Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 8 July 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion

Mr. Denis Egan:

Plenty of our directors are not involved in the industry as such, although some are. The situation in the USA, where there are 38 or so racing commissions, is completely different from here. Our board sets policy on drug testing and our policy is based on what is happening internationally. If a horse comes to run in Ireland, the sample is tested at one of the five IFHA-certified laboratories, which is LGC. Similarly, if a horse runs in Hong Kong, it is tested by the Hong Kong laboratories. There is uniformity in drug testing and policy on drug testing is similar across all the main racing jurisdictions.

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