Mrs Dickinson will be joining Brian Clough's son, Nigel, who is Derby County's current manager, at the racing circuit.

BBC: Peter Taylor and Brian Clough

But for me, Kostelic was the favourite because I know how important current confidence is in ski racing, and it translates from one discipline to the other.

BBC: Confidence counts for Kostelic

Herefordshire Council said its main focus was still on trying to agree a deal on the lease with the current operators and that a meeting had been arranged with Northern Racing for September.

BBC: Hereford Racecourse will not host 2013 race meetings

Channel 4's Sports Editor Aitchison thanked the current presenting team for "their commitment and enthusiasm to Channel 4 and the racing coverage over the years".

BBC: Entertainment & Arts

He wants to charge bookmakers 2.5% of their turnover, more than double the current levy, and scrap a pending profits-based scheme, which, he says, makes racing shoulder too much of the bookmakers' business risk.

ECONOMIST: Horse-racing