Brexit ‘single biggest issue facing racing industry’

“This a challenging and perilous time for the racing industry in Ireland,” recently appointed Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) chairman Nicholas Hartery warned yesterday as he answered questions from the joint committee on Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.

Hartery, who was appointed to his new role in late May, identified Brexit as the single biggest issue facing the industry and said his approach to the challenge was to prepare for a doomsday scenario.