DUNDALK RACECOURSE
Dundalk racecourse is unique in that it combines a Horseracing course with a Greyhound track. It is also the only all weather racecourse in Ireland, and is 45 minutes from Dublin and an hour from Belfast. The horseracing generally takes place under floodlights. It is not a bad course, and is certainly worth a night out at, the standard of horseracing tends to be better than that at the English all weather racecourses.
Key Characteristics
Dundalk is left handed oval of 10 furlongs with a chute start for the 5 furlong races. The racing surface is polytrack, and being a bit longer than most of the other All Weather courses, it also tends to be a bit fairer, the finishing straight is two and a half furlongs long. As a result there is not one particular type of running style which is suited by Dundalk. The configuration it most closely resembles is the Southwell AW course.Course map
Interesting Facts about Dundalk Stadium
- Horse racing was first staged at Dundalk in the nineteenth century.
- The original turf racecourse closed in 2001.
- The redeveloped Dundalk Stadium opened for horse racing in 2007.
- Dundalk became Ireland’s first floodlit all-weather racecourse.
- The racing surface is Polytrack.
- The course is left-handed and approximately ten furlongs in circumference.
- Dundalk stages Flat racing throughout much of the year.
- The complex also includes a greyhound racing track.
- Its floodlights allow regular evening fixtures during the autumn and winter.
- Dundalk is located in County Louth, between Dublin and Belfast.
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