The countdown is underway for the Leopardstown Christmas Festival, taking place from St. Stephen’s Day on Tuesday 26th to Friday, December 29. The festival promises to be another cracking four-day extravaganza. Featuring 7 Grade 1 races and a host of live music and entertainment from
Ballinrobe Racecourse has been crowned “Racecourse of the Year” at the Horse Racing Ireland awards, held on Monday evening, December 4th, 2023 at the Mansion House in Dublin. The honor was graciously accepted by Racecourse Chairman, Kenneth Murphy, and Racecourse Manager, John Flannelly. The findings
As Christmas is fast approaching and the festive season is well and truly underway, the Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR) is taking the opportunity to highlight some wonderful gift ideas from its members’ racecourses and share some dates for upcoming race meetings in this week’s
The Fairyhouse Winter Festival takes place on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of December. This week we caught up with Peter Roe, Manager of the County Meath venue to get all the details for what promises to be a cracking weekend of racing. On day
The Association of Irish Racecourses is delighted to feature Punchestown Racecourse as they announced details of the new look Punchestown Winter Festival that will take place on Saturday, November 25th and Sunday 26th. The home of Irish jump racing will embrace the new later dates
The Association of Irish Racecourses is delighted to feature Navan Racecourse in this week’s column. With just a week to go until the inaugural Navan Racing Festival on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th November, we caught up with Racecourse Manager, Aidan McGarry to discover all
The Association of Irish Racecourses is delighted to feature Clonmel Racecourse in this week’s column. DJ Histon shares all the details on the upcoming Clonmel Oil Chase Day. The Clonmel Oil Chase has reached its 21st anniversary of sponsorship and is the biggest day of
The Association of Irish Racecourses is delighted to feature Down Royal Racecourse in this week’s column. The track has plenty to share with you all as betting giant Ladbrokes reaffirms investment as headline sponsor, while Bottlegreen raises a glass as sponsor of the Best Dressed
The Association of Irish Racecourses is delighted to highlight Wexford Races in this week’s column and it’s fair to say the venue has plenty of good news to shout about when it comes to their upcoming race days. A two-day meeting gets under way on
Ballinrobe Racecourse were awarded the prestigious Racecourse Award at the Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards supported by Godolphin which took place in the Keadeen Hotel in County Kildare on Monday evening last. The Racecourse Award, chosen by the Irish Stablestaff Association is based on a
