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Galway Races riding high in spite of stiff hurdles for bookmakers

In general, on-course betting has been eclipsed by online gambling sites, but there’s a magic about the legendary race meet that still holds punters spellbound

Playing the game – the modern athlete needs a broad education

Coaches don’t just want rugby or soccer players anymore, they want players who bring skills from other sports and the coaches are out to learn them too

Horse Racing Ireland and racetrack owners in bid to end €235m media rights row

Five racetracks claim that the racing industry regulator’s new five-year deal was ‘not open, fair, robust, and transparent’

Jockey legend Blackmore is lengths ahead in the media circuit

In spite of a recent faux pas which led to a five-day ban, one of Ireland’s most successful jockeys ever remains an icon of the beleaguered sport, and her marketability will only increase, even after she retires

Horse racing has a nose in front in bid to retain state funding

Horse racing professionals and industry leaders have applauded the Deloitte report which claimed racing delivered €2.46 billion to the Irish economy and 30,000 jobs, but the decision by five racetracks to go it alone could have major repercussions for the sport

Horse Racing Ireland to target Japan as key growth market for tourism

Thoroughbred Experience offering to promote flat season in bid to lure owners and trainers here

Racing TV warns it may be forced to end Irish service if pre-watershed gambling ads are banned

The chief executive of the subscription channel said that the moves to regulate gambling advertisements would damage horse racing funding

Irish Derby workers mowed Curragh lawn during nesting season for fear of ‘bombs in the long grass’

Naas court hears men were acting on instructions from the Curragh Racecourse, the Turf Club and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB)

Matt Cooper: Why left-wing critics are wrong to target Coillte’s clever forestry deal

Opponents may be concerned more with private farmers being denied an opportunity than with landgrabbing

Champion racehorse Altior’s sister and foal were targeted for theft, owner says

Paddy Behan, owner of National Hunt Champion Altior and his sister, believes he was tracked by the thieves who escaped, but without the horses, after being confronted by neighbours

Shifting sands: How a wave of sportswashing is changing the world

From elite-level golf to the 2022 World Cup finals, Middle Eastern oil money is altering the parameters of global sport like never before, despite the best efforts of activists to draw attention to the often brutal realities behind the curtain. Will the sheer weight of cash be sufficient to fool enough of the people, all of the time?

Horse racing legend Bolger sued by stableman over alleged injury

Mohammed Irfan is claiming in his legal action that one of the veteran trainer’s racehorses fell on top of him and threw him against a fence in June 2018

Horse Racing Ireland gets back in the saddle with C&C events sponsorship deal

After a difficult year, Horse Racing Ireland has agreed exclusive ‘pouring rights’ with C&C across four racecourses in a deal that, it is hoped, will attract newer and younger audiences to the sport

Ministers approved €53k salary boost for new Horse Racing Ireland chief

Suzanne Eade was appointed to the role late last year on an annual wage of €190,000, despite the starting salary for the position being €137,356

Johnny Ward: How one photograph knocked Irish horse racing off its stride

As disgraced trainer Gordon Elliott begins his year-long ban from racing, the damage done to the sport is looking increasingly incalculable

Is the sport of kings heading for a fall?

Disturbing photos of top trainer Gordon Elliott posing on a dead horse have shone an unsympathetic spotlight on a sport that has a number of skeletons in its closet

Elaine Byrne: Horseracing’s rules on ‘integrity’ seem to apply only to the small folk

Gordon Elliott behaved crassly, but the infinitely more sinister behaviour of Sheikh Mohammed is being overlooked by the racing authorities

Greyhound body says breaking link with horseracing would not result in funding cut

Greyhound Racing Ireland boss says he is satisfied decoupling is not aimed at lowering financial support for greyhound sports