Metcollect Ltd to return to Down Royal as sponsor for final meeting of 2023. Members of the public looking to celebrate the season in style are being encouraged to secure their tickets for the last racing fixture of the year at Down Royal Racecourse. The Boxing Day meeting is once again being sponsored by the […]
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Northern Ireland’s favourite racecourse raises the bar with relaunched Pravha Suite Premium, lighter tasting Pilsner, Pravha, part of the Molson Coors Beverage Company portfolio, has secured naming rights to Down Royal’s hospitality space located on the top floor of the hospitality pavilion in a new sponsorship deal. Described as the ‘best of both worlds’, Pravha […]
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bottlegreen raises a glass as sponsor of Best Dressed Lady Competition at Ladbrokes Festival of Racing Fashionistas, socialites and racing fans alike are being encouraged to secure their tickets for the Ladbrokes Festival of Racing and Down Royal’s annual Ladies Day festivities. The programme for the two-day festival will open with the bottlegreen Grade 3 […]
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Down Royal is under starters orders for the most prestigious fixture in its racing calendar with Ladbrokes, one of the world’s leading betting and gaming operators, retaining title naming rights. On Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th November, the Ladbrokes Festival of Racing will see the retail bookmaker strengthen its relationship with Down Royal as they […]
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Frankie Dettori to race in Northern Ireland for the first time in his 35 year racing career. The Italian stallion of flat race jockeys and one of the most decorated sportsmen of all time, is set to make his Northern Ireland racing debut at Down Royal Racecourse next month. Frankie Dettori MBE, Longines World’s Best […]
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Down Royal Racecourse has renewed its partnership with Northern Ireland’s leading craft spirit, Shortcross Gin. The agreement will see the Co. Down-based company become the racecourse’s exclusive Irish Gin partner, giving the brand naming rights for Down Royal’s premium hospitality suite. ‘The Shortcross Gin Suite’ will give the brand a presence amongst the 50,000 racegoers […]
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Down Royal Racecourse has been awarded the Best Tourism Business at the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Business Awards 2023. The award recognises Down Royal as an outstanding contributor of local tourism to the Lisburn and Castlereagh region, and acknowledges its work in enhancing the profile of the local area. Sponsored by Lisburn and Castlereagh City […]
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Down Royal Racecourse has announced that following a 20-year partnership with Mencap Northern Ireland, Down Royal has helped the local charity to raise over £1million. For over two decades, Mencap Northern Ireland and Down Royal have partnered to raise funds to support those living with a learning disability and will continue its fundraising with its […]
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Racing fans and Ireland’s style elite came dressed to impress to show off their fashion credentials at the Ladbrokes Festival of Racing at Down Royal Racecourse on Saturday 5th November with Shileen MccConville from Lurgan taking the Best Dressed Lady title. The Best Dressed Competition was judged by Founder of BPerfect Cosmetics, Brendan McDowell, Cool […]
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Champion trainer Willie Mullins might well have a runner in the Ladbrokes Champion Chase for the first time in eight years as Kemboy features among the entries for the season’s opening Grade 1 event at Down Royal on Saturday, November 5. While the race’s most successful trainer Paul Nicholls is doubly represented and Gordon Elliott […]
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The prestigious Ladbrokes Festival of Racing is set to return on the 4th and 5th of November 2022 as Down Royal Racecourse hosts an extraordinary weekend of entertainment for avid racegoers, socialites, and fashionistas alike. The Ladbrokes Grade 1 Champion Chase and the WKD Hurdle are both highlights of the race card over the two […]
Read More€145,000 prize fund for Grade 1 Champion Chase Down Royal’s long-established November Festival of Racing is once again to be sponsored by Ladbrokes. The prestigious two day Festival, on 4th and 5th November, is the highlight of the racing calendar at Down Royal and has an exceptional role of honour including great chasers such as […]
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