Ballinrobe Racecourse is thrilled to announce the much-anticipated return of racing for the 2024 season. Following its recognition as the Racecourse of the Year in 2023, Ballinrobe Racecourse has continued its commitment to excellence with ongoing enhancements and preparations throughout the winter months. John Flannelly,
Today, (New Year’s Eve) at Punchestown Racecourse, The Association of Irish Racecourses has announced an extension to its financial support of Irish Injured Jockeys for a further three years. The association representing all 26 Irish racecourses has pledged a combined total donation of €369,000 paid
THE PRIZE FUND OF THE SBK DAN & JOAN MOORE MEMORIAL CHASE INCREASED TO €100,000 Fairyhouse Racecourse welcome SBK, the sportsbook app powered by Smarkets, into the Irish Market this January. The partnership will see SBK sponsor two feature and supporting races this January including
In this week’s Association of Irish Racecourses column we turn to the premier county, as the team at Thurles are busy preparing for their next race meeting on December 17th. Racecourse Manager, Kate Molony shares all about her plans on and off the track for
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
