of thoroughbred sales events and auctions taking place across the UK with detailed information on all horses on sale.
Greyhound
After horse racing the next biggest coverage of a particular sport by the RP is in greyhound racing. As with horse racing the greyhound racing news features daily news items on racing events and races taking place across Great Britain. The same applies to the availability of both greyhound racing cards and greyhound racing results which are constantly updated and freely available to all readers.
Resources
Further Racing Post Websites
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