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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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  • 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  | 
  • Royal Ascot struggling for major international names as British racing faces ‘headwinds’
    News of the World

    Royal Ascot struggling for major international names as British racing faces ‘headwinds’

    JA McGrath  |  Mar 12, 2024  | 
  • Asian racing supremo raises animal welfare concerns as Singapore prepares to shut up shop in 2024
    News of the World

    Asian racing supremo raises animal welfare concerns as Singapore prepares to shut up shop in 2024

    JA McGrath  |  Dec 15, 2023  | 
  • ‘The days of dismissing this Far East enclave as a racing backwater are long gone’ – JA McGrath reflects on the rise of Hong Kong
    View From The Rail

    ‘The days of dismissing this Far East enclave as a racing backwater are long gone’ – JA McGrath reflects on the rise of Hong Kong

    JA McGrath  |  Dec 12, 2023  | 
  • 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  | 
  • The day the Melbourne Cup was changed forever: how Dermot Weld stunned the racing world with Vintage Crop
    Commentary

    The day the Melbourne Cup was changed forever: how Dermot Weld stunned the racing world with Vintage Crop

    JA McGrath  |  Nov 5, 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  | 
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