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Cornelius Lysaght | |
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| Born | 1965 Gloucester, England |
| Education | Eton College |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, broadcaster |
Cornelius Lysaght (/ˈlaɪsət/LY-sət, born 1965 inGloucester, England) is a British journalist and broadcaster who was theBBC'shorse racing correspondent from 2001 until 2020.
Lysaght was raised inHerefordshire and educated atEton College.[1] He began broadcasting in 1981 with radio stationsSevern Sound (Gloucester) andSouthern Sound (Brighton), then worked as a producer and presenter for the Racecall telephone commentary service.[1]
He joined BBC Radio in 1990, around the time of the launch ofthe first version of Radio 5, a channel that included sports programmes. He took up the position of horse racing correspondent in June 2001, succeedingPeter Bromley, who had held the position since 1959. In this role he was usually heard onBBC Radio 5 Live.[1] In 2003, Lysaght helped 5 Live's racing team win aSony Award for itsCheltenham Festival coverage. In the 1990s he appeared onBBC Radio 1 as the voice ofMark and Lard's daily competition feature "Dobbins or Bobbins".[2]
He has written for theLondon Evening Standard,Horse and Hound magazine, theSunday Mirror,Owner/Breeder magazine,The Times,The Guardian,Radio Times and for theBBC website. His first bookWorld Racecourses was published by Collins in October 2018.
He is a supporter ofEverton F.C.,[3] and has been owner or joint owner of a number of racehorses trained by Mrs S C Bradburne, Nick Alexander, A Balding and M D Hammond.
It was announced in December 2019 that he would be leaving the BBC in 2020.[4]
