Racegoers are being left in the dark - but here's a simple way of fixing that

William Golding was dead right in Lord Of The Flies – the greatest ideas are indeed the simplest.

We were about 25 minutes or so away from the Irish Derby at the Curragh last month when Robbie Irwin, MC in the Champions Lounge underneath the grandstand, called Aidan O'Brien up on stage to talk about his Classic contenders. What's strange about that, you might ask? Absolutely nothing, except for the fact that I can’t remember it ever being done before. 

Racegoers on track might get to hear the odd interview with the odd trainer, but it is done from the parade ring and it is usually with winning connections after a race. The horse has bolted by that stage.