KILLARNEY Racecourse is set to host its three-day summer horse-racing festival from Thursday, August 22 to Saturday, August 24.
The August Festival at Killarney Races offers patrons fantastic racing, socialising, entertainment and so much more at Ireland’s most scenic racecourse.
Thursday and Friday are evening meetings and Saturday is a stylish afternoon affair. Lauren Arthurs and Aidan O’Mahony have been enlisted to judge the O’Donoghue Ring Collection Best Dressed at Killarney Races on Saturday August 24th.
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Thursday National Hunt racing gets underway at 4.33pm, with gates open from 2.30pm. There’ll be live music on the lawn from Resolute and post racing there will be live music in the Jim Culloty Bar from DJ Donal.
Friday Flat racing takes place at 5.10pm with the Kellihers Toyota being the feature race. Again there will be music on the lawn from Resolute. Phil ‘n da Blanks takes to the stage in the Jim Culloty Bar for an après racing party, while the team from TG4 will be on hand to broadcast ‘Rásaí Beo’ live from Ireland’s most scenic racecourse.
Saturday sees the O’Donoghue Ring Collection Best Dressed Day, where glamour takes centre stage as fashion connoisseurs close out the August Festival in spectacular style.
The most fashionable ladies and gentlemen will vie for a prestigious prize of the ultimate luxury escape to Kerry including a three-night stay in a newly refurbished suite at Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa, atmospheric dinners with champagne, spa treatments, whiskey tastings and quintessential Kerry excursions.
Killarney’s Café du Parc will also be on the course with a pop-up bar serving bespoke cocktails and luxury champagne from the French champagne house; Taittinger.
Gates open from 12.30pm with the first race off at approximately 2.30pm. Patrons are advised to book online and come along early.
Adult tickets are available from €20 and children under 14 go free . For all ticket details and festival programme information visit www.killarneyraces.com.
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