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Pages in category "British horse racing commentators" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Leonard Martin (17 April 1919 – 21 August 1995) was an Australian results reader. He was known in the UK for reading out the football results, associated football pools statistics and horse-racing results on the BBC's Saturday afternoon sports programme, Grandstand. Martin was born in Australia where he began his broadcasting career.
The BBC had scaled back its horse racing in recent years, gradually losing more and more events to Channel 4. 2013. 1 January – Channel 4 takes over as the exclusive terrestrial TV home of all horse racing in the UK. [15] The BBC had scaled back its horse racing in recent years, gradually losing more and more events to Channel 4.
1999 Grand National in full Racing UK, BBC Sport, YouTube The 1999 Grand National (known as the Martell Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 152nd official renewal of the world-famous Grand National steeplechase that took place at Aintree near Liverpool , England , on 10 April 1999.
The 12-year-old Red Rum, being preceded only by loose horses, being chased by Churchtown Boy Eyecatcher has moved into third. The Pilgarlic is fourth. They're coming to the elbow, there's a furlong now between Red Rum and his third Grand National triumph! And he's coming up to the line, to win it like a fresh horse in great style.
The 1975 Grand National (Part 2 of 2) BBC And L'Escargot is going to avenge last year's defeat. Tommy Carberry is gonna become the first jockey in history to win the Gold Cup, the Irish National and the English National as L'Escargot strides near 12 years old to win the National for Raymond Guest, and here he comes to the line, L'Escargot the ...
BBC Commentator Peter O'Sullevan describes the climax of the 1982 National The 1982 Grand National (officially known as The Sun Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 136th running of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool , England, on 3 April 1982.
Julian David Bonhote Wilson (21 June 1940 – 20 April 2014) was BBC Television's horse racing correspondent from 1966 until his retirement in 1997. He was succeeded by Clare Balding. [1] Between 1969 and 1992, he was one of the commentators for the Grand National and for a time he had editorial control over the BBC's midweek racing coverage. [2]