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Goffs Arkle Sale: Jumps market faces first major test of the year
Amy Lynam
Two-year-olds will be offered for the first time at the sale which was dominated by French pedigrees at the top end last year
6 June 2025 Columns
GOFFS ARKLE SALE: Investing in young talent at Goffs
Leo Powell profiles some of the two-year-olds at next week's Goffs Arkle Sale, and likely candidates for the new Academy Hurdle races
14 April 2025 News
HRI and ITBA add bonuses to academy hurdles
The controversial series of three-year-old hurdles will start at Cork in October
Letter to the Editor: French breeders don't follow fashion
Bryan Mayoh clarifies his views on why French-bred horses have been so successful in jumps racing in recent years
28 March 2025 News
OPINION: Ireland and Britain need to act to save the sport we love
In part one of a two-part article, British NH breeder Bryan Mayoh says nurture, not nature, is the source of French-bred superiority over jumps
14 February 2025 Features
Irish EBF backs academy hurdle series
Starting in October, the series aims to encourage owners to put NH horses into training earlier
24 January 2025 Racing News
Letter to the Editor: Academy hurdles are an absolute joke
Noel Meade says the series planned for next autumn are basically point-to-points being run under rules
23 December 2024 Racing News
THE WEEK THAT WAS: We need horses running longer not younger?
Do we want longevity or precocity? Will starting horses jumping at a younger age really be a bonus for NH racing
23 December 2024 Racing columns
Letters to Editor: ITBA NH Committee gave unanimous backing to academy hurdles
Peter Molony of Rathmore Stud and Peter O'Reilly of the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association write in defence of the academy hurdles initiative
20 December 2024 Racing News
OPINION: Academy hurdles are needed to help redress the balance
British breeder Bryan Mayoh writes in defence of academy hurdles, the new initiative from Horse Racing Ireland
14 December 2024 Racing News
EOGHAIN WARD: New HRI plans could spell danger for pointing scene
"Any threat to the current number of four-year-olds entering the racing system via point-to-points, could leave this sector of the sport somewhat vulnerable"
13 December 2024 News
Letter to the Editor: Race conditions are like something out of Father Ted
Trainer Noel Meade takes serious issue with one aspect of the proposed academy hurdle series
13 December 2024 Racing News