Navan Racecourse

Navan Racecourse

Navan Racecourse is a horse racing venue at Proudstown near Navan, County Meath, Ireland, approximately 48 kilometres from Dublin. The course stages Flat racing but is best known for National Hunt racing.[1]. Navan Racecourse is owned by Horse Racing Ireland.[2]

The course is one and a half miles round with a home straight of three-and-a-half furlongs, left-handed with wide sweeping bends and an uphill finish from two furlongs out. There is a straight sprint course of six furlongs.[3][4]

Major races

Navan Racecourse stages the Grade One Navan Novice Hurdle in December and several Grade Two races including the Lismullen Hurdle and the Boyne Hurdle.

References

  1. ^ "Navan Racecourse - History / Profile". http://www.navanracecourse.ie/Navan/Plan-your-Day/History-of-the-Racecourse/. Retrieved 2011-10-09. 
  2. ^ "Go Racing - Horse Racing Ireland". http://www.goracing.ie/HRI/Resource-Centre/About-HRI/. Retrieved 2011-02-24. 
  3. ^ White, John (1992). The Racegoers' Encyclopedia. Collins Willow. p. 142. ISBN 0-00218-404-4. 
  4. ^ "Navan Racecourse - The Course". http://www.navanracecourse.ie/Navan/Racing-Information/Track-Description/. Retrieved 2011-10-09. 

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