Elite jockeys exempt from 14-day Covid-19 quarantine restrictions

Elite jockeys will not have to follow the 14-day restrictions on movement upon arrival into the country under new protocols announced yesterday by Horse Racing Ireland. Picture: Healy Racing

Elite jockeys will not have to follow the 14-day restrictions on movement upon arrival into the country under new protocols announced yesterday by Horse Racing Ireland. 

The updated protocols for Grade 1 jockeys were announced by Horse Racing Ireland, outlining how "elite athletes" would undergo a rigorous risk assessment that would allow them to compete abroad.