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The Irish Horse Racing Authority's (IHRB) veterinary procedures have been the subject of much discussion over the past week.
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I'm from just outside Kells, Co Meath and I suppose racing has always been a passion of mine. I do love the sport, and it is brilliant to make a career out of it now. My family are huge racing fans and I suppose the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Racing is a highly discussed topic at home with my family as well as farming. The racing is never off the TV. We take an annual family holiday to Galway every year. We go down for the week, and I've been going since I was a child. It is a proper family tradition now. We have going to the same house for the races I'd say for 14 or 15 years now. There are so many bedrooms there and some of my friends from home come down towards the weekend. It is a proper good holiday, and it is always in our calendars every single year. We were in Punchestown recently after Fairyhouse, so we would be big supporters of going racing. My parents are farmers, so I wouldn't have a close association with horses. I grew up on the farm, and I've been surrounded by animals all of my life. I know at first hand the effort, work and dedication that goes into animals and caring for them. I would have helped dad out on the farm alongside my two brothers. We still try to give a hand when time allows. We've no horses here on the farm, but I'm extremely confident that we will one day! I used to do a bit of riding when I was younger at my local equestrian centre. Things just got in the way then, but last summer I took it back up as a hobby. I'm really enjoying that again.
Controversial AI App Used In Pre-Race Checks
Emma Nagle, Johnny Ward and Paddy Flood come together for an extended edition of The Irish Angle to review a controversial week in racing.
- ETERNAL FORCE was hugely progressive towards the end of last season and was by no means disgraced in seventh, beaten just two and a half lengths, on his return in the Lincoln at Doncaster. Entitled to have come forward for that outing and with William Haggas' horses in such good form, the four-year-old makes plenty of appeal. Theoryofeverything and the unexposed Altareq are others to bear in mind.