Racing Post
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | FL Partners |
| Founder(s) | Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Founded | April 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters |
London, England, United Kingdom |
| ISSN | 0968-3364 |
| Website | www.RacingPost.com |
Racing Post is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting newspaper, appearing in print form and online.
History
Launched on April 15, 1986, the Racing Post is a daily national print and digital publisher dedicated to the horseracing industry and racing, greyhound racing and sports betting. The paper was founded by UAE prime minister and Emir of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a prominent racehorse owner, and edited by Graham Rock, who was replaced by Michael Harris in 1988. In 1998 Sheikh Mohammed sold the licence for the paper to Trinity Mirror, owners of The Sporting Life, for £1 - Sheikh Mohammed still retains ownership of the paper’s name, and at the sheikh’s suggestion, Trinity Mirror donated £10 million to four horseracing charities as a condition of the transfer.
In 2007 Trinity Mirror sold the paper for £170m to FL Partners, who appointed former editor Alan Byrne as editor-in-chief and chief executive. Byrne edited the paper from 1993 to 2002. He was succeeded by Chris Smith, with current editor Bruce Millington appointed in 2007.
The paper launched its website, racingpost.co.uk, in 1997 - after the paper’s sale to FL Partners the site was relaunched as racingpost.com in 2008.
Subsidiaries
The Betting Site, and Soccerbase websites are also run under the Racing Post brand.