So many memories as Channel 4 Racing prepares to bow out after three decades
As the final programme draws near, Lee Mottershead goes back over 32 years
An era in sports broadcasting is coming to a close.
For more than three decades horseracing has been inextricably linked with Channel 4. In just nine days' time the two will be parted. With the farewell show from Kempton and Chepstow well in sight, Channel 4 Racing is deep inside its final furlong.
The network that killed off televised racing on the BBC has now itself been slain. The assassin this time, with no little irony, is the broadcaster responsible for the sport finding a home on Channel 4. It was thanks to ITV that Channel 4 Racing was born. Now, 32 years on from the arrangement that caused racing to switch platforms, Channel 4 must reluctantly hand the baton back to ITV.
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