Launched on 15 April 1986, [1] the Racing Post is a daily national print and digital publisher specializing in the British horse racing and horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting industry. The newspaper was founded by the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sheikh of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a racehorse owner, and edited by Graham Rock, who was replaced by Michael Harris in 1988. In 1998, Sheikh Mohammed sold the newspaper's license to Trinity Mirror, owners of The Sporting Life, for £1; Sheikh Mohammed still retains ownership of the newspaper's name, and Trinity Mirror donated £10 million to four horse racing charities as a condition of the transfer.

In 2007, Trinity Mirror sold the newspaper for £170 million to FL Partners, [2] who appointed former editor Alan Byrne as editor-in-chief and chief executive. The newspaper launched its website, racingpost.co.uk, in 1997. Following the sale of the newspaper to FL Partners, the site was relaunched as racingpost.com in 2008. [citation needed] ] The business was sold to Exponent Private Equity in September 2016, with Richard Segal being named president.

Alan Byrne edited the paper from 1993 to 2002. He was succeeded by Chris Smith, who was then replaced by Bruce Millington in 2007. Millington was editor between 2007 and 2018. In December 2018, Tom Kerr was appointed as the new editor of the Racing Director of Post and Group Racing, replacing Bruce Millington. The former horse racing writer of the year previously worked as a senior writer at the Racing Post and had been with the company for nine years.

Racing Post employs approximately 300 permanent staff and expanded in 2018 with the acquisition of a majority stake in leading sports betting website and app business, Apsley, as well as the acquisition of Leeds-based ICS Media Group, a provider content and digital marketing agency.