Cygames

Cygames will sponsor the Listed Surrey Stakes during the 2026 Betfred Derby Festival at Epsom Downs, marking the Japanese-based company's first sponsorship agreement in the United Kingdom. The sponsorship sees Cygames further expand its international racing portfolio, having already sponsored Group 1 races in France and America. The Cygames Surrey Stakes will be run on Friday, June 5, the first day of the Betfred Derby Festival. Matthew Woolston, Assistant Racing and International Director at The Jockey Club, said, "The Jockey Club are delighted to play our part in the long...

Cygames, Inc., a Japanese video game company, has extended its partnership with the Breeders' Cup World Championships, remaining title sponsor of the $2-million GI Sprint, according to a release from the Breeders' Cup Thursday. The partnership was secured in collaboration with leading media rights and venue development company JMI Sports and B-Bridge International. "We are very pleased to continue and expand our partnership with Cygames," said Heather Higgins, Senior Vice President of Corporate Partnerships for Breeders' Cup Limited. "This enhanced collaboration demonstrates both of our organizations' shared commitment to delivering...

The video game publisher and developer Cygames, Inc. has announced a partnership with Churchill Downs, which will run the Unbridled Sidney Stakes Presented by Cygames on the GI Kentucky Oaks undercard May 2. In addition, on Derby and Oaks days at Churchill Downs, Cygames will have an on-site activation where visitors can play video game demos and take photos. The Cygames Booth in the track's infield will feature demos of various Cygames titles including: Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, and Umamusume: Pretty Derby. A 360-degree...

Breeders' Cup Limited has formed a new partnership with Cygames, Inc. as an official partner of the 2024 Breeders' Cup World Championships, the company said in a release late Tuesday. Cygames is a Japanese video game publisher and developer that provides video games, comics and animations. Under the agreement, Cygames becomes the name-in-title partner of the GI Cygames Breeders' Cup Sprint, which will be held Nov. 2. The partnership with Cygames, arranged in collaboration with leading media rights and sponsorship sales firm JMI Sports, will mark the upcoming launch of...