Border war: The presence of a border on the island has always had some consequence for racing. A row between Britain and the Irish Free State over the repayment of land annuities to Britain resulted in Britain imposing import duty of 20% on all Irish agricultural produce into the United Kingdom, including horses. Here is The Irish Field of Saturday, July 16th July 1932:

“It is hard to say where we stand just now as a result of recent legislation in both Great Britain and the Free State. An economic war commenced yesterday and nobody knows how and when it will end.