In my recent trawl through the current list of BBC sports, I didn't include horse racing. This oversight is a little unfortunate, because it looks like the corporation is likely to lose all its remaining racing events to Channel 4.
The BBC had previously cut its racing coverage down to just thirteen days a year, comprised of Royal Ascot, the Derby and the Grand National. To pick up these events, Channel 4 is understood to have bid double what the BBC paid last time.
At first glance this may look like another blow to BBC sport, but the real loser here may be racing itself. It will be moving to a minority channel, and once they stop covering racing, it is unlikely that the BBC will ever bid for the rights again. Just look at the lack of BBC bids for the recent tenders of the FA cup and cricket, for evidence of that.
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