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Down Royal Racecourse is a horse racing venue near Lisburn in Northern Ireland. The most valuable race run there is the Ladbrokes Champion Chase, [1] run at the Northern Ireland Festival of racing in November. The most valuable flat race to be run there annually is the Ulster Derby.
In its present configuration, Kirkistown's track length is 1.512 mi (2.433 km) [5] and it is Northern Ireland's only MSA-licensed permanent race track. [6] In addition to the 500 MRCI's own events and other automobile circuit racing series, Kirkistown also hosts races for karting, rallying, rallycross, motorcycle and supermoto classes.
Northern Ireland: Eridge Racecourse [22] Sussex: England: National Hunt: 26 April 1886: 17 April 1911: At Eridge Park. Hosted military racing from 1921 to 1948 and point-to-point racing from 1947 to 1952. Gatwick Racecourse [23] Sussex: England: Mixed: 7 October 1891: 28 March 1940: The land is now part of Gatwick Airport. Grafton Hunt ...
The United Kingdom does not have a country-wide organising body for horseracing. The remit of the British Horseracing Authority does not extend to the island of Ireland; as a result, the two tracks in Northern Ireland are under the jurisdiction of Horse Racing Ireland.
Although Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, horse racing is run on an All Ireland basis, so Downpatrick falls under the aegis of Horse Racing Ireland rather than the British Horseracing Authority. The course now stages only National Hunt racing following the discontinuation of Flat Racing at the track.
Northern Ireland portal This category is for Horse racing in Northern Ireland is run under the supervision of Horse Racing Ireland as horse-racing in the British Isles is divided on a Great Britain / All-Ireland basis.
The Dundrod Circuit (Irish: Dún dTrod) in Co Antrim, first used in 1950 for the RAC Tourist Trophy automobile race and the Formula One (non-championship) Ulster Trophy (1950–1953), was 7.416 mi (11.935 km) in length and later amended for the 1965 racing season to 7.401 mi (11.911 km) with the addition of the Lindsay Hairpin.
Derry Greyhound Stadium also known as the Brandywell Greyhound Track is the greyhound racing operation held at the Brandywell Showgrounds next to the new Brandywell Stadium in Northern Ireland. The track was relocated from around the football pitch to next door to it, opening in 2018. Racing takes place every Monday evening.