THURSDAY, September 6th is a special year for racing at Laytown as it mark’s 150 years of racing at the Meath beach. Laytown’s race committee is launching a commemorative book Laytown Strand Races, celebrating 150 years in the Glenside Hotel in Julianstown, Co Meath on Tuesday, August 14th at 7.30pm.

Special guests are RTÉ racing pundit and trainer Ted Walsh and racing commentator Des Scahill who will share their Laytown races memories and stories with the audience. The launch event is free to attend.