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The Irish Equine Veterinary Association (IEVA) Student Day will be held by the IEVA at the Irish National Stud, Co. Kildare, on Friday, April 3. Specifically tailored for veterinary students, the day is now in its third year. The full-day programme covers a wide range of topics, including equine asthma, endocrine disease, laminitis, from both a veterinary and farriery perspective, examination of the placenta, field anaesthesia, and equine dentistry. Speakers on the day include Sarah Ross, Sean Rooney, Bridget McGing, Carmel Welsh and Pat O'Sullivan. The day also includes lunch...

A meeting of the Members of European Parliament (MEP) Horse Group was held in Brussels on March 5 and arranged by the European Horse Network (EHN). The European Federation of Thoroughbred Breeders' Associations (EFTBA) was well-represented at the meeting by chairman Joe Hernon and Veterinary Advisory Committee chairman Des Leadon. There were also a number of MEPs and members of the EHN on hand. Nina Carberry hosted European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Much of the discussion was on the future of the equine sector as well as negotiations...

Dedicated National Hunt social media channels across Instagram, X, TikTok and Facebook were launched by Coolmore on Thursday. As the cornerstone of Coolmore's heritage since the 1850s, these new channels will be the primary hub for Coolmore National Hunt news, race results, stallion updates, and sales information; as well as being an exclusive window into the daily operations at Coolmore's National Hunt bases of Grange Stud, Castlehyde, and The Beeches Stud. The launch reflects Coolmore's deep-rooted pride in National Hunt racing and its commitment to supporting the sector at every...

Point-to-pointer Amber Dancer (Dragon Dancer) was one of the choicest lots during Friday's ThoroughBid February Sale at £12,000, selling to Matt Coleman and will now be trained by Neil King. Consigned by Willie Mullins, she holds a second-place effort when debuting in a point-to-point Flat race at Duncombe Park earlier this month. Dan Astbury paid £20,000 for Dan's Allstar from the consignment of Tom Keating. The son of Malinas has placed once in three runs in point-to-points and is from the family of G2 Martell Cup Chase winner Scotton Banks...

The 2026 Asian Racing Conference has ended in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The next host for the ARC is New Zealand. Organised by the Asian Racing Federation and hosted by the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, a three-day business programme wrapped up on Thursday. The closing ceremony was a celebration of Saudi Arabia's love of horses with a laser display creating the effect of horses galloping around the delegates at the venue. HRH Prince Bandar bin Khalid Alfaisal, the chairman of the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, formally opened proceedings on...

The Asian Racing Conference (ARC) will meet in Riyadh from February 9-14 in conjunction with the Saudi Cup meeting. The theme is "Honouring Tradition, Shaping the Future" and consists of a three-day business programme designed to provoke meaningful dialogue, strategic insights and key learnings to address the challenges and opportunities facing the horseracing industry. A gathering of the International Forum for the After Care of Racehorses (IFAR) will take place on Monday, where HRH Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal, chairman of the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia (JCoSA), will...

The Irish Equine Reproductive Symposium was held after a six-year hiatus at Tinakilly Country House in Co. Wicklow on January 28-29 . Put on by the Local Organising Committee of the International Symposium on Equine Reproduction XIV (ISERXIV) in collaboration with the Irish Equine Veterinary Association (IEVA), the symposium combined a half-day of breeders' events and 1 1/2 days of veterinary conference. The programme concentrated around the 'non-pregnant mare'. Ireland will host the 14th International Symposium on Equine Reproduction (ISER XIV) from August 1-6, 2027 in Dublin. For more information...

After an announcement that starting letters would be harmonised across sales companies in 2026, a change in position by one of those sales companies has resulted in a revision to the Tattersalls Group's starting letters for this year. All Tattersalls sales in Newmarket will are catalogued alphabetically, either by lot name or dam name and will remain on F, apart from the Tattersalls Somerville Yearling Sale which will revert to its unique starting letter of K. Tattersalls Ireland will revert to starting letter P for Flat sales at Fairyhouse and...