The Irish Times

Halford defends racing board’s current drug testing procedures

Chairman of trainers’s association says there’s ‘no evidence’ to suggest doping taking place

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 16:39

IHRB stands over Stephen Mahon animal welfare investigation

Body rejects any claim of singling Mahon out over his allegations of doping in the sport

Mon Feb 21 2022 - 06:00

Noel Meade appeals against ‘non-trier’ Bugs Moran decision

Meade, Moran and rider Sean Flanagan all banned after failure to aim for optimal finish

Mon Feb 14 2022 - 17:19

Horses at raided Kildare yard test negative for prohibited substances

IHRB breaks with normal policy and reports negative results

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 17:02

Uncertainty lingers around timeline for details on drugs seized from Kildare

Equine therapist John Warwick admits he broke rules with possession of unlicensed medicines

Sun Nov 14 2021 - 17:11

Trainers’ body disassociates itself from Bolger’s doping claims

IRTA chairman Halford tells Oireachtas committee good name of Irish racing has been ‘maligned’

Tue Jul 13 2021 - 21:04

Horseracing regulatory body insists it acts on all doping claims

Under-fire IHRB to appear before Oireachtas agriculture committee this week

Mon Jul 05 2021 - 01:00

Trainers’ body says doping is not a major problem in Irish horseracing

IRTA refutes claims by Jim Bolger, saying international reputation shows sport is clean

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 06:00

Regulatory body confirms 60 negative drug tests on horses’ hair samples

Revelation comes in the wake of Bolger’s contention that IHRB testing regime is not up to scratch

Mon Nov 02 2020 - 01:07

Trainers’ association to launch appeal over defamation case

IHRB chief security officer Chris Gordon was awarded €300k and full costs in the case

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 17:03

IHRB ‘late coming to the party’ on sponsorship issue, says Mullins

Andy Dufresne gets the better of Captain Guinness in Punchestown feature

Sun Jan 12 2020 - 18:20

Trainers’ body awaiting proposals from regulator on sponsorship changes

Jockeys spokesman says sponsorship is different from ‘ambassadorial’ work

Fri Jan 10 2020 - 21:10

Jockeys give cautiously positive report on controversial Dundalk surface

Addition of 50 tonnes of fibre over the summer have improved the track

Sun Sept 22 2019 - 22:34

Warrant for juror who failed to turn up after lunch break

Judges seeks arrest of woman did not return to hearing of High Court defamation case

Wed Jul 03 2019 - 13:04

Talks on Dundalk track resurfacing timeframe appear to have stalled

Irish Leger hero Wicklow brave makes chasing debut at Ballinrobe

Mon May 27 2019 - 18:20

Vast majority of trainers have lost confidence in Dundalk track

Irish Racehorse Trainers Association comment after track received ‘highly satisfactory’ report

Fri Apr 26 2019 - 21:22

John Oxx keen to see resurfacing of Dundalk all-weather circuit

Curragh trainer’s new recruit Skitter Scatter on course for 1,000 Guineas bid at Newmarket

Tue Apr 16 2019 - 20:00

Dundalk track chief dismisses welfare concerns about all-weather circuit

Chief executive confirms resurfacing contract is out to tender

Mon Apr 15 2019 - 18:11

Irish trainers prepare for more animal welfare steps at Cheltenham Festival

Irish trainers’ association argue 72-hour rule could be problematic for smaller yards

Tue Mar 05 2019 - 06:00

Racing in for the high jump in a no-deal Brexit

Nearly 15,000 thoroughbreds cross the Irish Sea every year by horse box and ferry

Sat Feb 09 2019 - 06:00

BHA set to drug test horses in Ireland ahead of British flat fixtures

‘The entire point of a testing policy is that it has to be agile and unpredictable’

Sun Mar 25 2018 - 20:12

Aidan O’Brien prepared to appeal Labour Court decision

Attorney General now considering derogation for racing from workplace legislation

Wed Mar 21 2018 - 19:09

Trainers association claim middle-tier being squeezed out of business

IHRB report for 2017 shows 10.5 per cent drop in numbers holding National Hunt licenses

Tue Feb 20 2018 - 17:45

HRI confirms there are no plans to expand 48-hour declarations

Melon challenging Faugheen for favouritism in Irish Champion Hurdle

Tue Jan 30 2018 - 17:30

Narrow definition of agriculture an existential threat to racing industry

HRI now desperately seeking a derogation from implications of industrial relations law

Mon Jan 29 2018 - 06:30

Employment law restrictions a threat to Sunday racing

HRI to meet with Government officials and seek a derogation from rules for stable staff

Mon Jan 22 2018 - 01:00

Trainers subject to Garda vetting under child-protection laws

All employers have to be checked by vetting bureau if they employ people under age of 18

Fri Dec 01 2017 - 19:24

Top Northern trainer unaware of life assurance for stable staff

‘I never heard tell of it. I’ve had no information from the Turf Club’ – Ian Ferguson

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 18:00

Trainers in North unaware of life cover arrangement

Turf Club says full-time stable staff in North covered by life assurance since 2012

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 06:00

‘Up to €4m’ available for racing’s stable staff pension scheme

New scheme will be financed by proportion of prize money deducted from trainers

Sat Sept 23 2017 - 01:00

HRI boss says stable staff pension benefits will apply equally

Staff in Northern Ireland to be treated “equal but separately” under new scheme

Fri Sept 15 2017 - 17:18

Trainers in Northern Ireland plan their own break-away body

Discrepancy in pension payments to stable staff based in the North proves a thorny issue

Tue Sept 12 2017 - 18:48

Attendance issue dominates Irish Derby postmortem

Capri brought Aidan O'Brien's number of wins in the big race to 12 on Saturday

Mon Jul 03 2017 - 05:00

Tipping Point: Don't rule out Mullins landing late knockout blow on Elliott

Champion trainer crown up for grabs with perennial kingpin trying to reel in pretender

Mon Apr 24 2017 - 13:35