Harry Skelton, known in horse racing for winning the 2020/21 Jump Jockeys’ Championship, has become a brand ambassador for Star Sports. In this role, Skelton will be sharing information and updates about his racing activities and those from his brother Dan’s Warwickshire yard via a blog.
He will also create video content and engage with people through social media platforms. Skelton and Davy Russell, another jockey who recently retired, will represent Star Sports by providing weekly racing analyses and daily updates during notable spring festivals.
“I’m really happy to be working with Star Sports,” said Skelton. “They have always invested in racing through sponsorships, Cheltenham preview nights and other activities. I’m looking forward to producing the blog and hopefully pointing their customers towards some decent winners over the next few months.
“Davy [Russell] is a top man and it will be great to catch up with him throughout the season. It will be strange not having him in the weighing room at Cheltenham in March, but I’m sure he’ll have lots of opinions on the English and Irish runners.”
Luke Tarr, Head of PR at Star Sports, said: “Harry is a great bloke and a brilliant jockey, and we are honoured to have him as our second National Hunt ambassador, joining the legend that is Davy Russell. How can you not love Harry’s airplane celebration? With Frankie Dettori in the final furlong of an amazing career, we need more characters in racing to attract new fans to the sport. Harry is just what the industry needs and with Davy alongside, the content we will be able to produce will be top class.”
