Investigation continuing into betting trends on race at Dundalk last MarchIrish Horseracing Regulatory Board give no time frame for conclusion to investigationTue Feb 16 2021 - 15:22
Point-to-point sector clings to hope it will be allowed to resume next monthTrainer Colin Bowe says recent removal of exemption for point-to-point threatens to have a massive impact on section of racingMon Feb 15 2021 - 17:00
Punchestown and Galway aim to race away during vaccination campaignCourses have been named as county centres for Covid-19 jabsMon Feb 15 2021 - 16:00
Should our athletes jump the queue for vaccines in order to go to Olympics?Tipping Point: Proposed Olympic Games in Japan pose an ethical dilemma for many countriesMon Feb 15 2021 - 07:23
Irish raiders set to dominate Cheltenham againPaul Nicholls labels Champion Chase favourite Chacun Pour Soi ‘nearly unbeatable’Sun Feb 14 2021 - 18:45
HRI expecting no substantial crowds at racecourses this yearBrian Kavanagh says slim chance of any change in restrictions until at least autumnSun Feb 14 2021 - 14:56
Horse Racing Ireland announces plans to tighten up anti-doping measuresPlans for improved out-of-competition testing and lifetime traceability bring promise of fundamental changeSat Feb 13 2021 - 01:03
Naas racecourse schedules 7.30am morning inspectionOvernight snow could mean track joins Newbury and Warwick, both cancelled on FridayFri Feb 12 2021 - 15:48
Irish racing’s anti-doping system to be shaken upOversight body signals lifetime traceability and out-of-competition testing for thoroughbredsFri Feb 12 2021 - 15:24
Willie Mullins sends out chilling signal of Cheltenham intentNine wins from 15 races at the Dublin Racing Festival shows strength of trainer’s teamWed Feb 10 2021 - 06:00
Charles Byrnes must wait on verdict in appeal against six-month banVideo conference hears almost two hours of evidence in Viking Hoard caseTue Feb 09 2021 - 20:54
Davy Russell still has his sights set on CheltenhamJockey back riding on the gallops after almost four months out with serious neck injuryTue Feb 09 2021 - 15:18
Brian O’Connor: Australian Open will offer a rare slice of sporting solaceTennis has not had a good pandemic - there is a lot riding on this month’s tournamentMon Feb 08 2021 - 06:00
Kemboy gives Willie Mullins an 11th Irish Gold Cup successThe champion trainer won nine of the 15 races up for grabs during the weekendSun Feb 07 2021 - 18:52
Charles Byrnes: ‘we don’t believe that we were in any way negligent’Trainer saddled the JP McManus owned Off You Go to win at the Dublin Racing FestivalSun Feb 07 2021 - 18:48
Honeysuckle secures back-to-back Irish Champion Hurdle victoriesRachael Blackmore rides star mare to victory on opening day of the Dublin Racing FestivalSat Feb 06 2021 - 17:44
Hopes high for Rachael Blackmore at Dublin Racing FestivalTop jockey to partner Honeysuckle and Minella Indo in feature renewals at festivalSat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00
Dublin Racing Festival: Mullins mob-handed in pursuit of successTop handler takes 60 mounts to Leopardstown, double that of great rival Gordon ElliottSat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00
The Racing World of Damon Runyon: Master storyteller’s writing still a sure thingWise-cracking gangsters and guys on the make define era from which they emergedFri Feb 05 2021 - 10:22
IHRB unreservedly apologises for shambolic scenes at NaasThe matter was referred to chief executive Denis Egan for further investigationThu Feb 04 2021 - 19:17
Unbeaten Honeysuckle poised for a stiff test in Dublin Festival highlightDe Bromhead and Blackmore have another favourite with Minella Indo in Irish Gold CupWed Feb 03 2021 - 01:07
Viking Hoard case highlights lack of trust in regulation of Irish racingReport leaves a lot of questions unanswered and shows need for a major shake-upMon Feb 01 2021 - 05:45
False start fiasco at Naas has some bookmakers refunding betsRuby Walsh said the field shouldn’t have been let go and described it as ‘shambolic’Sun Jan 31 2021 - 18:22
Willie Mullins says staff must be vigilant for horses being nobbled‘Once you have banks, you’re going to have bank robbers,’ says the champion trainerSun Jan 31 2021 - 14:26
Trainer Brion looking for a landmark success in NaasVictory for Winston C or Baltimore Bucko would be a first American-trained winner over jumps in IrelandSat Jan 30 2021 - 01:00
