Horse and greyhound racing suffering big hits due to big freeze
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) spokesperson Tamarisk Doyle admitted that decisions to call off a meeting could cost up to €70,000 while the greyhound racing schedule has been decimated by the cold snap with one expert predicting losses in the region of €100,000
Doyle explained: “It is a huge blow to racecourse to lose meetings if they don’t get them rescheduled. It can cost racecourses between €40,000 and €70,000 if a meeting is lost. It is a huge blow at the best of times but this is coming on the back of huge cuts announced in the budgets over the past 12 months. We have lost three meetings in Ireland this year – Fairyhouse, Naas and Thurles while there are concerns about Punchestown and Leopardstown at the weekend.
