Bookmakers should not be allowed to refuse bets on Irish horse races, says Brian Kavanagh, the chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland.... [READ MORE]

t is difficult to imagine Nick Rust, the chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority, as a Harold MacMillan-type figure. But there is a link. MacMillan talked about a wind of change when addressing the South African parliament about proposed independence for British colonies in the…... [READ MORE]

For punters, it is a pilgrimage. The Galway Races is seven days of racing, alcohol and bets. For the first time in 40 years, veteran bookmaker Francis Hyland was not this year part of the Galway bonanza. Earlier this summer, he sold his pitch at the…... [READ MORE]

Racing received another financial boost last night with the announcement of a new levy on retail bookmakers of 10 per cent of their gross profits from the sport. For the first time that figure includes bets made online and offshore, not only in shops.... [READ MORE]