Gowran Park Racecourse

Horse race course in Gowran, Ireland

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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.

## External links

[edit]

* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Horse racing in Ireland

Venues|

| National Hunt|

* Kilbeggan
* Wexford

|

Flat|

* The Curragh
* Dundalk
* Laytown

Mixed|

* Ballinrobe
* Ballybrit (Galway)
* Bellewstown
* Clonmel
* Cork
* Down Royal
* Downpatrick
* Fairyhouse
* Gowran Park
* Killarney
* Leopardstown
* Listowel
* Limerick
* Navan
* Naas
* Punchestown
* Roscommon
* Sligo
* Thurles
* Tipperary
* Tramore

Former Venues|

* Baldoyle
* Greenpark
* Howth Park
* Mullingar
* Phoenix Park
* Tralee
* Tuam

Named races|

* List of Irish flat horse races
* List of Irish National Hunt races

Regulation|

* Horse Racing Ireland
* Turf Club
* Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board

Other bodies|

* Garda Mounted Unit
* Irish National Stud
* Racing Academy and Centre of Education

52°36′55.74″N 7°04′15.73″W﻿ / ﻿52.6154833°N 7.0710361°W﻿ / 52.6154833; -7.0710361

This article about an Irish sports venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

This article about a horse racing venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template