Saturday, November 23, 2024

Horse Racing

Galway Races Summer Festival 2024 times and schedule

A bumper 53 races feature on the Galway Races Summer Festival schedule in 2024. The seven-day fiesta at Ballybrit Racecourse takes place from Monday, July...

Racing world say goodbye to successful racehorse owner and Kildare businessman

Cheltenham-winning racehorse owner, Dermot Cox, passed away this week Tributes have poured in for well-known Kildare businessman and Cheltenham-winning racehorse owner, Dermot Cox.Mr Cox of...

Teams from UK and Ireland to converge on Kilkenny for prestigious 160km horse race

Riders from Ireland, England and Wales are set to converge on North Kilkenny next weekend, August 10 and 11, for a  prestigious equestrian endurance...

Has Irish racing gone mad with new races that won’t allow Willie Mullins horses?

HAS Irish racing gone mad? It appears insanity has set in.Although it’s had little press, it appears Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), the equivalent of...

Racing Figures Fall But Major Meetings and Sponsorship Grow Stronger – Sport for Business

A combination of bad weather, adverse ground conditions and an extraordinary number of rescheduled fixtures led to a reduction in attendance, entries, runners and...

Bigger crowd at Irish Derby at Curragh helps push up attendances at Irish racecourses in 2024

A combination of bad weather, adverse ground conditions and an extraordinary number of rescheduled fixtures led to a reduction in attendances, entries, runners...

Martin gets additional ban for Newcastle appearance

Suspended trainer Tony Martin has had his ban extended by two months and will incur a fine after his actions following Alphonse Le Grande's...

Chief financial officer of Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board resigns 

The chief financial officer of the horseracing regulator, the IHRB, has resigned a year after embarking on voluntary leave in the wake of the...

Fran Berry with six for My Stable from Ireland

Our man in Ireland has six more recent eyecatchers to put in your My Stable tracker, including a Dermot Weld representative likely to be...

Willie McCreery eyes French glory with Vespertilio tipped to bounce back

The Irish action leaves a lot to be desired this weekend but eyes will certainly be turning to France tomorrow, where Willie McCreery makes...

Racing itself needs to create horse welfare safety net to reassure public confidence

The business of horse racing in Ireland is a hard-nosed enterprise where winning and losing is judged on being in front on the bottom...

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