HORSE Racing Ireland (HRI)’s budget for 2020, approved at its board meeting on Monday December 16th, prioritises prize money, integrity and equine welfare, industry training and education, and broadening the interest of the sport with a nationwide advertising campaign in 2020.

Equine welfare and staff recruitment and development are two priorities in the budget, with increased investment in the lifetime traceability for thoroughbreds which was introduced for the 2019 foal crop.