- Racing UK
Infobox TV channel
name= Racing UK
logosize=200px
logofile=Racinguk.png
logoalt=Racing UK logo
launch=01 September 2004
closed date=
share="no data available"
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owner=Racing Post / 31 UK racecourses
former names=| The Horse Racing Channel replaced names=| sister names=Racing World
web= [http://www.racinguk.tv/ www.racinguk.tv]
availability note=
sat serv 1= Sky Digital
sat chan 1= Channel 432
sat serv 2=
sat chan 2=
cable serv 1=Virgin Media
cable chan 1= Channel 536
cable serv 2=UPC Ireland
cable chan 2= Channel 411
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|Racing UK is a subscription-only channel airing
horse racing from 30 UK courses. The 31 courses are effectively the owners of the channel [ [http://www.racinguk.tv/site/FAQs_16.asp Frequently Asked Questions] Racing UK website] which was launched in 2004 - after racecourses were given the freedom of their own broadcast rights. The other 28 UK courses (including seven owned by Arena Leisure) broadcast their races onAt The Races .Unusually, it does not appear in the BARB audience ratings or in the list of channels for Sky's EPG lineup on
November 29 ,2005 .Channel 4 Racing features meetings from the Racing UK courses having signed a three-year contract which runs betweenJanuary 1 ,2007 andDecember 31 , 2009 - the contract guarantees 80 days of racing each year on Channel 4 includingGlorious Goodwood for the first time. [ [http://www.racinguk.tv/news/?SectionId=5&newsid=97 Channel 4 contract signed] ]Channel launch
The channel was originally broadcast as a programming block on Sky Channel 425 (iSport) when it launched on
May 29 ,2004 with 30 courses signed up. [ [http://www.racinguk.tv/news/?SectionId=5&newsid=45 Launch of Racing UK] ] - it switched to its new home as a channel in its own right (432) onSeptember 1 ,2004 . Wetherby became the 31st course to join the portfolio in October 2004. [ [http://www.racinguk.tv/news/?SectionId=5&newsid=31 Weatherby signs to Racing UK] ]Contracted courses
The list of the racecourses that are contracted to RUK are:
*Aintree
*Ayr
*Bangor-On-Dee
*Beverley
*Carlisle
*Cartmel
*Catterick Bridge
*Cheltenham
*Chester
*Epsom Downs
*Goodwood
*Hamilton Park
*Haydock Park
*Huntingdon
*Kempton Park
*Ludlow
*Market Rasen
*Musselburgh
*Newbury
*Newmarket
*Nottingham
*Pontefract
*Redcar
*Salisbury
*Sandown Park
*Thirsk
*Warwick
*Wetherby
*Wincanton
*YorkRacing World
A
spin-off channel called "Racing World" was launched onMarch 8 ,2006 [ [http://www.racinguk.tv/news/?SectionId=5&newsid=53 Racing World launches] ] and features coverage from theUnited States including such courses asArlington Park andChurchill Downs . This channel is now no longer available.External links
* [http://www.racinguk.tv/ Official site]
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