Horse Racing
Wherever you are in Ireland you're never far from a horse race. With over 300 races at 27 racecourses, there are countless racing gems to choose from. Enjoy horse race in Ireland's open race courses along with your friends and family in any season.
We provide everything you need to know about Irish racing, including race cards, results, race previews and reviews. Plus fixture lists, course details and race festivals.
Race Courses
Ireland is a home to some of the most impressive and precious racing in the world. Get information about race courses, events, championships and competitions and be a part of sports events. So a visit to these race courses is a must.. more...
Championships
Each year thousands of horse racing championships take place. The important International tournaments & championships of horse racing are World series championship, Dubai world cup and Irish Grand national. more...
- Irish Grand National
- Dubai World Cup
History
Horse racing history dates back to 4500BC to central Asian, northern Africa, and eastern European when nomadic tribesmen began to race domesticated horses. Today's popular horse races throughout the Western world as well as in other areas were probably contested as early as 1500 B.C. in Egypt. more...
Betting
At different times in history four main types of betting have been popular: simple betting between individuals; sweepstakes betting, in which large entry fees, or stakes, are pooled and awarded to the winners; bookmaking, in which speculators offer odds against each horse and accept bets against their predictions; and pari-mutuel betting, more...
Race Procedures
Most tracks offer nine or ten races per day, usually in the afternoon. Meetings, or consecutive days of racing at a track, continue for several says. Where as consecutive days of racing at a track may last one month or longer in the United States.
Architecture & Design of a Race course
Unlike the courts or playing fields used in many other sports, racetracks are not uniform in construction or size. Major tracks in the Ireland, which number about 30, are turf courses, generally irregular in shape.
On the contrary tracks in the US, which number over 100, are generally ovals ranging from 1 mi to 1y mi (1.6 to 2.4 km) in circumference, composed of an outer loam and sand racing strip. Most tracks also have parallel inner grass, or turf, courses.
Horses on U.S. and Canadian tracks always race in a counterclockwise direction; in the Ireland and elsewhere some races are counterclockwise, others are clockwise.
Other Forms of Horse Racing
Following are the different other forms of horse racing. more...
Finest Stables in Ireland
Ireland possesses some of the finest stables in the world. more...
