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Insular style illustration of a man riding a horse, from the Book of Kells. Horse racing in Ireland has a very long history. The ancient text Togail Bruidne Dá Derga (Destruction of the Mansion of Da-Derga) mentions chariot races taking place on the Curragh during the lifetime of the monarch Conaire Mór, [1] [2] whose reign is disputed but is believed to have occurred sometime between 110 BC ...
Laurel Park (race course), Laurel; Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium (only held during state fair, late August-early September) Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore (site of the Preakness Stakes, second jewel in the "Triple Crown" of thoroughbred horse racing)
Racecourses in the Republic of Ireland. Irish horse racing is run on an All Ireland basis, so both the 25 courses in the Republic of Ireland and the 2 courses in Northern Ireland fall under the aegis of Horse Racing Ireland.
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI; Irish: Rásaíocht Capaill na hÉireann) is the governing body of horse racing on the island of Ireland. It is based in the Curragh, County Kildare, next to the racecourse of that name. HRI was founded in 2001, succeeding the Irish Horseracing Authority, itself the 1994 successor to the Racing Board founded in 1945. [1]
The Curragh Racecourse is a flat racecourse in County Kildare, Ireland. The racecourse is home to Ireland’s five most important flat races, known as the Classics. Racing takes place 23 days each year from the end of March until late October. Guided tours of the venue are available outside of race days.
This is a season-by-season list of records compiled by Maine in men's ice hockey. Maine has won two NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championships in its history, the most recent of which coming in 1999. In 1993 Maine set a record for wins in a season with 42, a record that still stands as of 2018.
Racecourse Distance † Age 2024-25 winner November: Ladbrokes Champion Chase: Chase: Down Royal: 3m: 5yo + Envoi Allen: November: Morgiana Hurdle: Hurdle: Punchestown: 2m: 4yo + Brighterdaysahead November: John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase: Chase: Punchestown: 2m 4f: 5yo + Fact To File Nov / Dec: Drinmore Novice Chase: Chase: Fairyhouse ...
Cork Racecourse, also known as Cork Racecourse Mallow, is a horse racing venue at Mallow, County Cork, Ireland which stages both National Hunt racing and Flat racing. It is located 35 km north of Cork and 64 km from Limerick [ 1 ]