Tote: For The Future of Racing

The UK Tote Group is the proud owner and steward of the Tote, the UK’s leading pool betting operator since 1928.

Our investors are racehorse owners and breeders who are passionate about horseracing. They include individuals based in the UK and globally, as well as the Racehorse Owners Association.

At the Tote, we are united in working with everyone in horseracing in the UK, Ireland and globally to revitalise and grow the Tote ensuring it is part of a sustainable and successful future for the sport we love.

Alongside our strong relationship with leading horseracing jurisdictions, we were a founding member of the World Tote Association and play an active role in encouraging collaboration between pool betting operators around the globe.

Central to this international collaboration is World Pool which is creating huge pools for racing fans from around the globe to bet into and providing substantial new funding for horseracing.

On this site you will find more information about who we are and what we are doing to ensure the Tote is at the heart of horseracing and the best place for racing fans to bet on the sport.

 

The Placepot is delivering record payouts
 with some huge wins for Tote customers:

£129,858.80

Newcastle 15/09/2022

£79,125.50

Royal Ascot 18/06/2022

£59,207.70

Kempton Park 14/12/2020

Dividends paid to a £1.00 stake

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Support from across British racing:

  • ‘Wigan is proud to be the home of the Tote. It is incredibly positive to see the Tote team growing and the whole organisation going from strength to strength.’

    Lisa Nandy MP, Member of Parliament for Wigan

  • ‘It is very encouraging to see the changes taking place at the Tote and the deeper relationship the organisation now has with British racing.’

    Richard Wayman, Chief Operating Officer of the British Horseracing Authority

  • ‘The UK Tote is our principal commingling partner. We look forward to continuing to work with John Williamson, Alex Frost and the whole Tote team to build on the strong platform we have created to develop the pool betting experience for racing fans around the world.’

    Winfried Engelbrecht–Bresges, Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Jockey Club

  • ‘It’s great to see the Tote is now owned by people with racing’s best interests at heart.’

    Sir Anthony McCoy, 20-time Champion Jockey

  • ‘The Tote is one of British racing’s most cherished brands. This is absolutely the right team to be leading the Tote into a new era.’

    John Gosden, Classic-winning trainer

  • ‘To see the development at the Tote and the team behind these changes gives me great hope and excitement for the future of British racing.’

    William Haggas, classic-winner trainer

  • ‘The Racehorse Owners Association is proud to be an investor in the Tote. Our members care passionately about racing and therefore building a strong Tote together to benefit everyone in racing is important. In addition, the Tote’s support of the ROA Owner Sponsorship Scheme is a significant investment which directly benefits our members and continues to underpin their VAT recovery under the Racehorse Owners VAT Scheme .’

    Louise Norman, Chief Executive of the Racehorse Owners Association

  • ‘I am delighted to be an investor in the Tote and see how much progress the team is making to ensure pool betting is central to achieving a sustainable financial future for racing. This is crucial for owners and breeders throughout the sport.

    Richard Thompson, Tote investor and Director of Cheveley Park Stud

  • ‘My father won the Derby in the year I was born, so I have been involved in horse racing my whole life. During that time, the Tote has remained one of the sport’s most high-profile names and I’m delighted that my fellow Epsom board member Alex, and his team of owners and breeders, are operating the Tote. They are people with racing in their blood and I have no doubt the Tote is in excellent hands under their stewardship and they have the industry and racing’s public interests at heart.’

    Clare Balding, Broadcaster