TV3 announce 50 days of UK action in 2017 Irish racing fans have received an early Christmas present with news that they will be able to enjoy up to 50 days of live action per year from the UK on TV3 and 3e. TV3 Group has announced a new four-year partnership with Racecourse Media Group starting on New Year's Day 2017 with racing from Cheltenham. TV3 and 3e will broadcast exclusive Irish terrestrial coverage of such prestigious meetings as the Cheltenham Festival, the Randox Health Aintree Grand National Festival, the Investec Epsom Derby and Oaks, and Royal Ascot. Other highlights include the Qipco Guineas Festival at Newmarket, the Qatar Goodwood Festival, the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York and Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot. Niall Cogley, TV3 Group Director of Broadcasting, said: "TV3 is delighted to be working with this fantastic racing portfolio. "Cheltenham and Aintree are hugely important milestones in the Irish sporting calendar every year, but this new agreement represents so much more as it spans some of the most important international racing fixtures in the world with a wonderful mix of Flat and National Hunt festivals."
