Irish Derby the pick of early fixtures when racing resumesCurragh showpiece maintains original date but with prize money cut in half to €750,000Sun May 17 2020 - 13:22
HRI to access job implications of extended period of racing behind closed doors‘There are huge issues there and maybe some opportunities as well’Fri May 15 2020 - 21:08
Irish racing to resume three weeks early behind closed doorsAdvance health tests and temperature screening among strict protocols for return on June 8thFri May 15 2020 - 14:37
Sporting Controversies: The brutal, sad and mysterious tale of ShergarDark reality is of a beautiful animal being gunned to death by incompetent criminalsTue May 12 2020 - 06:00
British racing not to return until June 1st at the earliestFrance has European stage to itself as behind closed doors racing begins at LongchampMon May 11 2020 - 17:40
Exotic mirage of Longchamp provides a tonic for racing fansOrdinarily this meeting would barely cause a ripple but on Monday it was top billingMon May 11 2020 - 15:50
TV View: Unpredictability of old is what lures us backWatching a Gaelic football match devoid of modern day military precision is a thrillMon May 11 2020 - 06:00
Quality Longchamp card gets racing back underway in FranceSport in Ireland looks on enviously with June 29th still looking like the restart dateSun May 10 2020 - 14:16
HRI chief says racing’s return date a matter for GovernmentAs things stand sport behind closed doors will not return until June 29th at the earliestFri May 08 2020 - 15:54
Government confirms racing not planned to restart until June 29thHRI are still holding out some hope that changes may be made for an earlier returnThu May 07 2020 - 19:42
John Oxx fears for Irish racing if no restart in MayGovernment’s exit plan does not contain any specific mention of horse racingWed May 06 2020 - 17:53
Sporting Controversies: Wonderful devilment of Gay Future stroke still resonatesAugust Bank Holiday in 1974 - one of racing’s most daring scams was almost pulled offWed May 06 2020 - 05:01
Johnny Murtagh keen to know racing’s return date ‘one way or the other’‘We’re ready to go’ admits trainer and former champion jockeyTue May 05 2020 - 06:00
Brian O’Connor: Realisation required that racing is a different beast to other sportsNo other country has as much wrapped up in its thoroughbred industry as IrelandMon May 04 2020 - 18:00
Racing looks for clarification on where it stands in Government reopening plansTrainers believe a return as late as the end of June could be catastrophic for the industrySun May 03 2020 - 15:35
Irish racing seeks clarity on five-phase system and return dateBehind closed doors sporting activities with social distancing not due until June 29thFri May 01 2020 - 20:54
No Irish runners expected at first as British racing eyes up returnIf racing gets the green light it’s likely no overseas runners will be allowed run in MayFri May 01 2020 - 19:08
HRI still planning for Guineas weekend to go ahead in MayOpening Classics of the Irish Flat season set for the Curragh on May 23rd-24thTue Apr 28 2020 - 15:46
HRI concede jobs will be lost after agreeing seven-year deal with British ToteUK Tote Group will take over the off-course element of the business in IrelandTue Apr 28 2020 - 15:19
Racing TV rules out extending free-to-air coverage of Irish racingRacecourse Media Group say ‘various contractual reasons’ restrict increasing free accessMon Apr 27 2020 - 17:00
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’Mon Apr 27 2020 - 16:45
Should size or age dictate in amateur rugby? Just ask Russell CroweVery little expertise required to see that New Zealand has got it right in this regardsMon Apr 27 2020 - 06:00
Irish racing anxiously waiting for green light to resumeEstimates from 2018 report say Irish racecourses losing €5m a month while closedSun Apr 26 2020 - 15:19
Qipco pulls out of Irish Champions Stakes sponsorship dealThe race is the most valuable event in Irish flat racing’s showpiece weekendSun Apr 26 2020 - 15:11
Irish racing will not restrict jockeys when sport resumesRaces in Britain will be restricted to the most experienced jockeysFri Apr 24 2020 - 16:15
