Picture: Worldwide Federation of Horse Racing Authorities
The Worldwide Federation of Horse Racing Authorities held the 59th Horse Racing Authorities Assembly at Le Meridien Paris Arc des Triomphe in Paris, France on Monday.
This 12 months’s convention centered on race bets, each authorized and unlawful markets, together with advertising and marketing and buyer expertise. All day lengthy, we’ve got 165 representatives from round 40 nations who’ve heard from leaders world wide about these emergency matters.
“The worldwide convention has offered a platform for all of us, who’re racing stewards of their respective jurisdictions, to debate necessary points affecting sports activities in the present day, and chart the course for its future.” “The long-term success of races relies upon not solely on our capacity to handle the threats we face in the present day, but in addition on our capacity to just accept the alternatives they current to us.”
Sports activities TV presenter Rishi Persad served as moderator for a convention that includes two most important periods.
The primary session of the assembly was entitled Racing Waging & Advertising. What do prospects in the present day need and what the longer term desires? We explored the dynamic panorama of horse racing betting and advertising and marketing, and checked out how technological advances and altering shopper habits can reshape the trade.
Panelists embody NYRA BET’s Chief Income Officer and President Tony Alebert, Ascot Racecourse CEO Felicity Bernard, Breeders Cup President and CEO Drew Fleming, Pablo Kabrakian, President of America Racing Channel and Atschkikta, Worldwide Director of the Japan Racing Affiliation.
“I can guarantee you that I’ve absolute religion and optimism within the progress of this sport, and I feel there may be nice potential internationally,” Bernard mentioned. “I feel we’re doing quite a lot of issues proper, however I feel we will do quite a lot of issues higher collectively.”
Allevato mirrored these concepts. “Generally, we do not give sufficient credit score. If all of us take a step again, see what we’re doing, belief ourselves, and know we’re inventive, we will get horse racing to achieve the following degree. I actually consider in that.”
The title of the second session addresses the challenges in rising the unlawful betting market and regulating betting. Panelists mentioned the large progress in unlawful bets on racing and different sports activities, analyzing the nearer impression of presidency management on playing.
Audio system embody Tom Signell, betting integrity guide for the Hong Kong Jockey Membership, Brant Dancia, performing CEO of the UK Horse Racing Bureau, Lucasposit, government director of the World Lottery Affiliation, Martin Perbrick, anti-Elegal Betting and Associated Crimes Committee Chairman, and Vincent Ben, union head of the European Affiliation of Soccer Associations.
Ven is about discussing how completely different sports activities share the identical challenges, educating individuals in regards to the potential integrity threats, and dealing with all completely different stakeholders.
Ben Cleminson, CEO of Sq. within the Air, additionally introduced the expansion and innovation of sports activities and horse racing. Salem Binmafus, an advisory advisor and technical committee member of the Saudi Jockey Membership, outlined the forty first Asian Race Convention. The ARC is scheduled to happen in Riyadh in February 2026.
With the encouragement of Société D’ in Paris on October 9, 1967, the primary worldwide convention of horse racing authorities was organized and arranged. Since 1994, the annual convention has been held by IFHA. JRA has been the official associate of the convention since 2021.
Stay video streams and presentation replays will likely be accessible within the coming days.
