THE incessant rain over the past month has cost the racing industry in the region of €500,000 in lost media rights and prize money alone.
Hardest hit have been Cork and Limerick racecourses, each losing two fixtures. With SIS paying €6,000 per race for media rights, both those tracks have lost over €80,000 each in revenue – that figure not including turnstile receipts which would have been lucrative over the Christmas period.
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