HORSE RACING IRELAND has named Tony Jones as the new manager of its racecourse capital development programme. Mr Jones will oversee the racing development body’s €200m fund to upgrade racecourses.

A report on the economic value of Horse Racing and Bloodstock Breeding has found that the thoroughbred breeding industry contributes €330m to the Irish economy per annum.

It has been a long wait but champion jockey Tony McCoy today stands alone as having ridden more winners in a season than any other rider in history.

Today’s scheduled appeal by champion jumps trainer Martin Pipe and jockey Barry Geraghty against the punishments meted out by the Cheltenham stewards, over the running and riding of Magnus earlier this month, has been adjourned.

Darryll Holland will appeal on Wednesday against the one-day ban he received at Southwell last week for alleged careless riding on Hormuz.

Willie Mullins’ appeal against Scolardy’s disqualification at the beginning of the month has been dismissed by the Irish Turf Club.

Haydock Park's meeting has been abandoned due to waterlogging.

Officials at Musselburgh will hold a further inspection at 10am before giving the green light to this afternoon's meeting.

Star French novice chaser Japhet, who lost his unbeaten record at Newbury earlier this month, will run at Kempton on Friday, his trainer Guillaume Macaire has confirmed.

Prospects for Newbury’s high-class card on Saturday have improved which should be good news for trainer Nicky Henderson.

Support for Istabraq’s historic tilt at a fourth Smurfit Champion Hurdle crown appears to be gathering momentum.

Chepstow's National Hunt meeting has become the latest victim of the wet weather sweeping Britain.

English jockey Richard Hills has been fined £193 (€320) in the United Arab Emirates for hitting an assistant trainer with his stick.

Limestone Lad could still be in action at the Cheltenham Festival next month despite suffering a freak accident earlier this week.

The three British National Hunt meetings scheduled for tomorrow were all called off after inspections this morning.

Trainer Ed Dunlop and jockey Michael Tebbutt have been successful in their appeal against a fine and suspension imposed on them by the stewards at Nottingham.

Golan heads for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after an impressive win at Longchamp.

A new bill has been passed which provides for an additional £37m to the horseracing industry this year.

Johnny Murtagh has been ruled out of Sunday week's Budweiser Irish Derby by suspension.

Frankie Dettori is the hot favourite to be top jockey over the four days at Royal Ascot this week and the Italian has some choice mounts.

Racing in Northern Ireland is set to resume at Downpatrick next week after four months because of the foot-and-mouth crisis.

Ascot's meeting on Wednesday has been abandoned after the track was found to be unfit for racing at an inspection.