Coursetrack

Racecourse Media Group's (RMG) timing partner, CourseTrack, has restructured its Board, with Simon Bazalgette being appointed as non-executive chair. Bazalgette previously chaired the UK's largest racecourse group, Jockey Club Racecourses, between 2008 and 2019. He was also the founding executive chairman of RMG in 2004, while his current chair roles include Spectacle Partners, the strategic communications agency for the sports sector, and GVS EQ, the international management consulting firm focused on horse racing and the equestrian sports. Bazalgette said, "CourseTrack has already transformed the quality and consistency of in‑race data across...

Coursetrack, the live, in-race timing information system, is now in place at all 26 Irish racecourses, Racecourse Media Group (RMG) announced on Friday. The final course to receive the system was Laytown. Horses carry lightweight GPS trackers, designed to fit within the saddlecloth. In-race data for all races in Ireland--including race clock, leader's speed, leader's time per furlong and distance to finish--is supplied to networks, including RTE, Virgin Media, ITV and Racing TV, for live broadcasts. The data has been published online for all races at all Irish racecourses from...

A section timing database from all 59 British racecourses is now available for racing fans and punters, Racecourse Media Group (RMG) announced on Tuesday. Tracking data provided by Coursetrack for 35 RMG racecourses and Total Performance Data (TPD), which covers 24 Arena Racing Company (ARC) and independent racecourses, has been combined into a single database for sectional times from all British races. Under the new joint-agreement between RMG, ARC, TPD and At The Races (ATR), TPD will exclusively license the complete British database to end users via a feed of...

Coursetrack, an in-race timing information system, has been successfully installed at 25 Irish racecourses, the company announced on Friday. The data began being broadcasted on-screen and published online for 25 Irish racecourses since the start of the year. Coursetrack worked closely with Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), the Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR) and each individual course during the installation process. The system is operated by Racecourse Media Group (RMG)'s timing partners, Coursetrack. Horses carry GPS trackers, designed to fit within the saddlecloth, during the race. In-race data for all races...

Starting in 2024, all 26 Irish Racecourses will have live in-race timing information for all races broadcast on-screen and published online, the Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR), Sports Information Services (SIS) and Racecourse Media Group (RMG) announced on Friday. The feature is part of the recently concluded media rights renewal between the organizations. The system is operated by RMG's timing partners, Coursetrack. Runners will carry lightweight GPS trackers designed to fit within the saddlecloths and transmit data directly to a centralised operation at Racing TV's London...