The official website of the Irish Harness Racing Association

The Red John Memorial Weekend 2021

RJM21 copy
The 2021 Red John Memorial Festival takes place in Lyre on
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd August with in excess of €100,000 in prizemoney.
 
The following is the schedule 
 
Event 1 1 1/4 Miles 
The Red John Memorial Pace. Kindly sponsored by Bill Donovan and Invest in Ourselves Initiative
Heats and final for Top 16 Graded Pacers at time of entry .
Consolation Final for unplaced horses 
 
Event 2 1 1/2 Miles 
The Maven Trot. Kindly sponsored by Bill Donovan and Le Trot. 
Heats and final for Top 16 graded trotters at time of entry . Consolation Final for unplaced horses.
 
Event 3 1 1/4 Miles 
The Astra Construction Irish Three-Year-Old Grass Pacing Championship Kindly sponsored by Astra Construction. 
If sufficient entries split for colts and fillies 
 
Event 4 1 1/4 Miles 
​The M50 Skip Hire and Recycling Irish Four-Year-Old Grass Pacing Championship.
If sufficient entries split for Colts an Fillies 
 
Event 5 1 1/4 Miles 
Graded Pacing Races from Grade G Upwards 
 
Event 6 1 1/2 Miles 
Graded Trot Races 

Entries  will  open on 9th of August and will close on 12th of August for all races.
3 and 4 yo pacers must be nominated in form below: