Absence of ‘vision thing’ results in problems not being headed off at the pass
Unprecedented achievement in Irish racing doesn’t prevent insecurity bubbling beneath the surface of the sport going into 2025
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Crammed October fixture list underlines how betting turnover is profitable priority
Cross-channel warning of problems down the line if more racing takes place to generate more betting
More than 100 ESB staff received €200,000 severance deal each
Trade unions negotiated deal in relation to personnel who worked in power plants that were closing or being downsized
Leopardstown’s St Stephen’s Day Grade One feature race to be scrapped in 2024
Up to 60,000 race fans expected at Leopardstown for next week’s four-day Christmas festival
Slowdown in pace of decline of official racecourse attendances in 2022
Dip in on-course bookmaker betting last year to €57 million
Blunt court judgment demands vital questions be asked of both racing organisations in Ireland
Gulf between words and actions when it comes to independent regulation of the sport
Honeysuckle crowned Horse of the Year for second year in a row
Wayne Lordan wins ‘ride of the year’ for Irish Cesarewitch victory on Waterville
IHRB to launch procurement process for provision of drug-testing services
Current deal with Newmarket-based LGC analytical laboratory ends in December
Trainer Ger Lyons targets 1,000th winner at Roscommon on Monday
Colin Keane will partner Tuwaiq and Offiah after he reached 100 winners for season in record time
Leopardstown expecting 1,000 crowds for Irish Champions Weekend
Chief executive Husbands hoping up to 5,000 might be able to attend next month’s meeting
Irish racing consider ‘horse purse’ concept to ensure proper end of life care
Disturbing evidence revealed in Panorama programme: The Dark Side of Horse Racing
Trainers’ body disassociates itself from Bolger’s doping claims
IRTA chairman Halford tells Oireachtas committee good name of Irish racing has been ‘maligned’
No steroids found in 2,500 samples this year – chief vet of Horseracing Regulatory Board
Dr Lynn Bolger tells Oireachtas Committee doping allegations treated in confidence
Rachael Blackmore: ‘Am I happy? It’s unbelievable. But I want more’
The Grand-National-winning jockey on an incredible year
Extension of powers for Irish racing’s regulator signals start of a new era
IHRB personnel now authorised to drug-test thoroughbreds in unlicensed premises
Authorities urged to ‘cop on’ and let racehorse owners return to tracks
‘Owners have been patient long enough. They need to let them back,’ says Ger Lyons
Point-to-point racing to return on April 10th
Grassroots arm of racing to resume in a limited format next month
Progress against Covid-19 is ‘fragile’, Taoiseach tells FF party meeting
Micheál Martin says Ireland will be in a ‘different position’ in April due to vaccination
Trainer Paul Hennessy ‘in the stratosphere’ following Heaven-sent Cheltenham win
‘I almost keep having to watch the race again and keep pressing rewind to make sure it actually happened’
Cahill questions ‘logic’ of quizzing Minister over horse racing controversies
Agriculture committee chair says McConalogue could be invited for broad discussion
Blackmore ready to step up her bid for jockeys’ title
Intriguing ongoing battle with Townend for championship will be subplot at Fairyhouse
Some on-track bookmakers unlikely to return to racecourses post-pandemic
On-course bookmakers haven’t been operating since first Covid-19 lockdown last March
Potential crowd ban until late 2021 a grim outlook for racecourses
No paying customers for nine months has put some major tracks under pressure
Breeders on ‘same page’ as regulator over doping controls
“People are pointing at the breeders but we’re playing ball with this”
Increase in numbers permitted could add to costs for racecourses
HRI chief executive says it’s important if numbers are for spectators or all personnel
Irish Grand National cancelled for 2020
Running Ireland’s most valuable steeplechase behind closed doors would not have felt right
No sponsor for Leopardstown’s 2020 Irish Champion Stakes
Qatar’s Qipco pulled their backing in April having sponsored the race for last six years
No date on Irish racing crowds as punters return elsewhere
Races remain behind closed doors as Goodwood plans pilot event with 5,000 crowd
Horse racing has chance to lure new fans as first sport to return
State’s decision to move resumption date forward means racing is only live show in town
‘The same, but different’ - Irish racing ready for resumption
Shutting up wasn’t an option when thousands of thoroughbreds require attention
Decisions to be made on where to run Guineas and Derby horses
Both Guineas races in England and in Ireland are set to take place just one week apart
Irish racing unlikely to restart before June 29th
Frustration within Irish racing circles as peers in France and England prepare to resume action
Johnny Murtagh keen to know racing’s return date ‘one way or the other’
‘We’re ready to go’ admits trainer and former champion jockey
On-course bookmakers working towards limited return to racecourses this summer
‘We’re an outdoor industry and maybe could turn a negative into a positive’
Irish racing confident behind closed doors resumption can be done
Officials refuse to speculate on when the sport might resume after April 19th
Financial cost to racing could be ‘very painful’ if public ban is extended
All fixtures closed to public until at least March 29th on back of Government advice
Racecourse betting ring rallies in 2019 with increase in turnover
Down Royal has to pass 7.45am inspection due to freezing forecast on Monday night
Future of Tote Ireland set to be decided by end of March
Research points to threat of increased inbreeding in thoroughbreds
Titanic boss Husbands gets job of steering Leopardstown’s future
Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott target Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury
HRI stops Supreme Horse Racing Club from owning racehorses
Legal team still ‘optimistic’ Gold Cup favourite Kemboy will run this season
Naas chairman critical of Racing TV’s ‘second class coverage’ of Irish racing
Cantillon urges sports administration bodies to adopt more proactive approach
Keeping Irish horse racing on track in spite of Brexit hurdle
Interview: Brian Kavanagh, chief executive, Horse Racing Ireland
Dazzling ensembles light up Ladies Day at the Galway Races
‘You’ve so many fashionable and talented people in one place ... It’s great for inspiration’
HRI refuse to say what will be satisfactory crowd for Derby day
Attendance could be affected by football qualifier between Kildare and Tyrone at Newbridge
Gordon Elliott will ‘keep the head up’ after O’Leary’s shock exit
Ryanair chief executive’s huge contribution to racing praised by HRI chief executive
Businessman challenges racehorse owners’ association over selection process
James Gough has been nominee representing AIRO at Horse Racing Ireland since 2015
Government exempts racing stables from working time rules
Trainers will be allowed defer breaks to which staff are entitled subject to conditions
Even Douvan’s latest setback fails to ruffle Mullins’s feathers
Champion trainer makes fastest ever start to a national hunt season with 107 winners already
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Hopes grow for protocol which permits comprehensive testing of thoroughbreds
Godolphin appears to backtrack on its initial impulse that Masar would run in Irish Derby
Statoil and Irish wind energy, Denis O’Brien’s new jet and threat to Leopardstown’s land
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HRI and council in row over levy on €79m land at Leopardstown
Racing body says it plans to develop land, and is appealing its entry into vacant sites register
An, er, racy Irish angle on the Dorchester Presidents Club debacle
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