The Racing Post is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting newspaper. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Greyhound racing is the Sport of Racing Greyhounds The Dogs chase a lure (traditionally an artificial Hare or Rabbit Sports betting is the general activity of predicting Sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. It is owned by Sheikh Mohammed and published under a 10 year lease by Trinity Mirror. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( Arabic محمد بن راشد المكتوم) also Sheikh Mohammed ( Honourific) (born July 22, Trinity Mirror plc is a large United Kingdom Newspaper and Magazine publisher After purchasing the lease (for a single pound), in 1998 the much older Trinity Mirror paper the Sporting Life was closed, despite a plan for the Sporting Life to switch to sports betting coverage. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Sporting Life was a British newspaper published between 1859 and 1998 that was best known for its coverage of Horse racing.
The Racing Post was first published in April 1986.
An annual Racing Post Chase is held at Kempton Park as well as the Racing Post Trophy, a Group 1 event for 2-year-olds over a mile(1600m) at Doncaster in October. The Racing Post Chase is a Grade 3 National Hunt horse race in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above horses Kempton Park Racecourse is a Horse racing track in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England, which is a western suburb of London 16 miles
The The Betting Site, Cricketbase and Soccerbase websites are also run under the Racing Post brand.
It was reported on 14 December 2006 that Trinity Mirror would look to sell the Racing Post as part of a shake-up of its newspaper empire. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
The Racing Post was sold on 1 October 2007 for £170 million to FL Partners, an Irish Investment firm. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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