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Racing TV (formerly Racing UK) is a British television channel with 34 racecourses as shareholders and fixtures from 61 racecourses broadcast live on its output. Racing TV is one of the two major UK horse racing television channels, the other being Sky Sports Racing. The station is dedicated to horse racing broadcasting over 70% of all live ...
The channel broadcasts a Saturday afternoon programme of live racing, usually between 13:30 and 16:00, and an hour-long weekly magazine show on Saturday mornings. The coverage is presented by Ed Chamberlin and Oli Bell with AP McCoy, Alice Plunkett, Mick Fitzgerald and Francesca Cumani.
A National Hunt (NH) Pattern of important races was first recognized in 1964 when the Horserace Betting Levy Board made a grant of £64,000 to fund a "prestige race allocation" split between the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle and Grand National.
Sky Sports Racing (formerly At The Races) is a British pay television channel devoted primarily to horse racing. The channel is operated by ATTHERACES Limited, a joint venture between Sky Group, Arena Racing Company and various racecourses. The channel broadcasts coverage of domestic, European and international horse racing events.
The BBC had scaled back its horse racing in recent years, gradually losing more and more events to Channel 4. 2013. 1 January – Channel 4 takes over as the exclusive terrestrial TV home of all horse racing in the UK. [15] The BBC had scaled back its horse racing in recent years, gradually losing more and more events to Channel 4.
Pages in category "British horse racing commentators" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
As the Grand National is accorded the status of an event of national interest in the United Kingdom and is listed on the Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events, it must be shown on free-to-air terrestrial television in the UK. The race was broadcast live on TV by ITV for the seventh time, and the first year in its new three ...
From 2013, Channel 4 Racing became the exclusive home of free-to-air televised racing, having signed a four-year deal in March 2012. Coverage included all major races including The Derby , Cheltenham Festival and for the first time on Channel 4, the Grand National and Royal Ascot , and international races including the Dubai World Cup and the ...