Some on-track bookmakers unlikely to return to racecourses post-pandemicOn-course bookmakers haven’t been operating since first Covid-19 lockdown last MarchFri Jan 29 2021 - 19:22
Gordon Elliott slams ‘barbaric’ standard of stewards enquiries in IrelandTrainer saw Jack Kennedy and Folcano denied in Navan on Friday after an enquiryFri Jan 29 2021 - 17:30
Saturday’s Fairyhouse card under threat after passing Friday inspectionMore rain forecast for overnight with the going already heavy at Meath trackFri Jan 29 2021 - 16:34
Coko Beach takes the Thyestes for Gordon Elliott at Gowran ParkCharles Byrnes appeal against six-month Viking Hoard ban to be heard on Tuesday weekThu Jan 28 2021 - 18:09
Money to install CCTV at Irish racecourse stable-yards in 2018 spent elsewhereAbsence of CCTV in some stable-yards highlighted by Charles Byrne-Viking Hoard caseTue Jan 26 2021 - 17:49
Allaho to star in Wednesday’s rescheduled Thurles cardFirst jumps action in Ireland for eight days is followed by Gowran Park on ThursdayTue Jan 26 2021 - 16:15
Jockeys shocked and appalled at Viking Hoard caseIrish Jockeys Association say no regard whatsoever shown for either horse or riderMon Jan 25 2021 - 17:00
Down Royal facing inspection ahead of Tuesday’s fixtureParts of the Chase track were unfit for racing on Monday afternoon due to frostMon Jan 25 2021 - 16:31
Charles Byrnes can saddle runners ahead of appeal against six month banIt is not a requirement of the licensing committee to have CCTV in stable-yardsSun Jan 24 2021 - 17:00
Kavanagh says betting aspect of the Viking Hoard case is ‘troubling’HRI to engage with Betfair and regulators over anonymous betting through ‘white label’ companiesFri Jan 22 2021 - 18:09
Bleak forecast hangs over hopes of racing at Navan and ThurlesSaturday’s Navan card subject to an 8am inspection due to threat of overnight frostFri Jan 22 2021 - 15:51
Charles Byrnes plans to appeal six-month suspension of his licenceTrainer’s licence withdrawn after runner ‘nobbled’ with a sedative at Tramore in 2018Tue Jan 19 2021 - 16:23
French Light can provide landmark winner for Keri BrionNovice hurdler would be a first American-trained winner over jumps in IrelandTue Jan 19 2021 - 06:00
Waiting Patiently to drop back in trip at AscotRuth Jefferson-trained star supplemented for Clarence House as Politologue heads entriesTue Jan 19 2021 - 06:00
Envoi Allen continues relentless march at PunchestownDual Cheltenham winner made it 11 consecutive wins with ease over two and a half milesSun Jan 17 2021 - 13:30
Brian O'Connor: Argument for playing on still stands – even if optics are poorIt is fair to ask whether or not elite sport should continue as the pandemic ragesSat Jan 16 2021 - 06:00
VAT fears eased as Willie Mullins’ Grangee enters UK without chargeMare could become first Irish horse to race in Brexit Britain at Market Rasen on SaturdayFri Jan 15 2021 - 19:02
Unbeaten Envoi Allen faces stiffest chase test yet at PunchestownAsterion Forlonge looks the main danger to Gordon Elliott’s prodigious seven-year-oldFri Jan 15 2021 - 11:49
Point-to-point season suspended as part of Government coronavirus restrictionsDepartment of Agriculture clarify that sport is not included in category of professional and elite sportsWed Jan 13 2021 - 16:24
Bob Olinger tops market for first Grade One of the year at NaasGavin Cromwell’s Gabynako looks a good value bet in rearranged raceWed Jan 13 2021 - 06:00
Punchestown may be used as coronavirus vaccination centreThe Co Kildare racecourse is currently a testing venue for the Covid-19 virusTue Jan 12 2021 - 16:55
Colm O’Donoghue signals end to jockey careerClassic-winning rider was cleared of assault on ex-girlfriend on MondayTue Jan 12 2021 - 16:51
Dreal Deal a non-runner as Fairyhouse is given green lightTuesday’s meeting passes inspection but McNally’s prolific winner has been withdrawnMon Jan 11 2021 - 20:33
IHRB will provide doctors and ambulances if needed by HSETwo doctors and two ambulances required at each meeting for racing to take placeSun Jan 10 2021 - 14:20
Brian O’Connor: Racing’s glaring failure on doping a huge own goalIn 2021 we’re still awaiting implementation of an industry-wide policy on doping controlSat Jan 09 2021 - 06:00
