IEBF

All seven National Hunt races at Navan Racecourse will be sponsored by the Irish European Breeders' Fund (IEBF) on Sunday, December 14, after the racecourse and the IEBF renewed their partnership. The €145,000 programme features three handicap hurdles, three handicap chases each worth €20,000 and the feature race will be the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Future Champions Flat Race worth €25,000. The full race conditions were published by Horse Racing Ireland in the Irish Racing Calendar on Thursday 13th November with entries closing on Tuesday 9th December. Nessa Joyce,...

Entries are now open for the Irish EBF Barrier Trials at Naas Racecourse scheduled for Monday, May 29. The trials, restricted to unraced juveniles and 3-year-olds, are operated by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM) and backed by the Irish European Breeders' Fund (IEBF) and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB). The 2023 edition will be back on turf for the first time since 2019, and all the trials will be conducted over six and seven furlongs. Notable graduates of the trials include Group 1 winner A Case Of You (Ire) (Hot...