Racing in
Ireland will go ahead behind closed doors on 8 June, with jockeys and stall handlers wearing masks
Racing in Ireland has been cleared to resume behind closed doors on 8 June, three weeks earlier than initially scheduled under the
Irish government’s plan to ease its
Coronavirus lockdown. The sport’s lobbying to be exempted from a ban on all professional sports until 29 June proved successful.
The news means that, if the
British Horseracing Authority’s plans to resume from 1 June also succeed, all of Europe’s major racing nations will be back in action by mid-June.