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• IHRC Notice 11/4/08
• All Irish Horses intending traveling to the UK to race in 2008 must give 21 days notice to the BHRC Office including a £30 sterling visitors fee and a copy of the horses passport cover page, markup page and flu vac page.

• ITHRF Notice 11/4/08
• Horse owners wishing to qualify horses for the 2008 season please contact Violet Hurley to make arrangements for same. 

The ITHRF convened a special meeting last night to discuss the current adverse publicity regarding the running of the 2008 Road Trotting Final at Rosscarbery on Sunday next. It was unanimously agreed to ratify the entry of Coalford Victory.

It was the opinion of the meeting that to refuse this entry on the basis of the cancellation of last Sunday’s race meeting would be punitive, anti competition and not in the best interest of racing.

All eight entrants were accepted and paid the required fees on Sunday 23rd March, thereby entering a binding contract.

It was confirmed at the meeting that the controversial “3 runs” was not an official rule as it was neither proposed nor adopted at any ITHRF AGM. It was merely a recommendation in the late 90’s by the acting Executive of the time to provide a framework in the event of the race being over subscribed.

There are a number of precedents regarding this recommendation, the winner of the All Ireland Road Trotting Final in 2000 had two runs prior to contesting the final, and another competitor in this final had one previous run and was a non runner on another occasion prior to contesting the final. There had been four scheduled race meetings that season prior to the running of the final and there would have been ample opportunity for all contestants to have had three runs if required. The 2004 final also had a competitor with only one run prior to contesting the race.

We will not be making any further statements or comment in this regard and would respectfully suggest that users of the message board please refrain from any further damaging comments on the matter.

Many people have contributed generously with their time, effort and money to make it a memorable day, if you can’t make it to Rosscarbery on Sunday you can get the commentary live on C103FM on the afternoon and the race previews on Cork’s Sports Saturday at 11am.

Christmas Quiz 2007

in association with Dan Carlin Bookmakers

• Welcome to the 2007 IrishTrotting.com Christmas Quiz in association with Dan Carlin Bookmakers

• Please send your answers to the following questions to xmasquiz@irishtrotting.com before midnight on Monday, December 16th to be in with a chance of winning a €50 bet with Dan Carlin Bookmakers.
• Answers will be published on Tuesday 17th (am).

• First Prize a Free Fifty Euro bet with Dan Carlin Bookmakers.
• In the event of a tie Prize Money will be divided. Winner = All correct or highest score.

• Best of luck!!

• Question A (no photo) – Which horse and driver won the Skibbereen Open Harness Final in August 1987 ? ( 2 points )

• Photo B – Anthony Haughan brought this square trotter to race at Antrim in 1989.
• Name horse and driver. ( 2 points )

• Photo C - Name the teenage tear-away driving a horse who is older than he is on the extreme left of this shot. ( Approx 1979 ) ( 2 points )

• Photo D - Who is the handsome man in the orange and black -and- name his horse ( 1991 ) ( 2 points )

• Photo E - Name horse and driver.
• Clue - Horse also belonged to Paul Murtagh at one time.( 1983 approx ) ( 2 points )

• Please send your answers to the questions above to xmasquiz@irishtrotting.com before midnight on Monday, December 16th to be in with a chance of winning a €50 bet with Dan Carlin Bookmakers.
• Answers will be published on Tuesday 17th (am).

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