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Authorities urged to ‘cop on’ and let racehorse owners return to tracks

‘Owners have been patient long enough. They need to let them back,’ says Ger Lyons

Point-to-point racing to return on April 10th

Grassroots arm of racing to resume in a limited format next month

Progress against Covid-19 is ‘fragile’, Taoiseach tells FF party meeting

Micheál Martin says Ireland will be in a ‘different position’ in April due to vaccination

Trainer Paul Hennessy ‘in the stratosphere’ following Heaven-sent Cheltenham win

‘I almost keep having to watch the race again and keep pressing rewind to make sure it actually happened’

Cahill questions ‘logic’ of quizzing Minister over horse racing controversies

Agriculture committee chair says McConalogue could be invited for broad discussion

Blackmore ready to step up her bid for jockeys’ title

Intriguing ongoing battle with Townend for championship will be subplot at Fairyhouse

Some on-track bookmakers unlikely to return to racecourses post-pandemic

On-course bookmakers haven’t been operating since first Covid-19 lockdown last March

Potential crowd ban until late 2021 a grim outlook for racecourses

No paying customers for nine months has put some major tracks under pressure

Breeders on ‘same page’ as regulator over doping controls

“People are pointing at the breeders but we’re playing ball with this”

Increase in numbers permitted could add to costs for racecourses

HRI chief executive says it’s important if numbers are for spectators or all personnel

Irish Grand National cancelled for 2020

Running Ireland’s most valuable steeplechase behind closed doors would not have felt right

No sponsor for Leopardstown’s 2020 Irish Champion Stakes

Qatar’s Qipco pulled their backing in April having sponsored the race for last six years

No date on Irish racing crowds as punters return elsewhere

Races remain behind closed doors as Goodwood plans pilot event with 5,000 crowd

Horse racing has chance to lure new fans as first sport to return

State’s decision to move resumption date forward means racing is only live show in town

‘The same, but different’ - Irish racing ready for resumption

Shutting up wasn’t an option when thousands of thoroughbreds require attention

Decisions to be made on where to run Guineas and Derby horses

Both Guineas races in England and in Ireland are set to take place just one week apart

Irish racing unlikely to restart before June 29th

Frustration within Irish racing circles as peers in France and England prepare to resume action

Johnny Murtagh keen to know racing’s return date ‘one way or the other’

‘We’re ready to go’ admits trainer and former champion jockey

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’

Irish racing confident behind closed doors resumption can be done

Officials refuse to speculate on when the sport might resume after April 19th

Financial cost to racing could be ‘very painful’ if public ban is extended

All fixtures closed to public until at least March 29th on back of Government advice

Racecourse betting ring rallies in 2019 with increase in turnover

Down Royal has to pass 7.45am inspection due to freezing forecast on Monday night

Future of Tote Ireland set to be decided by end of March

Research points to threat of increased inbreeding in thoroughbreds

Titanic boss Husbands gets job of steering Leopardstown’s future

Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott target Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury

HRI stops Supreme Horse Racing Club from owning racehorses

Legal team still ‘optimistic’ Gold Cup favourite Kemboy will run this season

Naas chairman critical of Racing TV’s ‘second class coverage’ of Irish racing

Cantillon urges sports administration bodies to adopt more proactive approach

Keeping Irish horse racing on track in spite of Brexit hurdle

Interview: Brian Kavanagh, chief executive, Horse Racing Ireland

Horse Racing Ireland cuts deficit by a quarter

Improvement comes despite sharp fall in tote turnover

Dazzling ensembles light up Ladies Day at the Galway Races

‘You’ve so many fashionable and talented people in one place ... It’s great for inspiration’

HRI refuse to say what will be satisfactory crowd for Derby day

Attendance could be affected by football qualifier between Kildare and Tyrone at Newbridge

Gordon Elliott will ‘keep the head up’ after O’Leary’s shock exit

Ryanair chief executive’s huge contribution to racing praised by HRI chief executive

Businessman challenges racehorse owners’ association over selection process

James Gough has been nominee representing AIRO at Horse Racing Ireland since 2015

Government exempts racing stables from working time rules

Trainers will be allowed defer breaks to which staff are entitled subject to conditions

Even Douvan’s latest setback fails to ruffle Mullins’s feathers

Champion trainer makes fastest ever start to a national hunt season with 107 winners already

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Hopes grow for protocol which permits comprehensive testing of thoroughbreds

Godolphin appears to backtrack on its initial impulse that Masar would run in Irish Derby

Statoil and Irish wind energy, Denis O’Brien’s new jet and threat to Leopardstown’s land

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HRI and council in row over levy on €79m land at Leopardstown

Racing body says it plans to develop land, and is appealing its entry into vacant sites register

An, er, racy Irish angle on the Dorchester Presidents Club debacle

Miriam Lord’s Week: ‘Hostess’ agency sent map-of-Ireland man to Cheltenham

John Oxx says racing is ‘astounded’ at new stable staff legislation

Legendary trainer describes regulations as ‘not practical’ and ‘not fair’

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