Festival first for WeatherTrax Live 9th March 2021
For the first time live weather data will be available in the build-up to and during the four days of The FestivalTM Supporting WellChild which begins on Tuesday, 16th March.
Data captured by Cheltenham’s on-course weather station will be streamed live enabling horsemen, media and stay-at-home racing fans to monitor track conditions in real-time.
Jockey Club Regional Head of Racing and Cheltenham’s Clerk of the Course, Simon Claisse, said, “The introduction of WeatherTrax Live underlines our commitment to providing accurate up to the minute data.
“We believe this innovation will bring vital information closer to those who rely on it most and add a new dimension to The Festival for those who can’t be with us on-course this year.”
WeatherTrax data for the Cheltenham Festival is available at: https://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/cheltenham/owners-and-trainers/the-going/
WeatherTrax Live was launched at Royal Ascot last year - the first major racing festival to be staged behind closed doors - and has since been rolled out at Cheltenham’s sister courses Newmarket and Kempton Park.
TurfTrax Managing Director Mike Maher said, “WeatherTrax Live is the culmination of more than 15 years’ experience in collecting weather data from racecourses around the country.
“Investment in bespoke systems and software means we can now easily provide feeds direct from the latest models of the on-site WeatherTrax equipment in a format that can be integrated into a wide variety of online and broadcast platforms.
”We are delighted to be working with Cheltenham and Jockey Club Racecourses to help racing raise its data delivery to a new level.”
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For further information please contact:
Mike Maher, Managing Director TurfTrax
T: +44 (0) 1480 408 970
M: +44 (0)7866 383 952 a
Simon Claisse,
Regional Head of Racing and Clerk of the Course
T: +44 (0)1242 537602
M: +44 (0)7785 293966