Fred Done: Becoming the first ever sponsor of all five classics & the £2 million triple crown bonus!

[@Andy_ATB]

Hardly great that our big races can't attract 'blue chip' companies - and needs hand outs/ sponsorship from bookies.

[@MarkFayle]

Agree, BHA and Jockey Club, need to start thinking outside the box and find other corporates to sponsor these big races. We have the lowest price money in Europe. But the likes of 'Lord Snooty' Luck, won't bring this up we the likes of Done. As him and most of his collegues in racing media and press, are literally in bed with the bookies.

[@englishlongbow935]

Over two decades ago I wrote to those in charge of UK racing proposing an English Triple Crown bonus for colts and fillies, and also a Triple Classic bonus for winners of any two classics outside of England before the running of the St Leger. I listed the Northern Hemisphere 3 year-old races I thought should qualify. I can't remember if it was the JC or BHA running (ruining) racing in England at the time, but the Australian bloke in charge expressed interest in the idea when replying to my letter. Nothing came of it of course, the British in charge of racing in England preferring to pimp the sport out to the highest Arab bidder and thereby wrecking England's historic raving heritage forever. England had one of the best series of 10 furlong weight for age races in the world, right-handed, left-handed and straight courses, but the historic champion Stakes is just a re-run of the Prince of Wales's Stakes now. The British are incapable of any original thought. I'm English not British.

[@Martin.Lewis..]

Pumps millions back into the industry. The guy ‘done’ good 😉

[@MarkFayle]

Fred Done, a man that does not honour BOG and closes winning accounts for fun.

[@Martin.Lewis..]

Cry some more..

[@Nijinsky26]

@@Martin.Lewis..congrats, this has to be one of the stupidest comments this year

[@frankelforever14]

​@@Nijinsky26you obviously aren't familiar with some of his other posts, this one makes him look like a genius compared to those.

[@Thomas-vg8ov]

​@@Nijinsky26So you think that closing down winning accounts for next to nothing is a good thing?

[@Thomas-vg8ov]

​@@frankelforever14😂🤣👍

[@studoyle8185]

Simple fact is that for years those that run racing have seen betting as neccesary evil, nice to see things are changing

[@lewiswhite4085]

Super great video and i love a triple crown party with the horse jockeys and have you been to the horse derby name meadowlands in buffalo, new york, united states and place your bets

[@janetmarshall7171]

Betfred is going to be in the money!! Lucky Them!!

[@charlescarter9600]

might have been better if the horses were given points for the five classics the one with the most points after the ledger wins the two million

[@haydnmorgan3538]

Stopped gaurateed odds in every race, only double the odds on 1 winner on a lucky 15, but as long as you find the money to Sponsor all "The Classics" thats fine. Dont worry about the small punters.🙄👍

[@martinafitzgerald6995]

You could not get a bookies licence, when it became legal, unless you had a conviction for illegal bookmarking ! Not a lot of people know that ! lol

[@careyroberts3924]

You gotta love Fred's Klimt reproduction behind him...

[@mattw2126]

fred for PM

[@johnristheanswer]

Just shows what bad value is offered and high profit margins they make.

[@sionrouge1697]

There's too much racing for a country that size. 60 tracks is far too many. Here in the U.S. we are double the size of the UK 326 million in population and we dont have 60 tracks

[@johnristheanswer]

More than double !

[@sionrouge1697]

@@johnristheanswer double the land mass

[@Martin.Lewis..]

326 million population with only 2 million attending race days in 2023. Racing isn’t in the top 5 sports in the US and never will be. When I’m in Florida (twice a year) I talk sport with the locals and they couldn’t give a toss about their racing! #realtalk #knowledgeispower

[@sionrouge1697]

@@Martin.Lewis.. it's no longer 1920. We have so many more things to do here. Its.not like in England where you guys don't have jobs and go to ascot in the middle of the week

[@Thomas-vg8ov]

​​@@sionrouge1697Don't have jobs and go to Ascot in the middle of the week? I take it they don't have shift work or annual leave in America?

[@johnh1252]

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