Tipperary Racecourse
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Tipperary Racecourse is a horse racing venue in County Tipperary, Ireland which stages both National Hunt and Flat racing. The course is located adjacent to Limerick Junction railway station and approximately two miles from Tipperary town.{{cite web|url=http://www.tipperaryraces.ie/Tipperary/Plan-Your-Day/How-to-get-to-Tipperary/|title=How to get to Tipperary|accessdate=2011-11-16}} Tipperary Racecourse is owned by Horse Racing Ireland.{{cite web|url=http://www.goracing.ie/HRI/Resource-Centre/About-HRI/|title=Go Racing - Horse Racing Ireland|accessdate=2011-11-22}} The course is left-handed and flat and measures one mile and two furlongs round. There is a five furlong sprint track which joins the main racecourse at the start of the straight.{{cite web|url=http://www.tipperaryraces.ie/Tipperary/Racing-Information/Track-Description/|title=Track Description|accessdate=2011-11-16}}
History
The first recorded racemeeting at Tipperary Races at Barronstown Course was on 27 March 1848 but at the current Limerick Junction racetrack it was September 1916 when the meeting was attended by trainers Senator J.J. Parkinson, Stephen Grehan and Charles Moore. It remained Limerick Junction until the name was changed to Tipperary in 1986.{{cite web|url=http://www.tipperaryraces.ie/Tipperary/Plan-Your-Day/History-of-the-Racecourse/|title=History of the Racecourse|accessdate=2011-11-16}}
Notable races
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! style="width:70px" |Month ! style="width:80px" |DOW ! Race Name ! style="width:60px" |Type ! style="width:70px" | Grade ! style="width:80px" |Distance ! style="width:50px" |Age/Sex |
| style="text-align:center" |{{Sort|1|August}}
| style="text-align:center" |Thursday | style="text-align:center" |Flat | style="text-align:center" | Group 3 | style="text-align:center" |{{Sort|1500|7f 100y}} | style="text-align:center" |3yo + f |
| style="text-align:center" |{{Sort|2|October}}
| style="text-align:center" |Sunday | style="text-align:center" |Hurdle | style="text-align:center" | Grade 3 | style="text-align:center" |{{Sort|3219|2m }} | style="text-align:center" |4yo + |
| style="text-align:center" |{{Sort|3|October}}
| style="text-align:center" |Sunday | style="text-align:center" |Flat | style="text-align:center" | Group 3 | style="text-align:center" |{{Sort|1500|7f 100y}} | style="text-align:center" |3yo + |
| style="text-align:center" |{{Sort|4|October}}
| style="text-align:center" |Sunday | style="text-align:center" |Hurdle | style="text-align:center" | Grade 2 | style="text-align:center" |{{Sort|3219|2m }} | style="text-align:center" |4yo + |
| style="text-align:center" |{{Sort|5|October}}
| style="text-align:center" |Sunday | Like A Butterfly Novice Chase | style="text-align:center" |Chase | style="text-align:center" | Grade 3 | style="text-align:center" |{{Sort|4023|2m 4f }} | style="text-align:center" |4yo + |
References
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External links
- [http://www.tipperaryraces.ie/Tipperary/Home/ Official website]
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Category:Horse racing venues in the Republic of Ireland
Category:Sports venues in County Tipperary
Category:Sports venues completed in 1916
Category:1916 establishments in Ireland
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