Bellewstown Races, July Festival 2025
The Bellewstown Races, July Festival, is fast approaching and will run from Thursday 3rd July to Saturday 5th July.
Thursday is a Flat card featuring The Indaver Ireland Handicap for 3yo and upwards over 5 furlongs and carrying an overall Prize Fund of €20,000. Another feature is the EBF 2yo Median Auction Maiden, for fillies, over 1 mile with a Prize Fund of €25,000.
The action is scheduled to begin at 4.15pm, with an 8 Race card, and the last race at 8.17pm.
Friday is also a Flat card and, again, features the EBF Median Auction Maiden, for colts and geldings, over 1 mile with a Prize Fund of €25,000.
The first race is due off at 4.05pm, with an 8 Race card, and the last race at 8.07pm
Friday is also Best Dressed day kindly sponsored by Tankardstown House, Co Meath with prizes worth €4,000 to be won.
Saturday is National Hunt day and features The QuinnBet Bellewstown Hurdle with a total Prize Fund of €60,000. This year’s renewal is the most valuable Race ever run on the Hill and is a real landmark for this progressive Co Meath track. The winner also gets a free entry to the Guinness Galway Hurdle, subject to some conditions.
Kevin Coleman, General Manager of Bellewstown Racecourse, says ‘We are delighted to welcome QuinnBet for our feature Race in 2025. This Race has gone from strength to strength over the years and this year’s renewal is by far the most valuable to date thanks mainly to QuinnBet’s generous sponsorship’.
Niall McPartland, Head of Sponsorship at QuinnBet commented;
‘QuinnBet is extremely proud to be sponsoring the feature race of the hugely popular Bellewstown Racecourse July Festival.
The QuinnBet Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle has a €60,000 purse up for grabs this year and, coupled with that, the winner will gain free entry to the Guinness Galway Hurdle. The race will undoubtedly attract huge interest’.
‘On a more general note, it is very special for us to have a sponsorship association with beautiful Bellewstown. It is a unique setting , on the hill of Crockafotha, Co Meath with magnificent views of the Mountains of Mourne and the Irish sea. The committee at Bellewstown put in enormous effort every year to attract the very best in Irish Racing and to provide a wonderful racing experience for everyone who comes through the gates’.
‘We would like to thank Alan Delany, Kevin Coleman, Jack Gogarty and the extended team at Bellewstown, for their professionalism, dedication, and kind assistance in showcasing our brand at this iconic racecourse. We wish everyone at Bellewstown Racecourse a very successful July Festival and continued success for the future’.
The first race on Saturday is due off at 5.00pm with the last race scheduled for 8.30pm.
