Unibet partners with Derby Festival

Online sports betting company Unibet has agreed a deal to sponsor UK horse-racing event the Derby Festival.

The three-year deal runs from 2017 to 2019 and names Unibet as the official betting partner of the event.

This year’s Derby Festival takes place on June 2-3 at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey, England. The Derby, the event’s showpiece race, will this year feature a record minimum total prize fund of £1.5m (€1.8m/$1.9m).

Ed Nicholson, head of racing communications and sponsorship at Kindred Group, Unibet's parent company, said: “The Investec Derby remains the most prestigious flat race in the world. It is a British institution whose history and tradition resonates around the globe, and Unibet are honoured to be associated with such an iconic race as official betting partner.”