It is looking increasingly likely the days of Radio Trackside, the station with wall-to-wall coverage of New Zealand racing, are gone forever.
Radio Trackside was canned among sweeping TAB cuts during the Covid-19 lockdown, along with other changes made to the TAB's broadcasting model.
The already slim chance of it returning in its old format may disappear with the announcement that Australian company Sports Entertainment Network have entered into a Heads of Agreement with TAB NZ to buy its control of 31 radio frequencies it holds until 2031.
The agreement had to be notified to the Australian Stock Exchange as SEN is a publicly listed company.
It is not legally binding yet and just the next step in the negotiation process, but the Herald understands the right to the frequencies are likely be sold to SEN.