Qipco drops sponsorship

[TheTinMan87]

https://www.racingpost.com/news/britain/king-george-and-2000-and-1000-guineas-require-new-sponsors-next-year-after-qipco-focuses-investment-in-british-champions-day-ajIjp2v73p4T/

A bit concerning that an organisation which I’d imagine isn’t short of a few bob doesn’t want to sponsor the King George, the Guineas festival or the ‘Champions Series’ any longer? They have extended for Champions Day.

[AndyRAC]

Worrying; are there enough ‘non bookie’ sponsors out there for our major races?

[Cork All Star]

Any reduction in sponsorship from the Qatar regime is a good thing.

[151bar151]

Any reduction in sponsorship from the Qatar regime is a good thing.

I agree – now do you have anyone to replace them tho?

[AndyRAC]

There’s hardly a queue of blue chip companies wanting to step in……

[Cork All Star]

151 – I don’t know. But it makes racing look ridiculous when it says it supports diversity but then takes sponsorship from the commercial arm of a regime which is a human rights abusing tyranny, finances international terrorism and where homosexuality is (in theory at least) punishable by the death penalty.

Is that what racing wants to be associated with?

[pilgarlic]

With those lovely Wathnan people doing so well too.

[Cork All Star]

And don’t forget the great Sheikh Mohammed. A man who tried to have his wife murdered and arranged for his own daughter to be kidnapped on the streets of Britain, showing complete contempt for the law.

Part of the reason why I prefer the jumps is at least it is free of all that stuff.

[Blackcountry Kid]

Sponsorship of many events outside horse racing,sports in general and even lately literary events (Hay Festival) have been targeted by activists of one cause or another demanding the occasions drop sponsors they disapprove of without any second thought of consequences.Take the recent supreme court judgement where they ruled in favour of opponents of ‘the gatwick gusher’ a small oilfield so named because of it’s proximity to the same named airport.The court ruled that the county council was wrong for only taking in emissions from the development not when the oil was eventually burnt.Who are these people kidding for imposing such impossible criteria without the knowledge or expertise in energy policy?
The point I’m expressing is while the regime behind Qipco may not be perfect and like others have people disapprove of it for it’s beliefs & actions but how about the tyranny of ‘just stop oil’ and the woke mobs who descend on anyone who dares disagree with their views and that’s not even to mention the likes of ‘stonewall’ & ‘mermaids’ who are demanding legislation so lop sided we are going into George Orwell’s 1984 novel and the realms of Big Brother and the thought police.
Be careful what you wish for.
good luck to all

[Refuse To Bend]

Aside from bookmakers and those with a vested interest in the sport sponsors will be difficult to come by in light of recent animal rights protestors.

The more I know the less I understand.

[Cork All Star]

I don’t believe the two circumstances are quite the same.

Companies which sponsor events are legitimate businesses which provide goods and services people want. JSO and other groups may not like them and are free to protest against them but they should not have the right to bully them out of sponsorship.

Qipco is the commercial arm of a regime widely condemned for its human rights abuses. Its sponsorship of racing looks like “sportswashing”. It also makes racing having race titles in June about Pride look more than a little ridiculous and hypocritical when it takes money from a regime that has the death penalty as the punishment for homosexual acts.

To be fair, racing is not the only sport to be compromised. Plenty of Premier League football clubs are in the same boat. Earlier this year, Newscastle United banned a gay female fan from attending because she had posted messages on social media in support of women only spaces and against the trans agenda. This is a club which is now owned by Saudi Arabia, not exactly a beacon for gay or trans rights!

[Gladiateur]

So Betfred are to step in.

Woohoo.

[Blackcountry Kid]

Before casting stones at other regimes may I remind people of the last Labour government.
A British citizen died on UK soil yet Blair & his cronies did all in their power to ‘disguise’ the truth around Dr David Kelly’s death.
A inquiry was ordered NOT a inquest so evidence wouldn’t have to be given on oath.
The appointed head of the inquiry Lord Hutton has been widely condemned as presiding over a whitewash.
Sealing the papers of this incident has only increased the speculation.
I’m not claiming to know what happened but what I do believe is that the truth hasn’t yet come out.
good luck to all

[Cork All Star]

I think it is possible to dislike the Blair regime and believe Qipco are not a desirable sponsor for British racing. The two are not mutually exclusive.

[Gladiateur]

“The two are not mutually exclusive.”

That is so 2000. Everybody knows that things are binary: either you are with us, or you are with the (insert enemy of choice here).

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