Preparations underway for “Kildare’s largest household enjoyable day” at Curragh Racecourse

All roads result in the Curragh Racecourse subsequent Sunday (September 11) for what guarantees to be Kildare’s largest household time out with a really thrilling leisure schedule on supply and headlined by the YouTube singing sensation Allie Sherlock (17). The singer-songwriter from Cork who has appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Present and Britain’s Obtained Expertise has over 5 million followers on her You Tube channel will likely be joined by the Artane Band, Newbridge Gospel Choir and Nitetrain who’ve been confirmed as supporting acts.

 

Junior racegoers are promised an epic time out in The Moyglare Children Zone the place they’ll get pleasure from an assortment of free actions together with the wooly cellular farm, magic exhibits, meet and greet stilt walkers, face portray, cartoon characters, miniature electrical land prepare, a VR simulator and plenty extra. 2022 marks Moyglare Stud’s sixtieth anniversary in Eire and the fiftieth 12 months sponsoring the Moyglare Stud Stakes. The Swiss-owned stud will likely be distributing Swiss goodies to all racegoers to have fun these particular milestones.

 

Longines Irish Champions Weekend is recognised as one of many main worldwide racing festivals and the ninth renewal boasts a powerful programme of races on the Curragh Racecourse on Sunday September 11, together with the ultimate Traditional of the Irish Flat season – the Comer Group Worldwide Irish St Leger together with the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Flying 5 and two of one of the best juvenile races of the 12 months, the Goffs Vincent O’Brien Nationwide Stakes and the Moyglare Stud Stakes main the way in which on the county Kildare racecourse.

 

To have fun one of the best of Irish expertise, The Curragh will host the Longines Irish Champions Weekend younger designer award ultimate. Stylist Courtney Smith, a consultant from Longines and Evoke.ie will decide the general winner from three aspiring Irish designer finalists who created and showcased a design that portrays ‘Modern Race Day Magnificence’. As well as, trendy racegoers will likely be rewarded with prizes courtesy of luxurious perfume model Molton Brown.

 

In affiliation with Treo Eile, racegoers can have the distinctive alternative to fulfill a few of their equine heroes. The parade of champions will happen through the afternoon with a star-studded line-up that includes twin Aintree Grand Nationwide winner Tiger Roll, a number of grade one winner Douvan, Ceremony of Passage winner of the 2010 Ascot Gold Cup, 2017 Aintree Grand Nationwide hero One For Arthur, 2012 Irish St Leger winner Royal Diamond and Basic Precept, 2018 winner of the Irish Grand Nationwide and up to date racehorse to using horse winner on the Dublin Horse Present. 9-time winner Alfredo Arcana and Sea The Lion may also parade.

 

The Thoroughbred Trails will return for the primary time since 2019 and is a novel method to get behind the scenes in racing and study extra concerning the sport. On Sunday morning, racegoers can be a part of considered one of three trails: Curragh racing heritage, Curragh legends or behind the scenes at Kildangan Stud.

 

Brian Kavanagh, CEO of The Curragh Racecourse, commented: “We’re all trying ahead to an exciting renewal of Longines Irish Champions weekend and to welcoming everybody to The Curragh on Sunday September 11 in what will likely be an enormous enjoyable household time out. The Curragh will host 4 Group One races, together with the ultimate Irish Traditional of the season – the Comer Group Worldwide Irish St Leger. Collectively, with Leopardstown, we’ll see the crème de la crème of European runners and riders descending on each tracks over the course of the weekend. Because of the help of Moyglare Stud, we can have a wonderful line-up of leisure to accompany the racing. We have now been constructing as much as at the present time all through the season and I’ve little doubt will probably be a convincing success for each tracks.”

 

 

Tickets

Basic Admission

Advance tickets

Grownup: €35

OAP/ Scholar: €25

Beneath 18s go free

Household: €50 which admits two adults and as much as three youngsters

Weekend: €60

Curragh bundle: €40 contains admission, race card, BBQ voucher, €10 wager

 

Gate/ Stroll up costs

Grownup: €40

OAP/ Scholar: €25

 

The Thoroughbred Trails price €50 per particular person to incorporate admission to the races and should be bought prematurely. Kids beneath 18 €10.  Trails now accessible at www.curragh.ie

 

 

Race instances:

 

1:15pm: IEBF Daring Lad Premier Handicap

1.50pm: Moyglare “Jewels” Blandford Stakes (Group 2)

2.25pm: Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Flying 5 Stakes (Group 1)

3pm: Moyglare Stud Stakes (Group 1)  

3.35pm: Goffs Vincent O’Brien Nationwide Stakes (Group 1) 

4.10pm: Comer Group Worldwide Irish St Leger (Group 1)

4.45pm: Tattersalls Eire Tremendous Public sale Gross sales Stakes

5.20pm: IEBF Northfields Premier Handicap

 

Thoroughbred Trails

 

Path 1 – Curragh Racing Heritage

Be part of native historian and retired Curragh coach, Jim Kavanagh on a historic tour of the Maddenstown space of the Curragh plains – now used as coaching grounds for all of the racehorses based mostly across the Curragh Racecourse. Additionally, you will go to two of the Curragh’s most well-known unique lodges – Conyngham Lodge is residence of racehorse coach Tracey Collins, a 3rd era of the Collins household to coach right here, and Ranger Lodge at Ballymany, residence of coach Richard Brabazon, who can also be a 3rd era of the Brabazon household to coach at this yard. That is actually a particular tour and a novel probability to step again in time as you hear about well-known and notorious characters and racehorses.

 

Path 2 – Curragh Legends

The chance to fulfill two of the Curragh’s most well-known racing celebrities.

The Path will start with a go to to the world well-known Curragh Coaching Grounds to fulfill  Dermot Weld on the Outdated Vic Gallop, the place the legendary coach has ready so lots of his huge race winners that includes 9 Irish St Leger successes together with the exceptional Vinnie Roe who carried the colors of film director Jim Sheridan to 4 victories and two time winner Seek for a Tune, along with undoubtedly his most celebrated winner Classic Crop, who subsequently went onto win the long-lasting Melbourne Cup.

 

Racegoers will then journey throughout The Curragh to the world well-known Currabeg stables to fulfill John Oxx who will chat about his many well-known victories throughout his illustrious profession together with Sea The Stars, Sinndar, Ridgewood Pearl and Alamshar. There may also be the chance to fulfill coach John O’Donoghue who commenced his coaching profession based mostly at Currabeg earlier this 12 months.

 

Path 3 – Behind the scenes at Kildangan Stud

This unique behind the scenes tour will give entry to one of the vital magnificent stud farms on this planet.  Guests can have the chance to see a few of their world-famous stallions together with Teofilo and Night time of Thunder.