Ascot Racecourse UK and CopyBet are staging the CopyBet November Racing Weekend on 22, 23 November to become the Race Weekend Title Sponsor for 2024.
Its CopyBet’s first venture into racing sponsorship and will see the innovative betting brand sponsor three races each day with Saturday being the Grade 2 CopyBet 1965 Chase.
In addition to two handicap hurdles sponsored Friday sees CopyBet sponsor the feature race the CopyBet Handicap Chase, as well as the two other handicap chases on the card.
“We are thrilled to support Ascot Racecourse by sponsoring the CopyBet November Racing Weekend,” stated Anton Ivanov, Business Development Manager of CopyBet UK.
“Our first ever event sponsorship in horse racing and we’re excited to engage with fans and to see the CopyBet brand throughout such an iconic racecourse.”
“The CopyBet 1965 Chase has been won by plenty of legendary names, including top-class chasers such as Pic D’Orhy, Cyrname, Vautour and Al Ferof in recent years.”
“National Hunt fans have witnessed dramatic finishes at Ascot over the years, so it’s fantastic to put the CopyBet name to such an important weekend in the racing calendar.”
Felicity Barnard, Commercial Director and Deputy CEO at Ascot Racecourse, said “We are delighted that CopyBet has chosen Ascot as its first raceday sponsorship in Britain.”
“We hope to grow the relationship over the coming years and look forward to promoting the CopyBet November Racing Weekend in the next couple of months.”
Established in 2016, CopyBet is the first bookmaker that enables customers to copy bets of top tipsters, and with complete transparency with tipsters are ranked to performance.
With customers following the best strategies, its innovative sportsbook offers competitive odds throughout the racing calendar, the likes of Jonathan Burke’s treble last year.
CopyBet is also the proud partner Irish jockey Jonathan Burke, who became brand ambassador in 2023, with Burke now being the stable jockey for the Fergal O’Brien’s stable.
CopyBet is the first bookmaker to enable customers to copy bets of top tipsters with complete transparency, so that customers can make decisions on where to place their bets.
It offers total transparency of betting history so the platform rates tipsters by profitability, risk level and relevance while the ‘LimitLoss’ feature is designed to manage possible losses.
The system is fully automated, with all bets are placed in equal proportion so top tipsters placing bets on CopyBet have no more wasting time on football forecasts or predictions.
CopyBet is not all about copying, as it also provides a traditional sportsbook with CopyBet offering competitive odds and attractive deals for both Pre-Match and In Play betting.
Launched in the United Kingdom in 2016, it operated under the UK Gambling Commission Licence, and is also a member of the Independent Betting Adjudication Service.