BetMGM announced as new sponsor of the Queen Mother Champion Chase

BetMGM has announced a new partnership with The Jockey Club which, among several new race sponsorships, sees it become the official sponsor of the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival for the next three years.

The leading online bookmaker, who have also become an Official Betting Partner of The Jockey Club, will sponsor the centrepiece of the second day of The Festival in March, up to and including the 2027 renewal, and strengthens its association with Cheltenham and The Jockey Club having sponsored the BetMGM County Hurdle earlier this year.

BetMGM’s new partnership with The Jockey Club also sees it take naming rights to several big races throughout the calendar with the Grade 2 BetMGM Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter, Grade 2 BetMGM Elite Hurdle at Wincanton and Group 1 BetMGM Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket among those now in the brand’s portfolio. 

BetMGM will also sponsor several races during Cheltenham’s December Meeting.

UK Director at BetMGM, Sam Behar, said: “The Cheltenham Festival is where everyone wants to be and we are very excited to be right in the thick of it by sponsoring one of the feature races of the four-day meeting.

"The BetMGM Queen Mother Champion Chase is one of the biggest and most valuable races of the entire year and we really feel this sponsorship shows our commitment to horse racing in this country moving forward.

“By becoming an Official Betting Partner of The Jockey Club we are putting ourselves where we want to be and we’re really looking forward to being associated with several big races across the country over the next couple of years.”

Dan Glavin, Bookmaker Partnerships Manager at The Jockey Club, added: “The partnership between The Jockey Club and BetMGM got off to a great start earlier in 2024 with BetMGM’s sponsorship of the County Hurdle at Cheltenham.

“We’re delighted that BetMGM will be expanding their Jockey Club portfolio by taking the feature race on Day 2 of The Cheltenham Festival as well as a selection of key contests through the year. 

“The team at BetMGM are full of enthusiasm and we look forward to working closely with them over the months and years to come.”

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