Off the track, JNwine.com Ladies Day on Saturday 2nd November is a celebration of racing style and elegance. The stunning and eye catching outfits on show throughout Ladies Day enhance the theatre and excitement of the Northern Ireland Festival of Racing. To reflect the glamour and elegance of the female racegoer that Down Royal attracts, [...]
FRIDAY 1ST & SATURDAY 2ND NOVEMBER NIFOR is the highlight of the racing year at Down Royal and the 2013 Festival is set to be the best yet. NIFOR is a celebration of everything that Down Royal embodies from the best and bravest horses in the National Hunt world, to the colourful silks in the [...]
Down Royal Racecourse is excited to be teaming up with the Ramada Plaza Hotel at Shaws Bridge in Belfast, to create an enhanced offering for guests attending the Festival of Racing in November. To enhance the Festival of Racing which runs from Friday 1st November to Saturday 2nd November 2013, Down Royal and the Ramada [...]
Victoria Square’s Ladies Race Day will once again thunder past the post as one of the most stylish race meetings of the year when it returns for a fifth time to Down Royal Racecourse on Friday 13th September 2013. All out glitz and glamour will descend on Down Royal with fabulous frocks, haute couture hats, [...]
Friday 21st June and Saturday 22nd June: Escapism ….. capture it at Down Royal Join us for an incredible weekend of racing, glamour and elegance. The Summer Festival of Racing, which takes place on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd June at Down Royal Racecourse is the highlight of the summer social and racing calendar. The [...]
Northern Ireland race-goers will have plenty to celebrate at this year’s Magners Derby with the announcement that the prize money has increased from €65,000 to a whopping €100,000. This will be the third year that Magners has been associated with one of Northern Ireland’s most popular race day meetings with over 6,000 people expected to [...]
Maybe the Biggest Thrill You’ll Get This Bank Holiday – May Day Race Meeting at Down Royal Mon 6th May Come and celebrate May Day in style with the Daily Mirror and Down Royal. Our gates will open at 12.30pm with the first race kicking off at 2.25pm (approx.) and the seventh and final race [...]
Down Royal’s first meeting of 2013 has been cancelled. Down Royal Racecourse will run again on Saturday 16th March. The gates open at 11.30am with the first race commencing at 1.35pm approx. with the seventh and final race scheduled for 4.35pm approx. All tickets purchased for Wednesday 6th February can be exchanged for 16th March or a full [...]
Balmoral Thursday Showing Results
Yearlings 21 COLT or GELDING, foaled in 2016, thoroughbred and non thoroughbred, entered in their respective stud book, likely to make a high class performer. Prize Cat. No Cat. Name Details 1st 53 Gibson, Mr Desmond ROLEX 2nd 60 O Gorman, Mr Kieran MURPHY 2 3rd 58 Martin, Mrs Pat CLOVER CHOICE 4th 55 Kirkpatrick, Mrs [...]
Balmoral Results Wednesday 10th May 2017
28 MARE or GELDING, 4 years old, capable of carrying over 14st [89kg]. Prize Cat. No Cat. Name Details 1st 137 Tierney Mrs Daphne BLOOMFIELD BADGER 2nd 134 McElligott, Richard F PUSHKIN 3rd 136 Rothwell, Mr. Derry GREENHALL HUNTSMAN 4th 139 Williams, Mr Ian MARLFIELD 5th 138 Wallace, Mr Trevor APPLE JACK 29 MARE or GELDING, 4 [...]
Knotts Bakery Sponsor Young Event Horse Championship
The RUAS are delighted to announce that Knotts Bakery is continuing their sponsorship of the Young Event Horse Championship at Balmoral Show 2017. There will be four year old and five year old classes which aim to identify high calibre horses bred in Ireland with the potential to become top class eventers. The Knotts Bakery [...]
RUAS Launch Four Day Balmoral Show
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) today launched the 149th Balmoral Show in partnership with Ulster Bank. This year’s Show will provide an exciting mix of food, farming excellence and showmanship alongside an exhilarating entertainment schedule from 10th – 13th May 2017. With many new additions to the Show, news of a fourth day is proving the most [...]
Dublin Horse Show Officially Launched
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD officially launched the Dublin Horse Show today June 15th at the RDS, Dublin. The participation of many Rio-bound gold medal hopefuls at this year’s Dublin Horse Show means a change from the traditional August dates to July 20-24 for this summer institution. Despite the earlier date, [...]
