News Summary:
On July 2, 2026, Racecourse Media Group announced fixture changes for the Christmas period, which will see the Ladbrokes Christmas Festival at Kempton Park retain its December 26 and 27 dates, headlined by the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase on Boxing Day. The Coral Welsh Grand National at Chepstow will become the feature event on December 28, while the Ladbrokes Kauto Star Chase moves to December 27 and the Coral Challow Hurdle at Newbury on December 29. Previously, on June 4, Racecourse Media Group delivered a record £118.4 million (approximately US$159.1 million) in payments to its shareholder racecourses for 2025's media and data rights. This marked a new high, reversing two years of falls, despite "betting turnover pressures, regulatory intervention, and wider macroeconomic challenges." Earlier, on May 23, 30 members of Racecourse Media Group's staff volunteered at Ebony Horse Club's London headquarters, assisting the charity which provides inner-city young people access to horses for their education, wellbeing, and development. In April, Racecourse Media Group's timing partner, CourseTrack, restructured its board to meet growing global demand for richer racing data and deeper performance insights, appointing Simon Bazalgette as its Non-Executive Chair on April 21.
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