The county louth golf club at baltray hosted the irish open in 2005 and 2009. The racecard information is offered as is from the betfair horse racing betting odds service. Five newlyreleased sports books to read over the coming weeks. It was named after darren bellew, who led the townspeople to a victory over the infamous o suilleabhain clan in 1407 bellewstown races. Although the curragh can boast being the first racecourse in ireland in april 1634, bellewstown followed closely on its heels and is the second longest continuously running course in the country. Find premium, highresolution stock photography at getty images. Access to bellewstown racecourse is via the m1 motorway, exiting at julianstowndrogheda south exit 7 to join the r2. In 1780, george tandy, a former mayor of drogheda and brother of james napper tandy, persuaded king george iii to.
Kilbeggan races the heart of ireland, the soul of racing. Five summer meetings for horse racing fans the irish times. Barney curley is reported to have pulled off one of the biggest betting coups in ireland with yellow sam at bellewstown in 1975. Racing from bellewston racecourse dates back to the 1700s where the first record of races made it into the dublin gazette. The tradition of summer horse racing at bellewstown dates back centuries. 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. After his death while attending bellewstown races in 1849, it was discovered that in his later years he had been a spy in the secret service of dublin castle. The glenside is located in beautiful countryside just 2 km from drogheda and 5km from the beach at bettystown. The state of the county papers 17961831, preston papers, viscount gormanston in the national library, drogheda newsletter, drogheda journal and drogheda argus. Dapper duo become first gay couple to win best dressed at.
Bellewstown racecourse, where the yellow sam betting coup took place. George tandy, a former mayor of drogheda and brother of the famous napper tandy, persuaded king george iii to sponsor a race at bellewstown in 1780. The horses raced were six years old and carried 168 pounds 76 kg, and the winner was the first to win two 4mile 6. Bellewstown horse racing odds, races and racecard 5 july 2018. Bellewstown races will run a free shuttle bus service from the bus bays on the riverside of the abbey car park in drogheda town centre to the racecourse on friday 4th, saturday 5th and sunday 6th july. Races are held in june on the hill of bellewstown, and are well attended. Collier spent much of his time in county meath and tubberorum lane off ludlow street, navan sources are. Here are the bellewstown horse racing results saturday 7 july 2018. The data for the horse racing results is offered as is from the betfair results service beta. Bellewstown horse racing results irish racecourse guide. Races and racecard 20180705 for bellewstown racecourse. Bellewstown has two festivals in the year in june and august.
On the hill of crockafotha, you will find the jewel in the crown of irish horse racing bellewstown racecourse. Horse racing takes place close by in bellewstown 3 km, which is one of the oldest race courses in ireland and meets are held twice each summer. This superb one mile and one furlong left handed course features both flat and hurdle racing. The book is a brilliant read and a great memento to celebrate our milestone anniversary. Bellewstown races racing on the hill of crockafotha since 1726. Get live bellewstown racing results for every race that is run at bellewstown racecourse today. It includes stats and results from 1900 right up to the book s publication in 20. Bellewstown racecourse, county meath bellewstown horse. Please call us any time to help you organise the party of a lifetime with all the fun of the races. This superb one mile one furlong left handed course, in a truly unique location, features both flat and hurdle racing. You can book your race day tickets for bellewstown racing online on their booking page. Bellewstown is a sharp left handed oval of 9 furlongs with a run in of 3 furlongs and uphill finish. The tradition of summer racing at bellewstown dates back centuries. Bellewstown, a village, in the parish of duleek, barony of upper duleek, county of meath, and province of leinster, 1 mile e.
John also wrote 300years of racing at bellewstown in 20. Horse racing, sport of running horses at speed, mainly thoroughbreds with a rider astride or standardbreds with the horse pulling a conveyance with a driver. Bellewstown racing course and offcourse bookmakers, curley made a profit. It happened at bellewstown on 26 june 1975, and was orchestrated by barney curley, an irish professional gambler, philanthropist behind a charity for. Jul 07, 2018 here are the bellewstown horse racing results saturday 7 july 2018. Barney curley is reported to have pulled off one of the biggest betting. Please call us any time to help you organise the party of a. Bellewstown, a village topographical dictionary of. Album of photographs of boylan family of hilltown house. Bellewstown heritage group and bellewstown races committee came together to jointly launch a new history of racing in bellewstown, called almost 300 years of racing at bellewstown. The excellent facilities and highstanding reputation.
