Arena Racing Company
| Private | |
| Industry | Leisure, Horse racing |
| Predecessor | Arena Leisure, Northern Racing |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
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Key people
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David Thorpe (Chairman) |
| Owner | David and Simon Reuben via Reuben Brothers |
| Website | arenaracingcompany |
Arena Racing Company, also called ARC Racing and Leisure Group is a UK private company, created in 2012 by the merger of Arena Leisure and Northern Racing. It owns and operates 15 racecourses in Great Britain, accounting for 39% of British racing fixtures. It also operates hotels at Wolverhampton Racecourse and Lingfield Park Racecourse and golf courses at Lingfield, Southwell and Newcastle.
ARC will pay prize money of £28 million across 512 fixtures in 2016.
The Chief Executive Officer Is Martin Cruddace who was formerly the Chief Legal Officer for Betfair. Cruddace is a member of the Racehorse Owners Association with a share in several racehorses, including a share in the Martin Pipe trained Big Occasion who won the Midlands National at Uttoxeter Racecourse in 2013.
David Thorpe was appointed Chairman in April 2014. He was previously Chairman of Arena Leisure plc, as well as the Racecourse Association Ltd.
Arena Racing Company operates fifteen racecourses in Great Britain.
On the 1 September 2016, seven independent racecourse (Fakenham, Ffos Las, Hexham, Newton Abbot, Plumpton, Ripon and Towcester) lead by ARC (Arena Racing Company) and started a television service known as The Racing Partnership (“TRP”). Racing from the six Arena courses including Doncaster, Southwell, Lingfield Park and Wolverhampton became available on TRP from 1 January 2017 with all other ARC and independent racecourses being added to the schedule over the following year. This service is a competitor to Sports Information Services (SIS) who since 1987 has been providing racecourse coverage into the LBO's.
Since the launch of the service a number of leading high street bookmakers have chosen not to take the TRP service, and instead provide their own 'off tube' commentary. http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/ladbrokes-ordered-to-shut-arc-racecourse-shops-in-pictures-row/2234762/#newsArchiveTabs=last7DaysNews
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