MANY congratulations to the team at Down Royal following Tuesday’s announcement at the 2017 Horse Racing Ireland awards’ lunch at Leopardstown that it was the winner of the Racecourse of the Year award.

Described as being “one of the most popular and progressive racecourses in the country”, Down Royal was also singled out for having “undergone a huge amount of development and improvement over the past decade” and for hosting “the first Grade 1 race of the jumps season every year.”