Curragh officials plan to ‘take stock’ of Comer Group’s Irish St Leger sponsorship
IHRB confirms it is still pursuing High Court action to secure €1.3 million in arrears owed by businessman Luke Comer
Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
Luke Comer disqualified from racing over unpaid €1.3m
Billionaire placed on latest forfeit list after failing to pay IHRB penalties
Shane Foley insists his Champion Stakes-winning ride not ‘as bad as they are making out’
Jockey got 11-day suspension for his riding on board Hotazhell in Leopardstown highlight
Danny Gilligan lands another successful appeal against whip ban
Prolific dual Galway festival winner Timurshah aiming to translate hurdles form to the flat in Navan
Galway Races aiming to ‘get ahead of the game’ when trying to curb underage drinking
Official Ballybrit attendance of 124,745 only slightly down on last year’s tally
Former IHRB security boss reaches agreement with trainers over damages and costs
Chris Gordon was awarded €300,000 in damages after 2020 High Court defamation case against trainers' association
Charles Byrnes could make headlines for right reasons with Reverend Hubert in Galway Plate
Gordon Elliott has won €270,000 festival feature five times in 10 years
Jessica Harrington and Joseph O’Brien in hot pursuit of German Group One glory
IHRB extend interim licence suspension on jockey Brandon Wilkie by six months
Stack turns to Soumillon as trainer chases first European Group One success at Deauville
Cheltenham festival-winning trainer Pat Kelly’s licence suspended with immediate effect by IHRB
Legitimate questions about IHRB’s governance restructuring require answers
Regulator’s head of governance & legal is the latest official to leave with position scrapped
Appeal remains ‘an option’ for jockey Philip Byrnes after 21-day dangerous riding ban
Suspension picked up at Limerick on Thursday rules Byrnes out until after Galway festival
Jockey Philip Byrnes gets 21-day ban for dangerous riding in dramatic handicap hurdle
Sanction comes year after he rode another of father’s horses, Redwood Queen, in controversial race
Accidental death recorded at inquest of young jockey injured in fence fall
Michael O’Sullivan (24) suffered a fatal fall at the final fence at Thurles Racecourse
IHRB announce disqualification of horse after failed drug test from race in June 2024
IHRB chief executive Darragh O’Loughlin says regulatory body needs to ‘sharpen up’ when it comes to processing positive drug tests
Trainer Michael O’Meara fined and horse disqualified from first place after positive drug test
Parnell Street won at Thurles last November but tested positive for phenobarbital
IHRB chief says organisation policing drug cases needs to ‘sharpen up’
The results of two hearings into positive tests in races going back to October 2024 were only published last week
IHRB plans to take Luke Comer to court over costs involved in doping case
Billionaire businessman lost his licence to train racehorses for three years
IHRB disqualifies same horse twice in a year over positive tests for prohibited substances
Two separate trainers fined after Art Of Unity won races at the Curragh and Bellewstown
Change of mindset needed to make Irish racing’s regulation fit for purpose
Putting regulation under Horse Racing Ireland banner is rearranging deckchairs on a sinking ship
Inothewayurthinkin still on track for Cheltenham but needs to impress in his work
JP McManus’s champion still a 16/1 shot to defend Gold Cup title despite three disappointing races this season
Irish racing needs to wake up and pay for professional stewarding
Fallout from Redwood Queen unseat at Wexford should be the spur that propels the sport to act
IHRB stands over process that saw no enquiry into controversial Philip Byrnes unseat
Race-day officials did not consider ‘threshold for a stewards enquiry to be met’, says regulator
Dinoblue takes tried and trusted route to Cheltenham Festival
Donnacha O’Brien has $1 million Abu Dhabi target in his sights with Comanche Brave
Concerns flagged about unusual betting patterns in Philip Byrnes incident, says British regulator
Irish jockey was cleared by IHRB panel of wrongdoing in relation to his unseat from Redwood Queen in Wexford
Philip Byrnes cleared of wrongdoing over unseat from Redwood Queen at Wexford last May
The rider had been accused of deliberately jumping off the mare, trained by his father, Charles
Officials hoping for ‘a bit of luck’ with inspection ahead of opening day of Dublin Racing Festival
Contingency plan in place to move Saturday’s card to Bank Holiday Monday if Leopardstown fails inspection
Will Gilligan response add to perceptions of light touch at IHRB? No comment
Jockey told regulatory officials he had no comment to make on JP McManus-owned runner at Fairyhouse
Slade Steel tries to change his luck and get off the mark over fences at Navan
Jockey Josh Williamson wins appeal against eight-day ban for careless riding at Leopardstown
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
Hearing into jockey’s unseating by Redwood Queen at Wexford in May set for Monday
Bumper champion Bambino Fever makes her debut hurdles at Naas
Jockey Danny Gilligan free to race over festive period after ‘non-trier’ ban lifted
Appeal panel accepted new evidence from Gordon Elliott’s vet
Horse trainer alleges billionaire Luke Comer offered him bribe to take doping blame
Former training manager made claim in High Court proceedings over alleged defamatory allegations
Ex-assistant to horse trainer Luke Comer seeks to serve legal papers on him in Monaco
Application due before High Court on Monday
Charles and Philip Byrnes to face IHRB hearing over Redwood Queen unseating at Wexford
Philip Byrnes was unshipped from the horse at the final flight when looking to have the race won back in May
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