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IHRA Premium meetings 2017

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Eleven Fabulous Days of Racing with close to Half a Million in Purses

June 4th | Dundalk
Harness Racing Returns to Dundalk with Ireland first PMU meeting

  • 5 premium PMU races for Ireland’s top trotters with a purse of €7,000 per race.
  • Also  3 heats of the €120,000 series for our three year old trotters.

June 10th & 11th | Portmarnock
Robert & Peter Grendon Memorial Weekend
€45,000 in total purses

  • Trot Heats & Final with Final winner receiving  first prize of €8,000 
  • Pace Heats & Final with Final winner receiving  first prize of €8,000

July 9th | Portmarnock
Sire Stakes Ireland 
Ireland’s premier race meeting for Irish and British bred horses by nominated stallions

  • Two Year Old Colts and Fillies Divisions
  • Three Year Old Colts and Fillies Divisions

July 15th & 16th | Portmarnock
The Barney Joyce Memorial Weekend

  • Three Year Olds Colts Division. Total Purse €15,000 & Final winner receiving €10,000
  • Three Year Olds Fillies Division. Total Purse €8,000 & Final winner receiving €5,000
  • M50 Skip Hire Heats & Finals
  • Pace Total Purse €5,000
  • Trot Total Purse€8,500


August 12th & 13th | Portmarnock
Vincent Delaney Memorial Weekend

Ireland’s Premier weekend with Total Purses of €100,000

  • VDM Hanover Shoe Farm 2 year-old colt division Purse €25,000
  • VDM Diamonds Creek Farms 2 year-old fillies division  Purse €25,000
  • Alabar/Oakwood 3 year-old colt division Purse €10,000
  • Alabar/Oakwood 3 year-old fillies division Purse €10,000
  • Paul Murtagh Snr 4 year-old horse division Purse €3,500
  • Paul Murtagh Snr 4 year-old new mares division Purse €3,500
  • Rocknroll Heaven / Pet Rock Irish American FFA pace  Purse €5,000
  • Elvin / Delaney FFA trot  Purse €5,000
  • PJI Engineering JFFA pace  Purse €2,000


August 19th & 20th | Manch Cork
Red John O’Donovan Memorial Weekend
Total Weekend Purses of €100,000

  • Red John Memorial Pace
  • Heats & Final, Total Final Purse of €20,000 with winner receiving €10,000
  • Consolation Final Purse €5,000 Heats €1,600
  • Maven Cup Trot
  • Heats & Final, Total Final Purse of €20,000 with winner receiving €10,000
  • Consolation Final Purse €8,000 / Heats €2,800
  • Oakwood Three Year Old Grass Pacing Championship

September 24th | Portmarnock
Ireland’s First €100,000 Purse Day for Trotters

  • Gold Division
  • Three Year Old  Trotters
  • Silver Division
  • Three Year Old Trotters
  • Bronze Division
  • Three Year Old Trotters
  • Premium Trot Races For All Grades