Horse Racing Ireland has announced dates and venues for seven Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy Hurdle races. Please click the link below for further details, dates and venues and also information on IRE NH Sales Vouchers and the Weatherbys ITBA National Hunt Fillies Bonus Scheme.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL DETAILSEntries must be in the care of trainers for at least 14 clear days and returned as 'Racing Active' by Sunday 22nd June. Entries open 9am Friday 27 June and close 1pm Thursday 3 July.
Click Here for full detailsFrom the start of the 2025/2026 NH Season, Trainers are advised to note that in order to qualify for Handicap Hurdles with an advertised value of €40,000 and above, horses MUST have run at least four times over hurdles. This qualification does not apply to Novice Handicap Hurdles which will remain at 3 runs over hurdles. Also, in order to qualify for Handicap Steeplechases with an advertised value of €40,000 and above, horses MUST have run at least four times over fences. This qualification does not apply to Novice Handicap Steeplechases which will remain at 3 runs over fences.
N.B. From the start of the 2025/2026 NH Season, horses rated 110 or less over hurdles that have run in at least three handicap hurdles, may be allowed straight into a handicap chase on their hurdle mark. All cases will be at the discretion of the handicapper.
On Thursday 17th July at Killarney there will be a ‘110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle’ worth €25,000 held over 2m 4f. This race is designed to provide a reward for horses in the 110 rating bracket and will afford preference to winners and placed horses by suspending HRI Directive 10 (Balloting).......... All horses which run in a 110 benchmark handicap hurdle between the 5th May, 2025 and the 9th July, 2025 inclusive will be eligible to enter and run in the ‘110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle’. The final will be a 120 benchmark handicap hurdle to allow horses that win or have an increased rating in the 110 division to remain eligible for the final.
Click Here for full detailsThe BHA has confirmed that a restriction on overseas-trained runners in Class 5 & 6 Flat Handicaps and Classified Flat Races has been removed. The restriction will be lifted from the end of the turf season in Britain, affecting races staged from Monday 11th November onwards.
Please read carefully the information in the link below regarding new requirements for horses travelling outside of Ireland.
Click HereIn view of the requirement for one stable for every declared runner at racemeetings, Horse Racing Ireland would like to remind Trainers that every effort will be made to ensure we can obtain the maximum number of runners that the stable capacity limit will allow at all racemeetings. Trainers are asked to note that field size limits in races are being altered right up to declaration time (10am) to maximise the number of runners each day based on stable capacity.
Sat 21, June 2025
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Down Royal
Saturday, 21 Jun 2025
Good. (Watering). Dry forecast with...
16°C
Limerick
Saturday, 21 Jun 2025
Good. (Selective Watering). Mainly ...
18°C
17:40 Eventco Marquees M'dn
| 1st | 6. Light Up The Dark (GB) | |
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| 2nd | 2. Boxing Great | |
| 3rd | 3. First Ascent | |
| 4th | 1. Arctic Bresil (GB) |
17:20 Racing Again On 12th July H'cap
| 1st | 6. God Of Thunder | |
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| 2nd | 8. Barrogstown Girl | |
| 3rd | 1. Burren Song | |
| 4th | 5. Eighty Eight |
17:10 Mount Charles H'cap
| 1st | 1. Billie Frechette | |
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| 2nd | 10. Arcland | |
| 3rd | 4. Jarvis Brook | |
| 4th | 6. Steps In The Sand |
