Arena Racing Company
Brendan Parnell is an experienced executive in the media and racing industries, currently serving as Managing Director, Media & International at Arena Racing Company since April 2023. Prior to this role, Brendan held various leadership positions, including Chief Executive Officer at Racing Queensland from May 2018 to April 2023 and Chief Operating Officer, Wagering at Tatts Group from 2016 to March 2018. Brendan's extensive background also includes managing roles at Tabcorp, where positions included Managing Director of Tabcorp International and Chief Operating Officer of Media and International. Earlier career highlights feature leadership roles at Sky Racing World, Seven QLD, and WIN Corporation Pty Ltd. Brendan's educational credentials encompass a Senior Executive Program at Stanford University, a Company Directors Course from the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Graduate Certificate of Management from the University of New England, alongside a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Southern Queensland.
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Arena Racing Company
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Arena Racing Company (“ARC”) is the largest racecourse operator in the UK with its racecourses hosting racing on over 300 days a year. ARC is made up of the following sixteen racecourses: Bath, Brighton, Chepstow, Doncaster, Ffos Las, Fontwell Park, Great Yarmouth, Hereford, Lingfield Park, Newcastle, Royal Windsor, Sedgefield, Southwell,Uttoxeter, Wolverhampton and Worcester.ARC runs three of the five all-weather tracks in the UK offering three different types of surface for horses to run on: Polytrack at Lingfield Park, fibresand at Southwell and the only tapeta racing surface in Europe at Wolverhampton. In 2014 ARC pioneered the first All-Weather Championships which see horses compete throughout the winter for the chance of qualifying for Finals Day on Good Friday at Lingfield Park with a prize fund of over £1 million.