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JA McGrath

Australian JA McGrath, the BBC’s chief race commentator for 15 years until the Corporation stopped covering the sport in 2012, was also Hotspur, chief racing correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, for over 25 years. He previously spent more than a decade as a racing broadcaster and journalist in Hong Kong.

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  • ‘Calandagan gave me the greatest moment’ – Francis-Henri Graffard on his annus mirabilis
    Racing

    ‘Calandagan gave me the greatest moment’ – Francis-Henri Graffard on his annus mirabilis

    JA McGrath  |  Jan 20, 2026  | 
  • Horse-by-horse guide: Charlie Appleby with the lowdown on his star-studded Saratoga string
    Racing

    Horse-by-horse guide: Charlie Appleby with the lowdown on his star-studded Saratoga string

    JA McGrath  |  Jul 6, 2024  | 
  • Epsom Derby: What makes it so great? Derby legends have their say … from Cauthen and Fallon to O’Brien and Stoute
    Racing

    Epsom Derby: What makes it so great? Derby legends have their say … from Cauthen and Fallon to O’Brien and Stoute

    JA McGrath  |  May 28, 2024  | 
  • Taking the reins at the race that stops a nation – interview with Melbourne chief exec Steve Rosich
    Racing

    Taking the reins at the race that stops a nation – interview with Melbourne chief exec Steve Rosich

    JA McGrath  |  Dec 11, 2023  | 
  • Melbourne in mind: how jumps legend Willie Mullins developed a lucrative side hustle in the Flat – home and away
    Racing

    Melbourne in mind: how jumps legend Willie Mullins developed a lucrative side hustle in the Flat – home and away

    JA McGrath  |  Nov 6, 2023  | 
  • ‘I had a lot of good horses and Rheingold would have to be the best’ – Barry Hills on 50th anniversary of a famous Arc triumph
    Racing

    ‘I had a lot of good horses and Rheingold would have to be the best’ – Barry Hills on 50th anniversary of a famous Arc triumph

    JA McGrath  |  Oct 1, 2023  | 
  • ‘I was happy to roll the dice’ – interview with Zac Purton, who defied doctor’s orders ahead of a record-breaking season
    Racing

    ‘I was happy to roll the dice’ – interview with Zac Purton, who defied doctor’s orders ahead of a record-breaking season

    JA McGrath  |  Jul 14, 2023  | 
  • Remembering when a champion jockey wanted to get off an odds-on Derby favourite – and he wasn’t wrong …
    Racing

    Remembering when a champion jockey wanted to get off an odds-on Derby favourite – and he wasn’t wrong …

    JA McGrath  |  Jun 1, 2023  | 
  • Mark and Charlie Johnston - Britain’s newest top-level training partners
    Racing

    Mark and Charlie Johnston - Britain’s newest top-level training partners

    JA McGrath  |  Dec 15, 2021  | 
  • Champion Appleby sketches out 2022 plans for his six returning stable stars
    Racing

    Champion Appleby sketches out 2022 plans for his six returning stable stars

    JA McGrath  |  Dec 7, 2021  | 
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