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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
Racehorse medication app clears hurdle of trainers’ wariness
Equine MediRecord enables trainers to track complex medication regimes easily
Racehorse breeders warn of Brexit damage to €1.84bn industry
More than 3,500 attend first Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association meeting
‘Smooth’ transition from Turf Club to new regulatory authority
Racing’s anti-doping task force expected to meet before end of month
Anti-Doping Task Force meeting postponed to next week
CRH chairman Nicky Hartery may be approached to succeed Joe Keeling as HRI chairman
HRI chief hopes drug-testing protocol will be in place by Christmas
Brian Kavanagh says new task force chairman will not be connected to industry
HRI proposes extending drug-testing system to studs
Caravaggio bids to restore reputation in Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville on Sunday
Turf Club CEO says drug test protocol agreement close
Body “optimistic” deal can be reached with Breeders Association in next two weeks
Brexit could have ‘frightening’ impact on Irish agri-food sector
UK should stay in Customs Union, farming and food bodies tell Seanad committee
Aidan O’Brien to appeal ‘non-trier’ penalties over Music Box
Trainer fined €2,000 after horse finished behind stable companion Asking at Dundalk
Breeders association and Turf Club close to protocol agreement
Former French champion jockey Thierry Jarnet retires
Irish Derby will be run at Curragh in 2018 despite calls for switch
HRI chief Brian Kavanagh confident agreement on drug testing can be agreed
Breeders’ association set to argue for two days’ notice for drug testing
ITBA protocol talks with Turf Club also likely to include issue of ‘therapeutic use exemption’
Bloodstock industry needs to get serious about anti-doping
Irish racing may be steroid-free, but simply declaring it so isn’t enough anymore
HRI 'at one' with Turf Club over drug testing issue
Breeders’ association indicates flexibility over five-day notice for visits to stud farms
Turf Club 'optimistic' drug test protocols can be put in place
Notice issue continues to be sticking point with Thoroughbred Breeders Association
Turf Club keen to promote out of competition testing on horses
Horse Racing Ireland has approved funding of over €1.8m for anti-doping measures
Report calls for lifetime bans for doped horses
Anti-Doping Task Force report expected to be released by Horse Racing Ireland on Monday
Tattersalls still in the hunt as bloodstock business bounces back
Edmond Mahony is looking forward to a bumper crop at this year’s Derby Sale
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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