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
1 !January	Thursday	Galmoy Hurdle	Hurdle	Grade 2	4828 !3m	5yo +
2 !January	Thursday	Thyestes Chase	Chase	Handicap	5029 !3m 1f	5yo +
3 !February	Saturday	Red Mills Trial Hurdle	Hurdle	Grade 2	3219 !2m	4yo +
4 !February	Saturday	Red Mills Chase	Chase	Grade 2	4023 !2m 4f	5yo +
5 !September	Sunday	Denny Cordell Fillies Stakes	Flat	Group 3	1902 !1m 1f 100y	3yo + f
6 !October	Saturday	Gowran Park Champion Chase	Chase	Grade 2	4023 !2m 4f	5yo +

References

↑ Speech by Minister O'Donoghue at the opening of the new grandstand at Gowran Park racecourse

External links

Official website

Horseracing in Ireland

Venues

National Hunt	Kilbeggan Punchestown Wexford

Flat	The Curragh Dundalk Laytown

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

Former Venues	Greenpark Phoenix Park Baldoyle

Named races

Regulation

Horse Racing Ireland

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

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