A dual purpose track, it holds racing over the entire year and has seen some very notable winners of its major jump races in recent years, including hedgehunter, djakadam, on his own, and numbersixvalverde. History we do not know exactly when racing started in bellewstown, but the first record of races appears in the august edition of the dublin gazette and the weekly courier in 1726. Horse racing results 20180707 for bellewstown racecourse. Get an ultimate horse racing results and bellewstown 2019 information resource now. Based on the hill of crockafotha in county meath bellewstown is situated near the picturesque mountains of mourne. Savills lot 1 kilsharvan house, bellewstown, drogheda, co. Click on the links to view the betting odds and make your bets. Compiled by racing enthusiast john kirwan and historian fiona ahern, members of bellewstown heritage group, who also produced 300 years of racing at bellewstown in 20, this book is packed with interviews, anecdotes, recollections, reminiscences and historical facts about laytown races. The race was called his majestys plate and was valued at.
Baile an bheileogaigh is a village located 8 km south of drogheda, on the. Savills lot 1 kilsharvan house, bellewstown, drogheda. Suits the handy, nippy type, there are five hurdles to a circuit, with no races staged over fences. Racing takes place all year round with approximately 23 meetings spread out across the calendar.
The view from this hill is very extensive, embracing the carlingford and mourne mountains, and the bays of dundalk and carlingford. Here you can find the bellewstown horse racing odds, races and racecard thursday 5 july 2018. The badges displayed on this page are not authentic and are for artistic display only. Album of photographs of boylan family of hilltown house bellewstown, county meath 19201929. Bellewstown is situated on the hill of crockafotha in co meath. Bellewstown tips todays best betting tips for bellewstown. Talk to navan and district historical society 20 feb 2014. Charles ii reigned 166085 became known as the father of the english turf and inaugurated the kings plates, races for which prizes were awarded to the winners.
New book celebrates 150 years of laytown races drogheda life. Summer party pack just 22 per person including admission, food voucher, drink voucher and race card. Bellewstown races flat and hurdle summer racing on a left handed oval of 1 mile 1 furlong. Bellewstown racecourse, bellewstown, county meath ireland. These two kinds of racing are called racing on the flat and harness racing, respectively. Bellewstown golf club is 4 km distant, while there are links courses at bettystown 12 km and baltray 14 km. John and fiona have put tremendous work into laytown strand races, celebrating 150 years.
Bellewstown is a sharp left handed oval of 9 furlongs with a run in of 3 furlongs and an uphill finish. It is situated on the road from duleek to laytown, and on the nanny water. Carson cant keep up with rodney dangerfields nonstop oneliners 1974 duration. The ancient text togail bruidne da derga destruction of the mansion of daderga mentions chariot races taking place on the curragh during the lifetime of the monarch conaire mor, whose reign is disputed but is believed to have occurred sometime between 110 bc and 60 ad. Although the curragh can boast being the first racecourse in ireland in april 1634, bellewstown followed closely on its heels and is the second. Jockey and mount bellewstown horse races highres stock. Horse racing 24 service offers live bellewstown 2019 results. Ever hear the story of the 75yearold irishman whos cost the. Best magicians on britains got talent 2019 magicians got talent duration. His articles for these races were the earliest national racing rules. Bellewstown horse racing results saturday 7 july 2018. We can cater for birthdays and family occasions of all kinds, hen nights and stag nights.
History 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. Leopardstown racecourse is one of irelands biggest racecourses and one that accommodates both flat and national hunt racing. Compiled by racing enthusiast john kirwan and historian fiona ahern, members of bellewstown heritage group, who also produced 300 years of racing at bellewstown in 20, this book is packed with interviews, anecdotes, recollections, reminiscences. On a building to the e of bellewstown castle, known as the lodge, there are two inscribed stones which when combined with a third stone in sarsefieldstown form a full inscription that commemorates john bellew repairing the steps and door of bellewstown castle in 1598 pers comm.
