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Mullingar Stadium's Premier Race Gains Major New Sponsor

Thursday, 17 February 2022 11:11

The Cesarewitch culminates on May15th.

The premiere race in the calendar at Mullingar Stadium has attracted a major new sponsor.

The Cesarewitch takes place across several meetings, culminating with the final on May 15th.

Racing Post Greyhound TV has come on board, committing to showing all stages in 2022.

Kevan Moretti, chairman and CEO of SportyStuffTV, the channel which hosts RPGTV, commented:

“Audience reaction to our first sponsorship at the Winter Racing Festival proved very positive, and in keeping with our vocation to showcase the very best greyhound racing, we are delighted to expand our coverage, and backing, of marquee racing events in Ireland this year.”

Dearbhla O’Brien, CEO of Greyhound Racing Ireland, welcomed the sponsorship announcement saying

“The investment in Irish Greyhound Racing by RPGTV is fantastic and highlights the value that they attribute to our quality racing product. This sponsorship announcement follows on from their commitment to feature even more live Irish racing in 2022 with events throughout the country to reach their international audience on both TV and online. This live coverage will of course include all three of their sponsored finals and all rounds of the Irish Cesarewitch live from Mullingar.”

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