Racing League and ITV Racing are pleased to announce that the 2022 competition will be broadcast live on ITV4 for the first time.
After a successful launch in 2021, Racing League will return in 2022, with six Thursday evening fixtures offering over £2 million in prize money, and will be broadcast by ITV Racing alongside long term partner Sky Sports Racing.
All licenced racehorse trainers in the UK and Ireland have been invited to register their interest in representing one of seven regional teams, to compete in this year’s competition. Teams representing Ireland, Scotland, Yorkshire, The North, The East, Wales and The West and London and The South will eligible to run two horses in each race across the six fixtures. Final teams will be announced later this month.
Racing League fixtures in 2022 will take start at Doncaster on 4 August, and include meetings at Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Royal Windsor and Southwell racecourses. The final two meetings of the 2022 competition, at Southwell and Newcastle, will be held under lights.
Chief Executive of Racing League, Jeremy Wray, said, “We are delighted to confirm this broadcast agreement with ITV Racing to bring the Racing League live to terrestrial television, which we see as an excellent next step for the competition. Sky Sports Racing have, of course, been a hugely important partner in establishing the Racing League, and we look forward to also continuing our association with them and their team over the course of this year.”
Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport, said, “ITV Racing are delighted to be able to bring free to air coverage of the Racing League to a terrestrial audience. We look forward to working with the team and the participating racecourses across the late summer to help widen the appeal of the competition in its second year.”
The dates for Racing League 2022 are as follows:
Doncaster - 04/08/2022
Lingfield Park - 11/08/2022
Newcastle - 25/08/2022
Royal Windsor - 01/09/2022
Southwell - 08/09/2022
Newcastle - 15/09/2022
