BBC Sports Personality Awards

If you read my first post I did state that racing was mentioned...just. But not a single clip on Eventing or Dressage which disgusted me. The Para athletes got a mention (or else there would have been a public outcry). I suppose they are going with the whole sterio type that equine sports are a first class sport so they can't be seen to follow it... even though Zara won a few years back.
Completely agree with a previous post that the public should decide...only problem is all ten finalists would probably be footballers who have scored one goal all season. Another idea is what about specialist sports journalists deciding, so one from Horse and Hound, tetrathlon mag etc? Not Daily newspapers who don't really follow all sports and it would give everyone a fairer chance.
Another idea is to put Mary King (or another equine star) in strictly come dancing, dancing on ice, x factor.... then we might get more of a chance of publicity which is much needed!
 
The annoying things is that lots of sports get a mention, yet they haven't won anything!
Tracey Moseley was World Champion Downhill Ladies Cyclist in 2010 and World Series Champion 2011 - so she was TOP, yet not nominated and it is hardly a minority sport with so many people cycling and she competes all over the world (obviously). I didn't watch the programme, so I don't know if she got a mention or not.

Andy Murray, Amir Khan are famous but they didn't WIN.
 
welsh horse rider said:
wasn't Bob Champion given a award? he won the grand national with aldanti
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Yes. Bob Champoin did it like 25 years ago, and a lot to do with the
"dream ticket factor" [both horse and rider near death at one stage].
It took 14 years consecutive championships plus a concerted campaign to get AP McCoy in to contention, in a sport which does not use drugs to enhance performance, and relies on the concerted efforts of the man and his connections for success.
 
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