Night racing? or what about Breakfast racing?

Here is another thought, what do you think?



CHANNEL 4 Racing has held preliminary discussions with Kempton about the possibility of staging an early-morning Saturday meeting which could provide live racing action to The Morning Line show.

The brainchild of executive producer Andrew Franklin has received an enthusiastic response from Kempton's managing director Amy Starkey who hopes to win industry wide support for the project though, with no fixture in place, she admitted there was "an awful long way to go" before becoming reality.

"The idea of having live action from somewhere into The Morning Line has always been a target of mine," said Franklin.


"It's a bee that's been buzzing around in my bonnet for years and I have never quite understood why there is no British racing happening on Saturday mornings, given the fact that the betting shops are open, and The Morning Line is a handy springboard for punters to launch themselves into the day. It would also help to add an extra bit of zest to The Morning Line.

"I've never really floated it formally in the past. Amy is the first person who was probably in a position to explore the possibilities and pick it up and run with it. If nothing else it has got to be worth an experiment."

Starkey envisaged a six-race programme, the first of which would be shown live on The Morning Line at 8.40am, ten minutes after betting shops open. The programme would be broadcast from Kempton's panoramic restaurant among breakfasting racegoers.

"As an idea I personally like it because in terms of traffic and ease of getting to racecourses, Saturday morning makes sense," she said.

"However, there have been no conversations with the Horsemen's Group, NTF or the Jockeys' Association and obviously for anything like this to have any potential it would need the full support of the racing industry.

"The timing would still facilitate jockeys, owners and trainers going on to afternoon racing within the locality. Obviously there is no framework for it within the 2010 fixture list and at this stage there are no fixture slots available. It would be something that has potential in the long term but has an awful long way to go in terms of industry support."

Shocking,i will still be starting at 1pm on a saturday!!

The workers in the bookies shops will just love this idea.

personally i think its a great idea, more opportunities for ALL concenred.

I wonder if this will be looked at before 2056 in SA?

I am sure its just to keep the punters interested before crossing to Ngong.

Breakfast racing is a great idea,,

Race 1 6:30
Race 2 7:00
Race 3 7:30
race 4 8:00
race 5 8:30
race 6 9:00
race 7 9:30


the jockeys are there on track..
The tote can open..they work shifts..pay per hour..
bookmakers are not required..but will grab at the oppertunity

can run PA, P6 and Jackpot + all other bets..

when are they starting...
schedule the meeting and see..perhaps more popular than night racing..

Great idea , but first should run at around 08h00 UK TIME .
It will also ease the busy schedule congestion on Saturdays