Sports Information Services will sponsor a handicap race on the El Derby day meeting at Valparaíso Sporting Club in Viña del Mar, Chile.

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The February 5 event’s undercard handicap race takes place immediately before the Clásico El Derby and will carry SIS branding.

Michele Fisher, vice president at SIS Content Services, said: “We have a well-established partnership with Valparaiso Sporting Club. Our commitment to racing in Latin America is well-documented and it is a region that continues to be of strategic importance for our business.”

Hernán Robles, commercial manager at Valparaiso Sporting Club, added SIS is a “highly valued partner”, with El Derby bringing together the “very best of Chilean racing.”

El Derby day features a total of 30 races and over 150,000 attendees, and is modelled after the English derby.

The race is the country’s main Group One classic race and is the third and final race of Chile’s National Triple Crown.