Gowran Park Racecourse

Gowran Park is a horse race course in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the Annely Estate near the village of Gowran.The first meeting was held in 1914.^[1] and the first ever racecourse commentary in Ireland took place here in 1952.

Gowran Park hosts 16 race days throughout the year with both National Hunt and Flat meetings.

The racing season at Gowran Park has quality fixtures spread evenly throughout the year starting with the Thyestes Handicap Chase in January.

Notable races

Month	DOW	Race Name	Type	Grade	Distance	Age/Sex
January	Thursday	Galmoy Hurdle	Hurdle	Grade 2	3m	5yo +
January	Thursday	Thyestes Chase	Chase	Handicap	3m 1f	5yo +
February	Saturday	Red Mills Trial Hurdle	Hurdle	Grade 3	2m	4yo +
February	Saturday	Red Mills Chase	Chase	Grade 2	2m 4f	5yo +
May	Wednesday	Vintage Tipple Stakes	Flat	Listed	1m 6f	4yo + f
September	Sunday	Denny Cordell Lavarack Fillies Stakes	Flat	Group 3	1m 1f 100y	3yo + f
October	Saturday	Gowran Park Champion Chase	Chase	Grade 2	2m 4f	5yo +

References

^ "Speech by Minister O'Donoghue at the opening of the new grandstand at Gowran Park racecourse". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2008.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Speech by Minister O'Donoghue at the opening of the new grandstand at Gowran Park racecourse". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2008.

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