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Wexford, Roscommon & Sligo partner Future Ticketing to enable re-opening

Peter McNeile

Aug 4, 20212 min read

Wexford, Roscommon & Sligo partner Future Ticketing to enable re-opening

Wexford, Roscommon and Sligo are the latest 3 Irish racecourses to partner with Future Ticketing in order to support their re-opening as...

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York set to reclaim summer centrepiece role as crowds flock back to the Knavesmire

Peter McNeile

Aug 1, 20213 min read

York set to reclaim summer centrepiece role as crowds flock back to the Knavesmire

After the Covid crisis forced substantial reductions to prize funds for the Welcome To Yorkshire Ebor Festival on the Knavesmire at York...

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Killarney: Europe's most westerly racecourse - and its most scenic

Peter McNeile

Jul 27, 20215 min read

Killarney: Europe's most westerly racecourse - and its most scenic

The readership of the EMHF web site is well acquainted with the major racing festivals around Europe, which is why this fourth racecourse...

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Magners and the Jockey Club go to court over unpaid fees

Peter McNeile

Jul 19, 20213 min read

Magners and the Jockey Club go to court over unpaid fees

Three years ago today, the British Jockey Club announced a new sponsor for its most prestigious Jumps race - the Cheltenham Gold Cup....

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Peter McNeile

Jul 16, 20211 min read

Lambe set to leave BHA

Will Lambe is to leave his role as executive director of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) at the end of August, reported the BHA...

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Killarney the latest to join Future Ticketing client list

Peter McNeile

Jul 16, 20212 min read

Killarney the latest to join Future Ticketing client list

Scenic Killarney Racecourse, with arguably the finest view from the grandstands of any racecourse in the world, over the McGillycuddy...

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Future Ticketing assists Curragh re-opening on Derby weekend

Peter McNeile

Jul 9, 20211 min read

Future Ticketing assists Curragh re-opening on Derby weekend

Last weekend's Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, won by Godolphin's Hurricane Lamp for Charlie Appleby and William Buick, proved another...

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Deauville - golden sands, terrace cafés, and superb racing

Peter McNeile

Jul 6, 20213 min read

Deauville - golden sands, terrace cafés, and superb racing

For any self-respecting racing fan, there is really only one place to visit during August, and that's Deauville, on the Normandy coast....

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Peter McNeile

Jul 1, 20212 min read

Denis Egan steps down from IHRB

The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) has announced that CEO Denis Egan will be taking early retirement from his position with...

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Change at the top at Ascot after 2022 Royal meeting

Peter McNeile

Jun 26, 20211 min read

Change at the top at Ascot after 2022 Royal meeting

Ascot Racecourse last week announced that Guy Henderson will retire as CEO at Ascot following next year’s Royal Meeting, his eighth at...

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Jun 20, 20213 min read

Ascot highlights: a vintage week despite the Covid restrictions

Thirty-five of the world's best Flat races spread over 5 days of highly variable weather and ground conditions prevailed to produce some...

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Peter McNeile

Jun 4, 20212 min read

Brian Kavanagh takes up Curragh posting

EHMF Chair Brian Kavanagh is to join the Curragh from this autumn after he steps down from running Horseracing Ireland. Nineteen years on...

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Dream Horse: a ticket to racing popularity?

Peter McNeile

Jun 4, 20213 min read

Dream Horse: a ticket to racing popularity?

In the confined world of horseracing, letting the cameras in is sometimes still seen as a new-fangled twentieth century aberration. Yet...

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Royal Ascot - a king among race meetings

Peter McNeile

May 27, 20218 min read

Royal Ascot - a king among race meetings

The news that Ascot is to be allowed a crowd of up to 12,000 for each day of the Royal Meeting is another significant step on the road to...

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Auteuil's Weekend du Grand Steeplechase is an occasion not to be missed

Peter McNeile

May 19, 20215 min read

Auteuil's Weekend du Grand Steeplechase is an occasion not to be missed

Bragging rights for the highest quality and most exciting steeplechases in the world may be argued out between the Irish and British, but...

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May 17, 20212 min read

Future Ticketing powers return of British racegoers

Redcar becomes first racecourse in UK to welcome return of fans English racing fans will once again experience the thrill of live horse...

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The race that captures the world's imagination

Peter McNeile

Mar 29, 20217 min read

The race that captures the world's imagination

The Aintree Grand National is a race that inspires near instant recognition in almost every country of the developed world, where...

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Mar 26, 20212 min read

EMHF Chair Brian Kavanagh to leave HRI

Horse Racing Ireland has announced (below) that its Chief Executive Officer, Brian Kavanagh, is to step down in September, 2021. Brian...

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Minella Indo and A Plus Tard Set for Punchestown after Cheltenham Gold Cup

Peter McNeile

Mar 22, 20212 min read

Minella Indo and A Plus Tard Set for Punchestown after Cheltenham Gold Cup

After her victorious outing at Cheltenham, Minella Indo as well as A PlusTard are possibly to take part at Punchestown and Aintree...

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Cheltenham Festival: evolution of Jump racing's greatest race meeting

Peter McNeile

Mar 10, 20217 min read

Cheltenham Festival: evolution of Jump racing's greatest race meeting

The Cheltenham Festival should be on any racing enthusiast's bucket list. In normal circumstances, it's a vibrant celebration of man's...

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