Article: 'Order your team to abandon the good ship Sovereign and find something more seaworthy' Alastair Down fails to see any aspect of the planned Sovereign Series that racing should embrace.(Sports)

Article: Sovereign series awaits Royal nod.
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  July 6, 2008 ;     410 words ... ... itstraditional midweek date would also have to be overcome, but the reward mightwell be a more competitive battle to secure the TV rights. With a fair wind, the organisers hope to tempt ITV into a three-horse race withChannel 4 and the BBC.

Article: Blow for Sovereign Series as Channel 4 fails to ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  October 30, 2008 ;     682 words ... ... to 2012. With neither ITV nor Five believed to ... level of BBC output. Sovereign Series organisers had hoped ... would tempt the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 to fight ... reservations about the Sovereign Series soon after its launch ...

Article: C4 'won't drop racing' over Sovereign ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  July 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... the pounds 10 million Sovereign Series defused gathering speculation ... 7-2 BBC and 25-1 ITV. One of the key players ... get the rights to the Sovereign Series. I've heard people ... would reckon 25-1 about ITV would be very good value ...

Article: Sovereign Series talks imminent following ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  September 16, 2008 ;     434 words ...Byline: Howard Wright. PROMOTERS of the Sovereign Series, which is intended to bring together ten Group 1 races run ... is tied in to some of the season's biggest festivals, ITV and Five are not thought to have shown any interest, leaving ...

Article: Channel 4 boss in warning over Sovereign ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  July 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... administrators and organisers of the Sovereign Series against taking any action that may ... debate about broadcasting through the Sovereign Series, but the devil will be in the detail ... serious risk. The pounds 10 million Sovereign Series, which was greeted with a barrage ...

Article: Sovereign Series gets plenty of positive feedback ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  July 5, 2008 ;     661 words ... ... have trained a champion in Falbrav, yesterday hailed the Sovereign Series, the new concept designed to raise the profile of horseracing ... principally through terrestrial television coverage. The Sovereign Series, due to launch in 2010, links ten of the year's biggest ...

Article: RUK still committed to Sovereign Series despite ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  November 20, 2008 ;     506 words ...Byline: David Lawrence ENTHUSIASM for the Sovereign Series remains undimmed at Racing UK, despite the departure ... s leaving has made no difference to plans for the Sovereign Series, while Simon Bazalgette is still committed to it ...