[6] Two months later on 16 July, the network entered into a partnership with Irish sports broadcaster Setanta Sports to officially launch the network in September, where Setanta would be the channel's broadcast partner and distributor.
[12][13] As Racing UK grew several other business units and joint ventures were developed under the ownership of the parent company Racecourse Media Group Ltd.[14] On 3 March 2006, the channel announced the launch of Racing World, a sister network formed as a joint-venture with the American-based Magna Entertainment Corp. and Churchill Downs Incorporated and would broadcast Horse Races from both companies.
[17] [18] On 23 June 2009, following financial difficulties and collapse into administration in the United Kingdom, Setanta Sports shuttered all their television networks.
[19] Racing UK announced the following day that they would take over operations of the network on their own and would broadcast free-to-air for the summer.
[20] The network resumed it's subscription package on August 16, and soon became encrypted on Virgin Media as well.