Honesty Policy leads hopes of a first Irish success in Ascot’s Long Walk Hurdle
Horse Racing Ireland announces record prize money of €74.7 million for 2026 despite stalled Government funding
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI)
IHRB’s top investigative and security officials have left racing’s regulatory body
Both Chris Gordon and Declan Buckley finished working at the IHRB last Sunday
Dead heat as two of Willie Mullins’s horses share HRI award
Galopin Des Champs and Ethical Diamond share Horse of the Year prize; Rachael Blackmore honoured at awards
Greater transparency needed to boost confidence in racing’s attendance figures
Counting Willie Mullins or Jack Kennedy as part of the crowd does not convince the public
Trainers welcome Government green light for new all-weather track at Tipperary
Work due to commence in 2026 with the aim of holding a full fixture list for the 2027-28 season
Allowing race-day reserves for €600k Cesarewitch made Irish racing look ridiculous
JP McManus-owned Puturhandstogether lands gamble after morning promotion from reserves
Racing needs to recognise less is more when it comes to bloated fixture list
Too many race meetings risks diluting the sport’s appeal to punters and fans
Curragh to stage first Good Friday racing meeting in Ireland next year
Horse Racing Ireland says the meeting is on an initial two-year trial basis
Thurles racecourse to remain open until next March as HRI take on operational responsibility
Track will fulfill its remaining 11 fixtures after deal struck with the owners on Tipperary track
Smaller racetracks ‘under pressure’ from rising costs and declining income from media rights
Horse racing industry is taken aback by decision of owners of Thurles course to close track suddenly
OPW spent €17,000 on consultants for committee hearings, more than any other State body
Spending data from 2021 to last month shows OPW spent over €17,000 last year as it faced rolling controversies
Smallest big-race field in a decade lines out for Galway festival feature
Slieve Binnian targets hat-trick of big handicap victories in BMW Mile
Leading trainer Edward O’Grady dies aged 75
Family confirm death of ‘one of the most respected and successful racehorse trainers of his generation’
Racecourse attendance in Ireland up nearly 7% for first six months of 2025
Key contributory factor in rise a record-breaking Punchestown festival where number jumped 15% to almost 137,000 over five days
Four-way battle for jockeys’ championship is a major opportunity to sell the sport
Title race harks back to epic 1987 battle for British crown between Pat Eddery and Steve Cauthen
Aidan O’Brien’s Lambourn aiming to become the 20th colt to land Epsom-Curragh double
Sunday’s marathon nine-race Curragh card features in World Pool betting and promises stamina test for racegoers
Curragh boss says marathon World Pool programmes not a problem for racegoers
Irish Derby card is latest classic date to be extended to nine races
Lands near Leopardstown Racecourse to be developed for housing following long-awaited deal
Horse Racing Ireland and Land Development Agency agreement will see more than 800 houses built on 17-acre site next to M50
Generating warmth for unloved Curragh may prove hardest part of racecourse revamp
Public response to €81.5m redevelopment - including €36.5m of public money - has been mostly indifference
Housing crisis: Proposals to boost LDA’s remit under consideration to boost housing output
Government considering steps to allow Land Development Agency to build more private housing at its projects
Agencies rush to seal deal for Leopardstown Racecourse site before new land tax falls due
Currently vacant site could accommodate 1,000 social and affordable homes, State housing agency says
Asking for more public cash to boost prize money is worryingly shortsighted
Owners and trainers bodies argue that prizemoney is crucial to maintaining Irish racing’s international status
No match for Marty Morrissey when it comes to RTÉ moonlighters
Plus: Michael O’Leary’s brush with the Residential Tenancies Board; and Michael Lynn’s latest legal move
Death of a jockey: ‘Michael O’Sullivan was full of ambition, full of passion ... he was just a beautiful person’
Amid increased awareness of safety requirements, jockeys know it is impossible to remove all risk from horseracing, a fact tragically underlined by the recent death of a much loved 24-year-old
Mullins delivers Dublin Racing Festival one-two as shadow boxing with Horse Racing Ireland continues
‘Ink on the press release was hardly dry before threats of legal letters were flying about’
Irish racing not taking the initiative on ‘wastage’ is a costly strategic blunder
Cross-channel sales firms apply mandatory levies on vendors and purchasers to help fund retraining charity
Ex-trainer points to ‘pressure from Europe’ as possible route to improving welfare standards
Ger Hussey has no regrets about about going public with proposals to address wastage rates in racing
Ex-trainer says Horse Racing Ireland response to plan for retired racehorses is ‘discouraging’
Ger Hussey calls on high-profile names within racing to publicly back his plan for centralised hub to tackle problem
IHRB left to tot up reputational damage after charity fund raided to pay staff
Racing’s administration portrayed as bloated and dysfunctional by report into controversial €350,000 transfer
Report into IHRB financial matter of ‘grave concern’ concludes €350k transfer breached Charities Act
Long awaited independent report into financial issue of ‘grave concern’ comes 15 months after being commissioned
Irish geneticist’s software aims to keep harmful effects of thoroughbred inbreeding in check
Equine researcher says relentless search to exploit fastest horses’ qualities has led to potentially damaging narrowing of gene pool
Racecourse body sounds warning about separate TV coverage of Irish racing when gambling Bill becomes law
Association of Irish Racecourses boss claims no sign that racing is a key contributor to problem gambling
Shrugging shoulders at Irish racing’s ‘wastage’ rate won’t cut it anymore
Ex-trainer Ger Hussey poised to deliver his proposal to authorities about system for dealing with horses after they stop racing
Racing’s fingers crossed that reputational gaffes don’t impact Government’s annual budget allocation
Government's substantial financial support entitles it to demand greater focus on priorities other than just prizemoney
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