He Knows No Fear

Billionaire Luke Comer lost an appeal against the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board to overturn a three-year-suspension of his training license, the organization confirmed in a statement Thursday. The suspension is scheduled to begin July 15. The three-person appeals body was chaired by Justice Peter Kelly in addition to Laurence McFerran and Dr. Paddy Molony. Suspended last September, the trainer was ordered to pay in excess of €750,000 in fines and legal costs after traces of the prohibited substances methandienone (MD) and methyltestosterone (MT) were found in 12 of his horses....

He Knows No Fear (Ire) (Mourayan {Ire}) became the longest-priced winner in Irish racing history when winning a Leopardstown maiden on Thursday at 300-1. The previous mark was established in 2017 by Killahara Castle (Ire) (Vertical Speed {Fr}), a 200-1 winner. He Knows No Fear was bred and is owned and trained by Luke Comer-who also owns the sire--and was ridden on Thursday by Chris Hayes. The 3-year-old colt was making his second start after beating two of 14 home in a Limerick maiden on July 17 after missing the...