Ballinrobe Racecourse Announced as Winner of Racecourse Award Ballinrobe Racecourse has been announced as the winner of the Racecourse Award for the Irish Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards (ITEA) supported by Godolphin. Ballinrobe Racecourse was chosen by the Irish Stable Staff Association based on a quality programme evaluation. The survey evaluates each racecourse on a range…
It is with deep regret and sadness that we learned yesterday of the passing of Billy Horan. Billy was a director and Committee Member of Ballinrobe Racecourse for several decades. He was an avid supporter of the racecourse and was very proud to be a part of the major developments that have taken place at…
Ballinrobe Racecourse publish book to mark 100th anniversary To celebrate their 100th anniversary, Ballinrobe Racecourse today published ‘A History in the Making’ – a beautiful collection of memoirs, photographs, historical facts and behind the scenes snippets from the County Mayo racecourse. Edited by local historian Averil Staunton, the book tells the story how the racecourse…
As it marks 100 years of racing this year, Ballinrobe Racecourse plays host to its first fixture of 2021 next Friday. In all, there will be ten racemeetings at Ballinrobe this year with the highlight being the annual McHale Race Day on May 25. That fixture will feature the McHale Mayo National Handicap Chase which…
