What is the most prestigious horse racing event in Ireland?
What is the most prestigious horse racing event in Ireland?
The Curragh Irish Derby Festival is comfortably the most prestigious and glamorous event to take place on the horse racing calendar in Ireland.
How many horse racing fixtures are there in 2021?
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) today published the fixture list for 2021, which will see the overall number of fixtures increasing from the original 2020 figure of 370 to 380 next year.
How many meetings are there in the HRI fixture list?
The list contains 379 meetings at this stage, as one ‘floating fixture’ will be kept in reserve, to be programmed at short notice by the HRI Fixtures Committee at a time when demand for opportunities to run is very high.
What is the current situation with iRacing in Ireland?
Racing in Ireland continues to take place behind closed doors. Only key personnel necessary to run the fixture are permitted to be on site, subject to strict HRI Covid-19 protocols. All those in attendance will be subject to health surveying in advance and thermal temperature screening on entry.
Why is the Irish Grand National so popular every year?
Unibet, a renowned horse racing betting operator, confirmed that the meeting is actually one of the most popular every year. The Irish Grand National has produced some of the most memorable occasions in horse racing history over the years and this is one of the reasons that the festival itself is so popular.
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