SPW was founded in 1985 to provide a horse racing news service for the industry in the United States and abroad
SPW has since widened its scope and now serves the entire thoroughbred industry from race tracks to information vendors. Today SPW has customers in the U.S., the West Indies, South America and Bermuda.
In the 1980's SPW pioneered the simulcasting of U.S. thoroughbred racing to the Caribbean region when SPW began providing live television pictures from Florida to simulcasters Barbados. Many U.S. tracks are now simulcast to the region, and SPW serves operations from Guyana to Jamaica.
Media and Information Consultant, a division of SPW, offers a computerized information system designed for simulcasting operatior
Ian Westergren is the founder of The Sports Wire. A former corporate vice-president of United Press International, Westergren serves as chief executive officer. Westergren can be contacted directly at ian@spwinc.info.