Dog tracks set to stage show jumping

Show jumping is to be staged at three greyhound stadia this summer.

It follows on from a suggestion in a review published last year by consultants Indecon that alternative uses be found for the stadia, as they were idle for much of the week. The idea was then mooted by Minister Simon Coveney as part of a strategic-planning process for the sport horse sector.

In a statement yesterday, Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) said the new “Jumping In The City series will see top-level national show jumping taking place in greyhound stadia in three of Ireland’s major cities”.