horse racing ireland

This race coures is located in the picturesque surrounds of Lough Carra. There are eight meetings held here through out the summer months of May, June, July and August....

Ireland is renowned the world over for horse racing and for the festivities that surround a 'Day at the Races'....

The Curragh is the headquarters of Flat Racing in Ireland, hosting all five Classic Races including the Budweiser Irish Derby and thirteen other quality racedays. It is owned and managed by the Irish Turf Club, founded in Kildare in 1790 to encourage the sport of Horse Racing. The Course is easily accessible by motorway and rail, offering spectacular views of the Curragh plains and the Wicklow mountains....

National Hunt and Flat racing at Gowran Park. Dates from Kilkenny Tourist Office....

Punchestown Racecourse, the home of Irish National Hunt Racing, stages 13 days top class racing....

This is a tradition that spans centuries past. It is a great place to test new young horses to see if they have any jumping or racing ability. The idea is simple, get from A to B as fast as you can through the fields of Wexford, jumping over fences on designated farmland....

This is the main race course for all of county Cork. There are 19 race meetings held at Mallow Race Course a year. There is always a great day out to be had at Mallow Race Course....

The Down Royal Corporation of Horse Breeders was created in 1685 by Royal Charter from King James II, the objective being the encouragement of Horse breeding in the County of Down. The first racecourse was a 3 mile, undulating horseshoe shape at Downpatrick. One of the most famous horses ever to run there was "The Byerly Turk" one of the three foundation stallions of the Stud Book. Owned by Colonel Byerly, "The Byerly Turk" raced at Downpatrick in 1690 on the way to the Boyne where he joined...