Key the charts above indicate the percentage of races which were won from each stall number in handicaps. 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. Races are held in june on the hill of bellewstown, and are well attended. The racecard information is offered as is from the betfair horse racing betting odds service. His years as clerk of the course during the 1970s and 1980s, travelling to race meetings around the country. Bellewstown is a village located 7 miles south of drogheda, on the hill of crockafotha in county meath in ireland. With just five racedays during the year, bellewstown racecourse doesnt see too much in the way of racing action. They have held racing at bellewstown racecourse since 1780.
The yellow sam betting coup was a successful sports betting coup, widely remembered within irish and british thoroughbred horse racing. To compare all the latest prices, use our horse racing odds comparison service. Album of photographs of boylan family of hilltown house. The highlight of their racing calendar is a 3 day festival at the end june, beginning of july.
On the hill of crockafotha, you will find the jewel in the crown of irish horse racing bellewstown racecourse. I enjoyed seeing man owar, whirlaway and of course, slew. The history of organized racing in other ancient civilizations is not very firmly established. It is situated on the road from duleek to laytown, and on the nanny water. Racing takes place all year round with approximately 23 meetings spread out across the calendar. 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. Bellewstown racecourse, where the yellow sam betting coup took place. 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. Bellewstown is situated on the hill of crockafotha in co meath. Bellewstown racecourse, county meath bellewstown horse. Five newlyreleased sports books to read over the coming weeks five. Bellewstown race course, where the coup took place the yellow sam betting coup was a successful sports betting coup, widely remembered within irish and british thoroughbred horse racing it happened at bellewstown on 26 june 1975, and was orchestrated by barney curley, an irish professional gambler, philanthropist behind a charity for impoverished children in zambia which he set up after. Bellewstown is a sharp left handed oval of 9 furlongs with a run in of 3 furlongs and uphill finish.
Talk to navan and district historical society 20 feb 2014. Curley and yellow sam provided one of the great coups in history credit. Five summer meetings for horse racing fans the irish times. Collier spent much of his time in county meath and tubberorum lane off ludlow street, navan sources are. Ever hear the story of the 75yearold irishman whos cost the. Bellewstown, a village, in the parish of duleek, barony of upper duleek, county of meath, and province of leinster, 1 mile e. Bellewstown heritage was formed in 2005 the aim of the group is to record and. Racing at killarney dates back to 1822 and was described in glowing. Get live bellewstown racing results for every race that is run at bellewstown racecourse today. Group uncovers the fascinating history of bellewstown barracks. Dapper duo become first gay couple to win best dressed at. 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. Baile an bheileogaigh is a village located 8 km south of drogheda, on the.
Here you can find the bellewstown horse racing odds, races and racecard thursday 5 july 2018. Johns book on bellewstown races is a runaway winner. 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. The state of the county papers 17961831, preston papers, viscount gormanston in the national library, drogheda newsletter, drogheda journal and drogheda argus. Turtle bunbury is an awardwinning travel writer, historian and author based in ireland. The race was called his majestys plate and was valued at. Bellewstown racecourse, bellewstown, county meath ireland. Phase 2 side temporary sides panels to facilitate machinery removal from old leanto flat roof of finishing dept, into phase 2 extension and then demolition of leanto and build of phase 3 view. Bellewstown racecourse is wonderfully located on the hill of crockafotha in co meath. Bellewstown racecourse is situated just off the n1 main road between dublin and belfast. Day two of the annual bellewstown festival meeting provides racegoers with another eightrace mixed evening card, and the action gets underway at 5. Ireland since the early 18th century and according to history the ancient celtic kings held racing there.
Bellewstown race course, where the coup took place. The badges displayed on this page are not authentic and are for artistic display only. Five of the biggest betting coups in racing history. You can book your race day tickets for bellewstown racing online on their booking page.