Racing set to return behind closed doors in France on May 11thFrench Guineas races will be run at Longchamp on June 1stFri Apr 24 2020 - 15:57
Galway festival to take place behind closed doors if racing gets green lightAlmost 130k people attended last summer’s seven-day festival at BallybritTue Apr 21 2020 - 19:42
French racing’s potential return seen as positive by Horse Racing IrelandNext week seen as critical in bid to run Irish Guineas weekend on May 23rd-24thTue Apr 21 2020 - 15:30
Irish trainers looking at June 1st for racing resumptionTrainers note danger of horses being put down due to lack of clarity on return dateMon Apr 20 2020 - 20:00
Tipping Point: Pining for Irish Grand National frivolityEaster Monday and the big race at Fairyhouse go together like Laurel & HardyMon Apr 13 2020 - 12:02
Postponed Irish Grand National could be run in NovemberIreland’s richest jumps race could feature in revamped Fairyhouse ‘Winter Festival’Sun Apr 12 2020 - 14:18
Horse Racing Ireland keep options open on return to actionHRI anticipating an impact on prizemoney levels when racing resumesFri Apr 10 2020 - 17:09
Government to make move on breeding farm drug testing ‘shortly’Provision of a Service Level Agreement with horseracing industry has been stalled for two yearsFri Apr 10 2020 - 16:24
First four Classics of British Flat season pushed backRoyal Ascot to take place behind closed doors in JuneTue Apr 07 2020 - 17:55
Prendergast praises Hughes as Armagh rider crowned British champion jumps jockey‘He’s always been very, very dedicated and that gets you a long way in life’Tue Apr 07 2020 - 16:28
Irish racing would need no more than 10 days to start up againHorse Racing Ireland is determined the sport maintains a ‘racing ready’ positionMon Apr 06 2020 - 18:23
Travel restrictions could hit Ireland hard when racing returnsAidan O’Brien could be prevented from taking his stars to Royal Ascot and EpsomMon Apr 06 2020 - 17:34
Cheltenham controversy will pass for magnificent triviality of horse racingThe sport will survive outcry over Cheltenham and slow response to Covid-19 crisisMon Apr 06 2020 - 08:15
Dundalk’s €2.5m resurfacing on schedule to finish in JuneFlat season could be extended into December with racing suspended due to coronavirusSun Apr 05 2020 - 20:03
Dermot Cantillon has ‘no regrets’ about Seanad bidChairman of Naas racecourse failed to be electedSun Apr 05 2020 - 18:23
Davy Russell ponders what might have been for Tiger RollVirtual Grand National to be broadcast by ITV on SaturdayFri Apr 03 2020 - 17:18
Racetrack organisation does not envisage any closures in the short-termVast majority of 26 tracks holding on to staff in hope of being ‘racing ready’ if green light comesFri Apr 03 2020 - 15:03
My favourite sporting moment: When Sea The Stars showed us what perfection looks likeIn 2009, the John Oxx-trained colt capped a dream summer at Prix de l’Arc de TriompheThu Apr 02 2020 - 06:00
Gordon Elliott backs decision to end jumps season but rues lost opportunities‘Trainers’ championships don’t matter when you look at what’s happening in the world’Wed Apr 01 2020 - 18:30
Fairyhouse and Punchestown festivals cancelled as National Hunt season endedWillie Mullins wins top trainer award while Paul Townend takes top jockey titleWed Apr 01 2020 - 17:48
Substantial increase in out of competition drug tests on racehorsesNone of the 778 samples taken in 2019 returned positive; 13 positives in all samples down from 27 in 2018Tue Mar 31 2020 - 17:22
Stable staff representative body reports positive outlook on jobsTrainers thinking of new ways of deploying staff during shutdown of race meetingsMon Mar 30 2020 - 15:20
Horse Racing Ireland make their four tracks available to governmentLeopardstown, Navan, Tipperary and Fairyhouse offered to help in coronavirus fightSun Mar 29 2020 - 15:03
Ireland’s racing authorities prepared to be ‘creative’Any return to action is likely to focus on the flat with Punchestown Festival in jeopardySun Mar 29 2020 - 14:48
Irish racing confident behind closed doors resumption can be doneOfficials refuse to speculate on when the sport might resume after April 19thFri Mar 27 2020 - 20:00
