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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 […]

Bernie Kelly Memorial Weekend

THE IHRA are pleased to announce the Bernie Kelly Memorial Weekend on May 1st & 2nd at Portmarnock Raceway which will include the Bernie Kelly Memorial Pace & Bernie Kelly Memorial Trot plus a full supporting card Bernie Kelly Memorial entry conditions:

Additional video cameras at Portmarnock Raceway

The IHRA are pleased to present our new six camera angles which will be used with the additional static camera at all meetings in Portmarnock from this season on. The High Definition cameras provide a fully comprehensive view of all aspects of the race and have multiple functions. The cameras will be a stationary fixture […]

IHRA AGM

Members have today received notification that the IHRA AGM will take place via zoom webinar on 24th April 2021 at 12noon.  Due to the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, we were unable to hold our second AGM presenting the accounts of 31st March 2019. Due to the continuing restrictions into 2021, it has been decided to […]

Sire Stakes Nominations

Sire Stakes nominations for all 2YO, 3YO & 4YO races close on Wednesday next, March 31st.    The IHRA website is now fully updated with the stallions eligible for the programme as well as the full payment details.    To enter your horse for the series now, please click on the following link:  Sire Stakes […]

2021 Season Opening at Portmarnock Raceway

The 2021 season will kick start this coming Sunday 21st March at Portmarnock Raceway with a post time of 2pm for the first race.❗️ Qualifiers will take place before this and must to be entered via the entry form https://www.irishharnessracing.com/entries In line with current restrictions, this meeting will be held behind closed doors and only […]

Licence Renewals 2021

Our online licence renewals may now be completed on the following link, in anticipation of the season opening fixture on March 21st. 

Black Horse ‘Help us, Help You’ sponsorship programme.

Following on the IHRA’s ‘Invest in Ourselves’ breeding programme, we are delighted to announce Black Horse ‘Help us, Help You‘ sponsorship programme. Black Horse are offering a range Supplements & Horse Feed (click titles to view)Black Horse are the main sponsor of our Juvenile Pacing Series, our 3 & 4 Year-Old Trotting Series and our annual Ladies […]

2021 Premium Meetings

As part of the 2021 fixture list which the IHRA published this week, there 62 individual race fixtures scheduled to take place from 21 st March – 7 th December, including the following premium meetings: Full list of 2021 IHRA race Fixtures can be found here: http://www.irishharnessracing.com/2021-fixtures

Micheal Loughran RIP

With regret we learn of the passing of Michael Loughran Belmont Carlingford Co Louth Beloved husband of the late Ann and dad of Michael, Damien, Tony, Sandra, Robert, David, Astrid, Shane, Philip, Martin and the late Jonathan. We would like to extend our sympathy to his sons, daughters and their extended families at this sad time. […]

Invest In Ourselves Mare Nominations Update

Following yesterday’s deadline for mare submissions, the IHRA are delighted with the response from all of our breeders who inquired and nominated their broodmares for the stallion services available as part of the “Invest in Ourselves” initiative 2021. We are delighted to confirm that all services on offer will be filled. The IHRA breeding committee, […]

Season opening 2021

Sunday 21st of March 2021 has been agreed as the opening date for racing to commence at Portmarnock Raceway, Dublin. A full list of fixtures will be available shortly once agreed by the Racecourse Committee.

New TF Stallion for 2021 Breeding Season

The IHRA, with agreement of Mr Jean Pierre Dubois of Haras De La Gastine have agreed to lease “So Lovely Girl” for the 2021 breeding season for Trotteur Francais broodmares this year which allows Irish breeders access the royal French bloodline which has continued, a level of success like no other.   Haras De La […]

The Black Horse Juvenile Series 2021

Following the success of the inaugural 2020 Juvenile series for two- and three-year old pacers. The IHRA are delighted to announce this year’s series worth €80,000, in partnership with York Raceway and will be sponsored by Black Horse. This year, the Juvenile series will have four elimination heats in Ireland across all its venues and […]

TF February racehorse sale

The IHRA are pleased to announce a Trotter Francais Race Horse sale for February 2021   With special arrangements made with LeTrot to facilitate our sale, the following are conditions of sale   Horses aged 4-9 Horses to arrive Late February  €200 charge per horses to cover travel insurance, if no incidents money refunded    […]