granger
Senior Jockey
It gets decent media coverageAs a matter of curiosity, can I ask to what extent is racing covered in the general Irish print media? TV? Radio?
I remember as a third-year pupil buying the Scottish Daily Express (wouldn't wipe my arse with it these days) before I got on the bus because it had the single page pullout which lent itself to folding and hiding inside a school jotter.
Which papers even cover racing these days?
ITV racing is the dick in the dyke of British racing. (No prizes for guessing who I think the dick is.)
What's the relationship in Ireland between the bookmakers and the industry? Over here they are bleeding the sport dry.
Is Irish grazing ground and/or feed of a higher quality than in the UK?
Racing in France isn't as popular and meetings sparsely attended but the hoses seem better and the prize money is considerably better. You never hear of French courses having to put on Edith Piaf tribute acts after racing in order to increase income.
Notably the examiner which prints sum of of Colm's work and the weekly Ruby Walsh column. Are some other racing writers.
The main sport shows on the radio do dedicate a small bit of time to racing.
Ruby Walsh is in fact a host on one of the shows and of course Jane mangan gets involved.