Curragh plans shelved The Turf Club has announced today that the planned redevelopment of the Curragh racecourse has been put on hold. The Turf Club say that this decision has been taken in light of the present economic climate and that once the situation improves that they will look again at the development. The Turf Club will meet soon with HRI with a view to reinstating the 2009 fixtures at the Curragh that had been transferred to a number of other tracks. Commenting on the decision Nick Wachman, Senior Steward of the Turf Club, said that the decision had been taken following consultation not alone with the Turf Club's professional advisors but also with a number of senior people in the racing industry. He said that everyone consulted was in agreement that the best course of action was to postpone the project at this point in time. He did stress, however, that the project remained a priority for the Turf Club.
