BALLINROBE Racecourse launched their 2019 season at the racecourse last night, and a large crowd turned up to hear about the racing year ahead. Sponsors, supporters and guests heard from the racecourse manager John Flannelly about the plans for another exciting season of sport at one of Ireland’s most picturesque and well maintained tracks.

A total of 10 evening race meetings are scheduled between April and September, comprising eight National Hunt and two flat meetings, and the Co Mayo venue can boast of having total prize money of over €1 million on offer, an average of more than €100,000 per meeting! No wonder all the leading trainers are sending runners west.