Unibet, part of the Kindred Group, is announced today as the official betting partner for the Investec Derby Festival. This forms a three-year (2017-2019) deal between the bookmaker and Epsom Downs Racecourse.
On the first weekend of June (Friday 2-Saturday 3) Epsom Downs Racecourse will welcome many thousands of racegoers to witness two days of top-class flat racing, attracting some of the best thoroughbred racehorses in Europe. The Investec Derby (Saturday 3 June), renowned as the greatest flat race in the world, is the ultimate test of three-year-old thoroughbreds and this year boasts a record minimum total prize fund of £1.5m. Unibet estimates that there will in excess of £60m wagered across the industry on this year’s Investec Derby, while the 2017’s renewal will see more people betting via their mobile phone than ever before.
Ed Nicholson, Head of Racing Communications and Sponsorship at Kindred Group said:
“The Investec Derby remains the most prestigious flat race in the world. It is a British institution whose history and tradition resonates around the globe, and Unibet are honoured to be associated with such an iconic race as official betting partner.”
Tony Langenegger, Sponsorship Manager for The Jockey Club’s London region, said:
“We’re thrilled to welcome Unibet as the new official betting partner for the Investec Derby Festival in this three-year deal. This year’s Investec Derby promises to deliver another great contest, with 129 horses currently entered for the £1.5m contest.”
Investec Derby ante-post odds, supplied by Unibet:
7/1 Churchill; 12/1 Cliffs of Moher; 14/1 Sir John Lavery; 16/1 Waldgeist; 20/1 Order of the Garter; 20/1 Capri; 20/1 Cracksman; 20/1 Rekindling; 20/1 Rivet; 20/1 Tartini; 20/1 Yucatan; 25/1 Akihiro; 25/1 Benbati; 25/1 Best of Days; 25/1 Exemplar; 33/1 Bar
2/1 Aidan O’Brien to train the winner
12/1 Aidan O’Brien to train first two home
33/1 Aidan O’Brien to train first three home
6/4 Irish trained winner: 8/13 any other trained winner
7/4 the winning distance is under 1.5 lengths
7/4 between 1.5 lengths and 3 lengths inc
7/4 over 2.5 lengths
7/4 Galileo to sire the winner of the Derby
10/1 Any horse to win the 2000 Guineas and the Derby
For more information please contact:
Tessa Day; 07342 058877; Or Unibet: Ed Nicholson; 07767 480 274
Notes to editors:
1. Epsom Downs Racecourse is part of The Jockey Club, which has been at the heart of British racing for more than 260 years. Today the largest commercial group in the sport, The Jockey Club runs the leading racecourse group in the UK by turnover (2015: £174.2m), attendances (2015: 1.95m), total prize money (2015: £43.9m), contribution to prize money (2015: £19.9m) and quality racing (Group and Graded races); more than 3,000 acres of world-class training grounds in Newmarket, Lambourn and Epsom Downs; The National Stud breeding enterprise and education provider; and the charity for racing’s people in need, Racing Welfare. Governed by Royal Charter, every penny The Jockey Club makes it puts back into British racing. More information is available at www.thejockeyclub.co.uk
This three-year partnership between Epsom Downs Racecourse and Unibet was made possible by Unibet becoming an Authorised Betting Partner. In autumn 2015 Jockey Club Racecourses announced it would only enter into new agreements with Authorised Betting Partners (ABP) – those who are making a fair contribution to British Racing through appropriate funding agreements with the sport.
