OuR Team
Our team is experienced across the spectrum of wagering technology creating, applied mathematics, risk management, form analysis, systems automation, artificial intelligence, product development and business management.
Board
Richard Ames
Chairman
Mr Ames, currently the CEO of SIS (UK), has held several senior leadership roles within betting and gaming, electronics and retail industries. He was the former CEO of Hornby PLC and had 8 years in various senior leadership roles at Ladbrokes.
Shane Clarke
Executive Director
Mr Clarke is the founder of RACELAB and has 30 years’ global wagering experience, specialising in technology development. He has led several successful racing-trading businesses in Australia, the UK and the Americas.
Michael Ramsden
Director
Mr Ramsden is the Managing Director of Terrain Capital Ltd and is the Chairman of several public companies. He is the Vice Chairman of the Victorian Racing Club (VRC) and brings a strong background in corporate finance and in working with a broad range of companies across many industries.
Executive Team
Dr Eliot Forbes
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Forbes has over 25 years of racing and wagering industry experience, across Australia, Asia and the Middle East. As the CEO of Racing Queensland and Tasracing, he has delivered signification financial turnarounds for both jurisdictions and successfully launched agricultural start-up AniMark Ltd.
Danny Malone
Chief Technology Officer
Mr Malone has over 25 years in the technology sector working across many verticals, from Banking and Finance to Transportation and Government. He is an MBA educated Technology executive that has lead Technology Architecture and Strategy departments in RACQ and Urban Utilities and has a strong focus on Innovation and most recently focused on helping Start-ups move to Scale ups while not losing agility.
James Walker
Chief Operating Officer
Mr Walker offers diverse experience gained across government sector roles, including delivering risk management solutions in Australia, South Africa and Afghanistan. Mr Walker is also the Managing Director of ANSIC Group, providing security, logistics and technology to a range of markets.
SIS has taken a significant strategic investment in RACELAB and sees the close collaboration between the two companies generating added value for both parties, in a rapidly changing racing and wagering landscape.
SIS (Sports Information Services) has been at the forefront of live video and data delivery of thoroughbred racing and greyhound racing to the global betting industry for over 30 years. SIS has a rich heritage and a market leading reputation for the range and quality of services, including innovations in curation and presentation, that mean SIS’ services are used by the world’s largest and most successful betting operators.
From the UK to the USA, Australia to Argentina and all points in between, SIS’ racing services are at the heart of successful sportsbooks. RACELAB’s market-leading pricing capability, liability management and informatics augments SIS’ services and together provide a compelling, global market offering.
Together, RACELAB and SIS share a vision of how to promote racing to new audiences, leveraging the power of digital technologies, to deliver turnkey solutions for betting operators, enhancing their profitability.