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SIXTH RELEASE IN 2018 OF LONGINES WORLD'S BEST RACEHORSE RANKINGS
SIXTH RELEASE IN 2018 OF LONGINES WORLD'S BEST RACEHORSE RANKINGS
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German stayers prove their worth again in the Arc
The success of Torquator Tasso in Sunday's Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe draws attention once again to one of racing's most understated...

Peter McNeile
Oct 4, 20213 min read


2022 GENERAL ASSEMBLY RE-SCHEDULED FOR WARSAW
For two years, plans to hold the EMHF General Assembly in Warsaw have had to be shelved, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But hopes are high...
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Sep 24, 20211 min read


A Swedish View of Racing in Poland
By BJORN EKLUND EMHF still waits for its first meeting in Poland, due to the Covid-19 virus. So let me give some information of Polish...
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Sep 14, 20213 min read


Future Ticketing wins exhaustive tender to support Horseracing Ireland racecourses
Future Ticketing has partnered with Horseracing Ireland to provide best of class user experience to four of Ireland's leading...

Peter McNeile
Sep 14, 20212 min read


Snowfall primed to test bookmakers at York
Even if you don’t usually follow the ins and outs of the flat racing season religiously, there is a real sense of jubilation over the...

Peter McNeile
Aug 19, 20212 min read


Surely the oddest of races: for a box of sausages
Across Europe, in every racing territory you can imagine, there exist quirky races that have no place in the modern sport. Yet these...

Peter McNeile
Aug 17, 20213 min read


Craon: where racing and farming are a marriage made in heaven
Arguably my favourite three days of the year take place at one of the more obscure provincial racecourses of France, in the heart of...

Peter McNeile
Aug 9, 20214 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...

Peter McNeile
Aug 4, 20212 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...

Peter McNeile
Aug 1, 20213 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...

Peter McNeile
Jul 27, 20215 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....

Peter McNeile
Jul 19, 20213 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...

Peter McNeile
Jul 16, 20211 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...

Peter McNeile
Jul 16, 20212 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...

Peter McNeile
Jul 9, 20211 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....

Peter McNeile
Jul 6, 20213 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...

Peter McNeile
Jul 1, 20212 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...

Peter McNeile
Jun 26, 20211 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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Jun 20, 20213 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...

Peter McNeile
Jun 4, 20212 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...

Peter McNeile
Jun 4, 20213 min read
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