More Live Showjumping on Sky Sports
Friday 25 June 2010
SKY SPORTS has extended its relationship with Hickstead to show the British Jumping Derby Meeting for the first time this June. The broadcast agreement with The Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead has also been extended.
Both major International Show jumping events will be broadcast exclusively live in HD for the next four years until 2013.
Hickstead is world famous for showjumping, and the British Jumping Derby Meeting and Longines Royal International Horse Show remain the highlights of the British Equestrian Calendar. This year Hickstead celebrates its 50th anniversary.
· Longines Royal International Horse Show –Sky Sports will showextensive live coverage of Hickstead from 29 July until 1 August 2010. The British team will be competing against nine other nations in the Meydan FEI Nations Cup of Great Britain. Also part of the four-day coverage will be the British Eventing Grand Prix, Sky Sports Speed Classic, The Old Lodge Queen Elizabeth II Cup and the Longines King George V Gold Cup.
· The British Jumping Derby Meeting – Sky Sports will broadcast The British Jumping Derby Meeting for the first time from 25 - 27June and show a full range of international showjumping classes. On Friday viewers can see the new Hickstead Master’s Challenge, a tribute to the All England Jumping Course’s founder, Douglas Bunn. Saturday sees the Bunn Leisure Speed Derby followed by the prestigious DFS Derby on Sunday.
Lizzie Bunn, Hickstead Director and Show Secretary commented: “We are thrilled that Sky Sports is going to televise both shows. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary this year and it is great news that Sky will be transmitting so much action from the International Arena”
Sue Ashworth of Sky Sports said: “We are delighted to reinforce our relationship with Hickstead and extend our coverage to include the Derby Meeting in June, particularly in this, Hickstead’s 50th year. This will be the fourth year we’ve shown our equestrian programming in high definition and with both Hickstead events included for the first time this year; Sky Sports viewers really will be getting the best possible quality coverage.”
