[1] Sky Channel began its first transmissions from the studios of STW9 in Perth on 20 October 1986, broadcasting to various hotels across Australia twelve hours a day.

[1] It was exclusively available to TAB outlets, sporting venues and clubs until 5 September 1998[8] when it expanded to direct-to-home subscription TV under the brand Sky Racing.

[11] This channel delivers select Australian race meetings to international locations including UK, US, New Zealand, Europe and Asia.

It has been suggested that sky racing purposely plays upbeat music to encourage betting through positive reinforcement.

Parimutuel betting services are also provided to ADW sites, either via commingling with a host country totalisator, or as separate pools.

Tabcorp acquired the business of former Australian racing vision distributor, Wyvern International, in 2014, and rebranded it to its current name.

Sky Racing operated a part-time channel for corporations or businesses wishing to stream live broadcasts, video conferences or meetings via satellite to another location.

As of August 2006, most live content and all of Sky's flagship programs are broadcast in 16x9 widescreen digital format to all subscribers.