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Ruby Walsh: A race every 25 minutes a sure bet to keep TV audience happy

Some are great spectator sports: Rugby, soccer, and the GAA spring to mind. You can sit in a full stadium, soak in the atmosphere, and the action is right in front of you.

Ruby Walsh: A race every 25 minutes a sure bet to keep TV audience happy

Sat, 20 Jun, 2020 - 07:00

Ruby Walsh

Scarlet Dragon and Hollie Doyle (white/red seams) wins the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes at Royal Ascot yesterday. Picture: Healy Racing

Some are great spectator sports: Rugby, soccer, and the GAA spring to mind. You can sit in a full stadium, soak in the atmosphere, and the action is right in front of you.

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