The village is situated in a rural setting with views of the mourne mountains to the north and the irish sea to the east the tradition of summer horse racing at bellewstown dates back centuries. Leopardstown racecourse is one of irelands biggest racecourses and one that accommodates both flat and national hunt racing. Bellewstown races racing on the hill of crockafotha since 1726. Bellewstown horse racing results irish racecourse guide. 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. This year the race committee launched a commemorative book laytown strand. 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.
Both fourhitch chariot and mounted bareback races were held in the olympic games of greece over the period 70040 bce. Horse racing, both of chariots and of mounted riders, was a wellorganized public entertainment in the roman empire. Baile an bheileogaigh is a village on the hill of crockafotha in county meath in ireland. 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. Became director of laytown races in 1974, and managed to halt its decline. Best magicians on britains got talent 2019 magicians got talent duration. Racing from bellewston racecourse dates back to the 1700s where the first record of races made it into the dublin gazette. When there is race meeting at bellewstown, all the days horse racing results will appear below. But if you dont have this book and you love horseracing, i highly recommend it. Bellewstown, a village topographical dictionary of. 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. The tradition of summer racing at bellewstown dates back centuries. Your guide to bellewstown racing festival 2020 in bellewstown. Our different packages ladies day, belter and corporate offer a great days entertainment with private bar facilitates, great food, tote betting and the very best of racing.
Compiled by a couple of members of bellewstown heritage group, racing enthusiast john kirwan and historian fiona ahern, who also produced 300 years of racing at bellewstown in 20, this book is. Based on the hill of crockafotha in county meath bellewstown is situated near the picturesque mountains of mourne. Bellewstown horse racing odds, races and racecard 5 july 2018. The first recorded date of the bellewstown races was in 1726. Bellewstown is around thirty eight kilometres north of the outskirts of dublin, with drogheda to the north, and balbriggan to. 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. To the east there is the irish sea while to the north there are great views of the mountains of mourne. Turtle bunbury awardwinning travel writer, historian. Bellewstown races flat and hurdle summer racing on a left handed oval of 1 mile 1 furlong. It happened at bellewstown on 26 june 1975, and was orchestrated by. 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. By taking advantage of an underhandicapped horse and the lack of easy communications between the bellewstown racing course and offcourse bookmakers. 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.
During this time six of the classes moved to the buildings of the bellewstown race course and another two moved to the old school hall. Although the curragh can boast being the first racecourse in ireland in april 1634, bellewstown followed closely on its heels and is the second. The glenside is located in beautiful countryside just 2 km from drogheda and 5km from the beach at bettystown. Book details the story of the laytown races independent. The refurbishment in 20032004 resulted in the building of a new mainstream classroom and the upgrade of 2 mainstream classrooms and staffroom. Manager of bellewstown racecourse for a number of years. Bellewstown it may mean the town of the hags but dont let that put you off. 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. It is a track which has, in the past, often welcomed some of the finest thoroughbreds of their time. The yellow sam betting coup was a successful sports betting coup, widely remembered within irish and british thoroughbred horse racing it happened at bellewstown on 26 june 1975, and was orchestrated by barney curley, an irish professional gambler, philanthropist behind a charity for impoverished children in zambia which he set up after his sons death in 1995, former trainer, former. Scoil naomh treasa ns, bellewstown, drogheda, co meath school, primary school, national school, leinster, ireland, education, children.
The tradition of summer horse racing at bellewstown dates back centuries. Laytown strand races book launch its that time of the year again. Now, with the excellent assistance of hugh forrester, curator of the police museum in belfast, almost the entire history of bellewstown barracks has. The bellewstown races has been one of the social events of the year for generations. 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. The tradition of summer racing dates back centuries and the first record of racing there. His work also includes extensive articles relating to travels in sri lanka, zimbabwe, mexico, europe. This superb one mile and one furlong left handed course features both flat and hurdle racing. Select bellewstown from the list below and click ok. 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. Click on the links to view the betting odds and make your bets.
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