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"And They're Off..." Launching Bellewstown Races 2006
Bellewstown Race Committee are delighted to announce the Launch of The Bellewstown Races Festival 2006. This is the second year that Bellewstown Races has officially been launched and this event serves to celebrate the wonderful racing festival that shall take place in July and August.
Bellewstown Race Committee are delighted to announce the Launch of The Bellewstown Races Festival 2006. This is the second year that Bellewstown Races has officially been launched and this event serves to celebrate the wonderful racing festival that shall take place in July and August.
Bellewstown Racecourse, on the Hill of Crockafotha in Co Meath, is beautifully situated in a rural setting with magnificent views of the Mountains of Mourne to the north and the Irish sea to the east. The tradition of summer racing at Bellewstown dates back centuries and the first record of racing here appears in the August edition of the Dublin Gazette and the Weekly Courier in 1726.
George Tandy, a former Mayor of Drogheda and brother of the famous Napper Tandy, persuaded King George III to sponsor a race at Bellewstown. The race was called His Majesty's Plate and was valued at £100.00, an impressive sum in those times.
These days Bellewstown Races offers the race goer much to celebrate. This superb one mile and one furlong left handed course, in a truly unique location, features both flat and hurdle racing. Bellewstown Races are synonymous with top class racing and wonderful summer evenings with the smell of fresh strawberries and cream.
The Festival launch will take place at 8.00pm on Thursday 9th March in the Boyne Valley Hotel, hosted by RTE's Colm Murray, and guests will hear about the plans for a glittering racing festival in 2006. Details of the Corporate Entertainment packages available at Bellewstown Races will also be unveiled. To attend the launch, call Devine Hospitality 041 9806909.
And don't forget to put the race dates in your diary - 5-7th July and 23-24th August 2006. See you at Bellewstown!