Racing Channel nears starting line

IT is becoming increasingly certain that a dedicated Irish Racing Channel will become a reality, sooner rather than later.

Full coverage of all Irish race meetings has been missing since January 1, when agreement between Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and the old Racing Channel failed to be reached.

That was essentially because the Racing Channel, which had been showing Irish racing for free for a number of months, failed to make HRI any sort of worthwhile offer.