The Irish Times

Backlash after misleading reports that all Aintree runners had returned healthy

Eclair Surf and Discorama the two horses that passed away after the Grand National

Mon Apr 11 2022 - 07:42

BHA announces 2lb rise in weights will go ahead in May

Jockeys will be allowed an extra lb for weight protectors as a ‘general safety allowance’

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 13:44

Oisin Murphy handed 14-month ban for breaking Covid and alcohol rules

Irish jockey relinquished his licence in December to focus on rehabilitation

Tue Feb 22 2022 - 16:41

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

Champion jockey Oisín Murphy to answer BHA charges

Killarney-born rider to respond on breach of Covid-19 protocols and positive alochol tests

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 16:06

Tiger Roll pulled out of Grand National again over long-running handicap dispute

Michael O’Leary claims and rating given to runner is behind the decision

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 17:29

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

Robbie Dunne given extra week to decide on appeal

Irish jockey facing 18-month ban for bullying and harassing Bryony Frost

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 18:50

Lisa Fallon: As a woman in sport, I commend and thank Bryony Frost for her courage

Her colleagues need to alter lens through which they saw and accepted her being bullied

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 20:15

Verdict due on Thursday as Robbie Dunne’s disciplinary hearing concludes

BHA lawyer takes issue with closing arguments of Dunne’s representative

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 17:26

Robbie Dunne ‘opened towel’ to fellow jockey Bryony Frost in changing room

British racing disciplinary panel hears seven charges including threatening behaviour

Wed Dec 01 2021 - 19:36

Bryony Frost subjected to ‘foul, sexually abusive and misogynistic language’

Opening statement of BHA hearing outlines Frost’s claims against Robbie Dunne

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 19:34

IHRB still waiting on results of samples taken from raided yard

Calls increasing for results of all tests on horses in the yard to be made public

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 15:44

Irish racing consider ‘horse purse’ concept to ensure proper end of life care

Disturbing evidence revealed in Panorama programme: The Dark Side of Horse Racing

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 18:54

IHRB defend time being taken in a number high-profile investigations

Navan win of David Dunne’s All Class referred after horse was backed from 66-1 to 9-2

Sun Mar 28 2021 - 15:53

BHA to act on health of British racing in wake of Irish dominance at Cheltenham

Irish-trained horses won 23 of the 28 races across the four days of jumps Festival

Wed Mar 24 2021 - 16:02

Prospect of Al Boum Photo claiming Gold Cup hat-trick unlikely to rattle Donnelly

Racing just one area of shrewd businessman’s life in which he has enjoyed success

Fri Mar 19 2021 - 01:00

Oisin Murphy trying to make the weight with an orange for breakfast

Rider has discussed the difficulty of boiling back down on his return from a drugs ban

Sat Mar 13 2021 - 06:00

All systems go for participation of Foster-trained horses at Cheltenham

BHA satisfied with “clarity” over Elliott’s current role at Cullentra House yard

Thu Mar 11 2021 - 17:35

Owner Philip Reynolds voices strong support for Gordon Elliott

Businessman has eight horses with trainer and urges people ‘not to destroy him’

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 19:00

Brian O'Connor: Elliott revelations leave racing’s good name in state of disrepute

Dreadful and crass behaviour by trainer and jockey has damaged public trust in the sport

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 06:00

Michael O’Leary keeps his silence over Tiger Roll’s heavy Grand National load

Back-to-back winner will carry his biggest weight in race if owner decides to run him

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 15:47

Affordability checks for British gamblers ‘likely’ to hit Paddy Power owner

Key question is now the level at which checks will apply, industry expert says

Mon Feb 15 2021 - 06:00

Bryony Frost giving a different glimpse of life in the weighing room

Is there a residual chauvinist element at play when it comes to attitudes towards jockey?

Mon Feb 01 2021 - 16:09

Positive tests for Zilpaterol in France could be ‘an isolated issue’

Aidan O’Brien forced to withdraw four runners from Arc in Longchamps on Sunday

Tue Oct 06 2020 - 18:32

O’Brien demands action on ‘stone-age’ riding tactics

‘It has to stop. Everybody has kept quiet for too long’

Wed Jul 15 2020 - 18:38

Royal Ascot prize fund almost halved despite six extra races

Meeting will be held behind closed doors due to coronavirus pandemic

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 16:53

Resumption of racing expected in Britain on June 1st

BHA has published protocols for a return behind closed doors at Newcastle on that date

Sun May 24 2020 - 17:58

Decisions to be made on where to run Guineas and Derby horses

Both Guineas races in England and in Ireland are set to take place just one week apart

Tue May 19 2020 - 05:30

Newcastle set to host opening fixture when British racing resumes

Details on first races emerge as the sport is set to restart behind closed doors on June 1st

Thu May 14 2020 - 21:51

British racing not to return until June 1st at the earliest

France has European stage to itself as behind closed doors racing begins at Longchamp

Mon May 11 2020 - 17:40

Stall handlers voice concern about risk to health if racing returns

‘Some horses need four people to shove them in and where’s the social distancing there?’

Tue May 05 2020 - 18:45

No Irish runners expected at first as British racing eyes up return

If racing gets the green light it’s likely no overseas runners will be allowed run in May

Fri May 01 2020 - 19:08

British Horseracing Authority push back return of racing to May at earliest

BHA has decided racing with crowds will not be possible until June at earliest

Wed Apr 15 2020 - 17:00