THE suspension of all horse racing fixtures until April 19th at the earliest was announced this week.The board of Horse Racing Ireland later expressed its full and ongoing support for and commitment to the efforts of the Government to fight the transmission of Covid-19 and pledged the input of racing’s personnel and infrastructure to assist as necessary.

Horse Racing Ireland chairman Nicky Hartery said: “What is most important is that as a country we do all we can individu-ally and collectively to fight the transmis-sion of Covid-19 and focus on our health, ensuring that resources such as medical facilities and personnel are allocated where the need is most.