Bellewstown races are synonymous with top class racing, wonderful summer evenings, family entertainment. The 4star city north hotel is located just off junction 7 on the m1, dublinbelfast route and 30 minutes from dublin city. Their is definitely a large bias favouring high drawn runners on the 5 furlong course at bellewstown. This may seem strange as you would expect horses drawn on the inside to be favoured, but in reality the dogleg nature of the 5f course means that horses drawn on the inside actually have to run further than those with high draws who start in the middle of the course and. Bellewstown, a village topographical dictionary of ireland. The home straight is three furlongs in length, has a consistent uphill climb to the winning post, and exhibits a kink to the left at the one and a half furlong point. The course is run left handed over an undulating circuit measuring one mile one furlong in circumference. Oct 11, 2016 ferguson digs deep for vale of york sibling. Bellewstown heritage group is currently compiling a history of bellewstown racecourse and is looking for old photographs, race cards and memorabilia or personal stories and childhood recollections. Jul 05, 2018 here you can find the bellewstown horse racing odds, races and racecard thursday 5 july 2018. Official website of drogheda on the boyne tourism visit drogheda, louth, meath, ireland, and the boyne valley, history, heritage, fun, activities, festivals, nightlife. The yellow sam betting coup was a successful sports betting coup, widely remembered within irish and british thoroughbred horse racing. Racing at killarney dates back to 1822 and was described in glowing terms. Bellewstown stages flat racing, and national hunt races over hurdles.
It is a track which has, in the past, often welcomed some of the finest thoroughbreds of their time. Bellewstown race course, where the coup took place. A book commissioned by the bellewstown heritage groups and written by john kirwan entitled 300 years of racing at bellewstown provides a wonderfully indepth look at the racecourses long history. Noted as one of the most beautifully maintained and picturesque. There was a sense of deja vu during day 2 of book 2 of the tattersalls october yearling sale oct. The first recorded date of the bellewstown races was in 1726. Jockey and mount bellewstown horse races highres stock photo.
August, 2020 bellewstown racecourse, bellewstown, ireland. We do not know exactly when racing started in bellewstown, but the first record of races appears in the august edition of the dublin gazette and the. It includes stats and results from 1900 right up to the books publication in 20. The use of the curragh as an early location for horse racing is also. Truly the historical home of irish summer jump racing, the first record of racing at bellewstown comes from the dublin gazette and weekly courier in 1726 and. Bellewstown news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message. The town of the hags quick facts about bellewstown the first record of racing at the course appeared in the august edition of the dublin gazette and weekly courier in 1726. The bus will depart on friay and saturday at 4 pm sharp and at 1pm on sunday places are limited and on a first come first served basis. Michael mccarthy and paul carroll went into the record books at the weekend by becoming the first gay couple to pick up the best dressed couple award at bellewstown races the competition, during. Sep 05, 2010 some of the locals at the races in 1982. View topquality stock photos of jockey and mount bellewstown horse races. Give your party the edge and celebrate in style at bellewstown races.
Free into bellewstown races tomorrow 26 august, if you have a copy of the irish racing post with you. In 1780, george tandy, a former mayor of drogheda and brother of james napper tandy, persuaded king george iii to sponsor a race at bellewstown. The jordan family, home, this website is dedicated to the jordan family of kiltimagh, county mayo, ireland family tree,, family history, photo 1,, put. We also report if there are any nonrunners in the race. Our results are updated continuously after races are finished and the winner has been chosen.
Timeline world history documentaries recommended for you. Baile an bheileogaigh is a village located 8 km south of drogheda, on the hill of crockafotha in county meath in ireland. Bellewstown racecourse, county meath bellewstown horse racing. Bellewstown farm stud headlines page 1 of 1 bloodhorse. Johns book on bellewstown races is a runaway winner. Apple green service station, gormanstown, on right. Carried forward to bellewstown on thursday 5th july. The highlight of their racing calendar is a 3 day festival at the end june, beginning of july. We do not know exactly when racing started in bellewstown, but the first record of races appears in the august edition of the dublin gazette and the weekly courier in 1726. It happened at bellewstown on 26 june 1975, and was orchestrated by. Horse racing ireland hri is the national authority for thoroughbred racing in ireland, with responsibility for the governance, development and promotion of the. The weather looks like it will be very good so we hope that you all have a great day at the races. Feb 03, 20 bellewstown races 1986 and 1991 john bellew. The album contains circa 230 original mostly captioned photographs in of the boylan family, relations, friends and colleagues and places in ireland and abroad as follows.
223 428 101 127 1390 964 364 708 1233 261 348 384 1437 978 386 476 1325 550 311 890 484 519 481 781 411 959 446 1284 1488 423 726 182 376 408 887 1282 319 361 48 389 858