“Sydney racing has never been stronger,” announced Jamie Barkley, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Turf Club, with the Sydney Everest Carnival to be 17 September to 5 November.
“Witness the inaugural $2m Big Dance at Royal Randwick on Cup Day, Tuesday 1 November with the $2m The Invitation and $1m Callander-Presnell earlier on Saturday, 22 October.”
“Another new race is the $2m Five Diamonds at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday 5 November, which would have staged the Group 1 $1m Chandon Golden Rose on Saturday 24 September.”
“With these come the great traditions of the Group 1 $1.5m TAB Epsom, the Group 1 $750,000 Heineken Metropolitan and Group 1 $750,000 Darley Flight Stakes on Saturday 1 October.”
“And of course, the biggest events of all are the $15m TAB Everest on Saturday 15 October at Royal Randwick and the $10m Golden Eagle at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday 29 October.”
News is, the Australian Turf Club has signed with the global fast-growing digital media group Racing and Sports for a wagering and media services, and year-round support of Sydney racing.
The Racing and Sports Punters Podium will feature on-course at Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens during this Everest Spring Carnival along with the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival next year.
On-course customers can buy shares before Racing and Sports form-wagering experts place bets in Sydney during the raceday, with overall winning dividends shared amongst ticketholders.
Racing and Sports will have naming rights to the Group 2 $400,000 Racing and Sports Golden Pendant at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday 24 September and support other ATC meetings annually.
The ATC and Racing and Sports will again provide a free transcript and statistics service, along with raceday media resources throughout the coming months and the Sydney Everest Carnival.
In also having the Group 3 $200,000 Racing and Sports Doncaster Prelude on 25 March ‘we are extremely proud to be a key strategic partner of the ATC, one of the iconic racing Clubs.’
With the Carnival prizemoney soaring to $65.9m, its owners, punters and racegoers alike who will surely welcome the new ATC Weather Tracker that will provide up to 15 second live updates.
From multiple points across Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens, it’ll provide wind speed and direction, rainfall, humidity and air temperatures and is inked to the industry weather service.
All information and data relating to tracks, including soil compression and water content will be available on your mobile app, plus current information of track ratings and rail positions.
Today it’s Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens racecourses that already features integrated digital signage, television systems, as well as innovative digital cube displays on raceday.
The $6.5m 10-year ATC partnership with venue technology experts PMY Group must surely rate highly with retiring ATC Chairman Matthew McGrath, in reflecting on the success of his Board.
PMY on its 150m long LED systems along the Royal Randwick and Rosehill straight, provides up-to-the-minute wagering, tipping and real-time racing information for on-course punters
In addition, there’s Winning Post LED displays, Dynamic LED boards inside the Theatre of The Horse, High Impact LED Cubes at Randwick and Enhanced IPTV and digital stream technology.
Even ‘premium partners and sponsors can take the opportunity to showcase their creative options and content with this new technology being a game changer in raceday experience.’
