Accidental death recorded at inquest of young jockey injured in fence fall
Michael O’Sullivan (24) suffered a fatal fall at the final fence at Thurles Racecourse
Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
IHRB announce disqualification of horse after failed drug test from race in June 2024
IHRB chief executive Darragh O’Loughlin says regulatory body needs to ‘sharpen up’ when it comes to processing positive drug tests
Trainer Michael O’Meara fined and horse disqualified from first place after positive drug test
Parnell Street won at Thurles last November but tested positive for phenobarbital
IHRB chief says organisation policing drug cases needs to ‘sharpen up’
The results of two hearings into positive tests in races going back to October 2024 were only published last week
IHRB plans to take Luke Comer to court over costs involved in doping case
Billionaire businessman lost his licence to train racehorses for three years
IHRB disqualifies same horse twice in a year over positive tests for prohibited substances
Two separate trainers fined after Art Of Unity won races at the Curragh and Bellewstown
Change of mindset needed to make Irish racing’s regulation fit for purpose
Putting regulation under Horse Racing Ireland banner is rearranging deckchairs on a sinking ship
Inothewayurthinkin still on track for Cheltenham but needs to impress in his work
JP McManus’s champion still a 16/1 shot to defend Gold Cup title despite three disappointing races this season
Irish racing needs to wake up and pay for professional stewarding
Fallout from Redwood Queen unseat at Wexford should be the spur that propels the sport to act
IHRB stands over process that saw no enquiry into controversial Philip Byrnes unseat
Race-day officials did not consider ‘threshold for a stewards enquiry to be met’, says regulator
Dinoblue takes tried and trusted route to Cheltenham Festival
Donnacha O’Brien has $1 million Abu Dhabi target in his sights with Comanche Brave
Concerns flagged about unusual betting patterns in Philip Byrnes incident, says British regulator
Irish jockey was cleared by IHRB panel of wrongdoing in relation to his unseat from Redwood Queen in Wexford
Philip Byrnes cleared of wrongdoing over unseat from Redwood Queen at Wexford last May
The rider had been accused of deliberately jumping off the mare, trained by his father, Charles
Officials hoping for ‘a bit of luck’ with inspection ahead of opening day of Dublin Racing Festival
Contingency plan in place to move Saturday’s card to Bank Holiday Monday if Leopardstown fails inspection
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