Liam Wallace snr R.I.P
Liam dedicated some six decades to all matters harness racing related and made his last visit to Portmarnock Raceway in very recent weeks. Probably one of the sharpest mind-sets in the business, on the field of play he was able to outwit the best in the business. Liam built the Newtown Stud brand as a […]
Oisin Quill 2nd in Europe!
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR APPRENTICES, Vermo, Helsinki, Finland: 1st Lukas L Svedlund, Sweden (39p ) 2nd OISIN QUILL IRELAND (36p) 3rd Riku M Lindgren, Finland (31,5p) Oisin finished 2nd in his first qualifying race6th in 2nd race, unfortunately had a bad start behind the gate in the third which led to disqualification and finally in the […]
UET Apprentice Championship
UET European Championship for Apprentices 2021 We would like to wish the very best of luck to OISIN QUILL, representing Ireland 🇮🇪 in Finland Oisin qualified for the Europeans in 2019, winning the IHRA Apprentice Driving Championship, and kept the leading position of the Apprentices Championship in 2020. 11 young drivers from all Europe will […]
TCO2 Members Update 8th October 2021..
TCO2 Update – 8th October 2021 The IHRA are pleased to inform all members that over the past number of weeks, some directors have worked closely with members of the Veterinary Welfare Commission on further developing the industry’s ruling, processes, and procedures on TCO2 testing. The board are fully aware that the introduction of this […]
Trotteur Francais Sale October 2021
The IHRA are pleased to announce that the next Trotter Francais sale will take place on October 18th & 19th 2021. The cost per trotter is €3700 and this must be paid prior to the sale. Horses are limited and will be offered on a first come first serve basis. Any member wishing to be […]
IHRA Blackhorse Juvenile Series Finals
As the finals weekend approaches on 9th &10th October next at Portmarnock, the overall standings following the completion of the eliminations may be found found the following link. Juvenile Series League Table Entries for this meeting are now open and close on Sunday night at 10pm.
IHRA Apprentice Championship Leader Board…
With the 2021 Apprentice Championship now complete, the drivers final standings has been updated below: May 2nd May 23rd June 12th June 13th July 18th Aug 8th Aug 15th Sept 12th Sept 26th Oct 16th Nov 7th Total Pts Calvin Broughan 16 8 8 0 4 8 8 4 16 4 2 78 Luke […]
Hanover Shoe Farms Upcoming Yearling Sale
Hanover Shoe Farms generously supported the inaugural IHRA’s Invest In Ourselves Initiative earlier this year. The US based stud farm are preparing for the annual yearling sales & the IHRA would like to remind any members to support them. Their yearlings will be available to purchase at the following sales: Lexington this year from October […]
Upcoming Winbak Farm Yearling Sales…
The IHRA would like to inform all members and prospective purchasers that Winbak Farm, one of our supporting stud farms to the Invest in Ourselves Initiative have stock for sale in the the following upcoming sales: On Gait – 24th & 25th September Lexington – from October 5th to October 9th 2021 Harrisburg from Nov 8th to Nov 12th […]
Ladies Day 2021
The Ladies Day at Portmarnock Raceway will take place on 29th of August The day features: Ladies Trot (at least €700 added money) Ladies Pace, which for the second year will be ran in memory of a wonderful lady Bernie Kelly (at least €1000 added money) Pony trot for young ladies Owners are kindly asked […]
Sports Capital Equipment Grant
The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers, today (6 August) announced €16.6 million in equipment grants under the latest round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP).The IHRA have been awarded €29,354 !!! Minister Martin said:“In terms […]
Attention trainers! Redraw of races!
Following a review by the Stewards of the circumstances surrounding the automatic seven day trainer suspension incurred for a TCO2 level in excess of the agreed threshold at Annaghmore Raceway on Sunday 25th July and the subsequent decision not to include entries held by the IHRA from the trainer concerned for this week’s race framing, as […]
The Red John Memorial Weekend 2021
The 2021 Red John Memorial Festival takes place in Lyre onSaturday 21st and Sunday 22nd August with in excess of €100,000 in prizemoney. The following is the schedule Event 1 1 1/4 Miles The Red John Memorial Pace. Kindly sponsored by Bill Donovan and Invest in Ourselves Initiative Heats and final for Top […]
Webinar TCO2 Testing
An information Webinar in relation to TCO2 will be held on Tuesday 27th of July at 8pm. It is important that all IHRA Owners and Trainers attend this webinar. Log on details to follow
M50 Skip Hire Weekend & Juvenile Series
The M50 Skip Hire & Recycling Weekend takes place at Portmarnock Raceway on Saturday 31st July & Sunday 1st August 2021 with over €75,000 on offer over the two days!
IHRA Announces Changes to Trotting Breeding Programme & Respective Championships
The IHRA Breeding Committee recently reviewed the upcoming 3YO Trotting Championship 2021 and have proposed a new structure for this event for this year which will be adapted into the 4YO Championships in 2022. The two championships going forward will run in tandem going forward and will include a joint stakes payment of €1600 which […]
M50 Skip Hire & Recycling Weekend Race Schedule 2021
The M50 Skip Hire & Recycling weekend takes place in Portmarnock Raceway on Saturday 31st July & Sunday 1st August 2021 with over €75,000 on offer over the two days and post time both days will be 2pm. Live streaming of the two day fixture will also take place. For full details of the race schedule please […]
IHRA Secures additional Funding for Northern Ireland
The Irish Harness Racing Association is the governing body for the sport on the island of Ireland, North & South. We are pleased to announce that we were successful in our application for funding through the Sport Northern Ireland Sustainability Fund. “On behalf of the IHRA Board and our Northern Members, I would like […]
Irish American Celebration Weekend
WE are pleased to announce this new annual fixture from 2021 onwards in recognition to our many friends in the US who have aided the IHRA via the recent “Invest in Ourselves” breeding initiative announced earlier this year. The inaugural event will take place at Portmarnock Raceway on June 5th & 6th 2021 Event 1: Three-Year-Old […]
IHRA Trotteur Francais Sale
The IHRA are pleased to announce another sale for Trotters in late May 2021. This sale is due to current demand and owners who missed out on the last sale. Due to increased Transport costs the cost of a Horse will be €4000 which will include the following: Horse Purchase Cost Vat on Purchase Transport […]
