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Sky Sports Racing
Sky Sports Racing is the UK ’ s largest , dedicated horseracing TV channel and is produced at Sky ’ s studios alongside all other Sky Sports channels . Sky Sports Racing is available in 14 million multi‐channel homes across the UK and Ireland at no extra cost to Sky and Virgin Media subscribers . Attheraces . com and the At The Races app form the UK and Ireland ’ s leading digital platform for horse racing and generate up to 13 million user sessions per month ( Google Analytics ).
Star Sports
The UK ’ s leading luxury bookmaker , Star Sports was launched as Star Racing in 1999 . Now based in Brighton , Star Racing was rebranded in the summer of 2009 to reflect its growth and the wider portfolio of services offered to its clients . As befits the most exclusive private bookmaker in the world , they are justifiably proud of their fantastic team . As well as their telephone and internet businesses they have facilities at the best racecourses around the country as well retail outlets including a luxury flagship shop in Mayfair .
Weatherbys
Weatherbys has been in business since 1770 . For the majority of its history it was a family partnership , but in 1994 it became a Limited Company . It remains a private company , owned by the Weatherby family . Various companies have been created to handle the different aspects of the diverse business . At the end of 2005 a rationalisation was undertaken , and there are now 3 principal companies . Weatherbys Thoroughbred Ltd is responsible for Racing work under Contract to the British Horseracing Authority . Through its two subsidiaries , Weatherbys GSB and Weatherbys Ireland GSB , it is also responsible for the Thoroughbred Breeding Registry (‘ General Stud Book ’) in Britain and Ireland .
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