Horse Racing

Laytown Races 2026: Date, Tickets, Race Times and Why Racing Takes Place on a Beach
September 9, 2026
Most race meetings begin with a course. Laytown begins with an absence: the tide has to move first. Ireland’s annual beach meeting returns on Thursday 10 September, turning a stretch…
Laytown Races 2026: Race Times, Runners, Tickets and Beach Racing Guide
September 9, 2026
Laytown does not look like a racecourse until the Irish Sea begins to give the strand back. On Thursday 10 September, six races will be…
Irish Champions Festival 2026: Race Times, Runners and Prize Money
September 8, 2026
The Irish Champions Festival brings 17 races, seven Group 1s and more than €5 million in prize money to Leopardstown on Saturday 12 September and…
What Happens to Your Bet if a Horse Race Is Abandoned?
September 2, 2026
An abandoned race does not usually mean losing your stake. If a race is never run or is declared void, most standard bets are refunded,…
Irish Greyhound Derby Quarter-Finals 2026: Draw, Runners, Times and Odds
August 28, 2026
The Irish Greyhound Derby quarter-finals 2026 take place at Shelbourne Park on Saturday 29 August, with 24 runners chasing 12 semi-final places. Before the first…
Bellewstown Races 2026: Free Tickets, Times and 300th Anniversary Events
August 24, 2026
300 years of speed and excitement. Bellewstown reaches a remarkable milestone this week as the Co Meath racecourse celebrates 300 years of racing with a…
Ebor 2026: Irish Runners, Odds and Willie Mullins’ Best Chances
August 21, 2026
The Ebor is exactly the sort of race where an Irish-focused shortlist makes more sense than another broad York Festival guide. Five Irish-trained runners have…
Kingdom Gold Cup 2026: Runners, Odds, Time and Winners
August 20, 2026
Final declarations are in for the 2026 Kellihers Toyota Kingdom Gold Cup, with 13 runners set for Killarney’s extended 1m6f at 19:20 on Friday 21…
Killarney August Festival 2026: Times, Tickets and Kingdom Gold Cup
August 19, 2026
Summer in Kerry would not be quite the same without the Killarney August Festival, with three days of racing, entertainment and summer atmosphere running from…