Alex Hammond, also known as Alex Quinn, (born 1974) is a British
television presenter,
reporter working for
Sky Sports Racing
Sky Sports Racing (formerly At The Races) is a British pay television channel devoted to horse racing. A joint venture between Sky Group and Arena Racing Company, it broadcasts coverage of domestic, European and international horse racing eve ...
. Hammond was also a columnist for
Sporting Life, while it operated.
Media career
Hammond started her broadcasting career on The Racing Channel in 1998, before joining
Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News (SSN) is a British paid television sports news channel run by Sky, a division of Comcast.
History
Since 1992, Sky Sports had broadcast sports news, initially a brief ''Football Update'' and later this was expanded into a ...
in 2003. Hammond presented features on Sky Sports News' "Good Morning Sports Fans" schedule, from 6.00am to 10.00am, where she provided extended coverage of recent horse racing events, as well as a ''Tip of the Day''.
She covered the role of a track reporter for the At the Races channel. She has also presented Sky Sports' coverage of the
Horse of the Year Show
The Horse of the Year Show - also known as HOYS (pronounced /hois/)- was founded to be a culmination of the British equestrian events year. The Show was the idea of Captain Tony Collings and was realised by the then Chairman of BSJA (now British ...
.
Hammond has been the lead presenter on
Sky Sports Racing
Sky Sports Racing (formerly At The Races) is a British pay television channel devoted to horse racing. A joint venture between Sky Group and Arena Racing Company, it broadcasts coverage of domestic, European and international horse racing eve ...
since the channel's launch on 1 January 2019, after over 15 years presenting on
Sky Sports News
Sky Sports News (SSN) is a British paid television sports news channel run by Sky, a division of Comcast.
History
Since 1992, Sky Sports had broadcast sports news, initially a brief ''Football Update'' and later this was expanded into a ...
.
Amateur horse racing career
Hammond has taken part in over 50 amateur flat races, including the 2013 St Patrick's Day Derby where she rode ''Mica Mika''.
References
External links
Profile - Alex HammondSky Sports News
Alex Hammond at TV Newsroom
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Living people
1974 births
English television presenters
Sky Sports presenters and reporters