Saturday, November 23, 2024

Horse Racing

Comer to begin suspension in July after appeal fails

Trainer Luke Comer will begin a three-year suspension by the Irish Horse Racing Regulatory Board next month following the largely unsuccessful outcome of an...

British Horseracing Authority ‘deeply saddened’ by Newton Abbot fatalities

The British Horseracing Authority has launched an investigation after four equine fatalities at Newton Abbot’s National Hunt card on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting hosted seven...

Irish Derby to bring huge €25m boost as huge crowds expected for festival

MILLIONS of Asian race fans will tune in to this weekend’s Irish Derby Festival which will be broadcast across the continent.All eyes are on...

BBC Radio 4’s Today programme scraps daily horse racing betting tips

BBC Radio 4’s Today programme is to “break the tradition” and scrap daily horse racing tips, host Amol Rajan has said. The broadcaster’s flagship radio...

Rob Havlin eyeing Irish Derby for Ambiente Friendly while Harbour Wind can fly home for Dermot Weld at Limerick

The Irish Derby will be the only show in town next weekend, and Epsom form looks set to be put to the test as...

Racing must face up to fundamental issues about managing animals’ lifespans

Public revulsion at the scenes uncovered last week by RTÉ Investigates in Ireland’s sole equine abbatoir has thrown up fundamental questions for Irish racing...

‘At one stage, it didn’t look like he was going to live’ – Remarkable comeback of Aidan O’Brien’s Kyprios to win Gold Cup

Aidan O’Brien’s six-year-old was the dominant force in the division when landing the two-and-a-half-mile showpiece two years ago, also triumphing in the Goodwood Cup...

Horse Racing Ireland ‘appalled’ by findings of investigation into treatment of horses

Horse Racing Ireland is “appalled” by the findings of a recent RTÉ investigation, an Oireachtas committee has heard.The investigation was broadcast RTÉ One last...

Charity transfer to horseracing body ‘isolated incident’

The head of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) has insisted that a large transfer it received from a charity - which he previously...

Charity transfer to horseracing body ‘isolated incident’

The head of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) has insisted that a large transfer it received from a charity - which he previously...

Horseracing body to tell PAC jockey fund transfer was ‘isolated incident’

The body with responsibility for the regulation of horseracing in Ireland says...

Transfer of €350,000 from jockey charity account to IHRB ‘an isolated incident’, committee to hear

On Thursday, representatives from Horseracing Ireland and the IHRB will appear before the Public Accounts Committee where the “financial governance matter” will be discussed.Last...

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