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Key racing industry statistics standing still
Mark Costello
Just half of the racing industry barometers are going up, and the gains are modest in most cases
30 January 2025 Racing News
HORSE RACING IRELAND: 2024 full year statistics
Attendances and commercial sponsorship are among key industry figures to have increased in 2024
23 January 2025 Racing News
NEWS: Dundalk meeting rescheduled for this Monday
Due to the red weather warning tomorrow's fixture at Dundalk has been rescheduled for next Monday, January 27th
HRI aiming to boost number of runners over jumps
Field sizes are small this weekend but good ground and the recent cold spell may have played a part in that
19 January 2025 Racing News
Clonmel and Cork rescheduled
Horse Racing Ireland have confirmed plans for replacement meetings following recent cancellations
7 January 2025 Racing News
Prize money boost for blacktype races
Horse Racing Ireland e racing authority has just published its spending priorities for next year
20 December 2024 Racing News
Letter to the Editor: Leave the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund alone
Paschal Taggart, former chairman of the Irish Greyhound Board, takes issue with Minister Pippa Hackett
16 December 2024 Racing News
NEWS: Academy Hurdles to start next October
Trainers give cool reception to new initiative aimed at getting Irish jump horses into the system at an earlier age
6 December 2024 Racing News
Academy Hurdles: Your questions answered
Horse Racing Ireland has compiled answers to frequently-asked questions about the planned Academy Hurdle series
6 December 2024 Racing News
"These are the best of times but also the worst of times."
HRI equine welfare and bloodstock director John Osborne wraps up 2024 with his reflections on a year of great challenges and much progress
6 December 2024 Miscellaneous
Letters to the Editor: Implement this small step to improve traceability
Ger Hussey and Margaret Coonan believe HRI should do more to ensure the welfare of retired racehorses
29 November 2024 Bloodstock news
Why centralising the rehoming of ex-racehorses is not the answer
Horse Racing Ireland's equine welfare and bloodstock director John Osborne responds to the request for centralising the rehoming of ex-racehorses
8 November 2024 Miscellaneous