HRI vows to install CCTV cameras in every racecourse stable yard in Ireland

Over 4,000 samples will be taken from racehorses in Ireland by the IHRB this year - with 25% out-of-competition tests
HRI vows to install CCTV cameras in every racecourse stable yard in Ireland

TIGHTER CONTROLS: The HRI says it will publish shortly tenders for the installation of CCTV in all racecourse stable yards across the country. Picture: Morgan Treacy, Inpho

Horse Racing Ireland has announced new measures in their battle against doping in the sport. Officials will now be able to undertake no notice testing while the governing body has also vowed to install CCTV cameras in the stable yards at every racecourse in the country.

Currently Leopardstown is the only racetrack in Ireland to have full surveillance of its stable area while the Curragh is close to installing a CCTV system in its stable yard.

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