IT hosted the first race meeting of the new millennium in Europe and later helped punters get used to the euro. Now one of Ireland’s oldest racecourses is to embark on a 12-month celebration to mark its centenary in 2012, but whether the euro is still in circulation is not as certain.

EOIN Doyle and Shay Barry started the New Year as they ended 2009, with a double at Tramore, highlighted by the victory of course specialist The Fonze in the featured Waterford & Tramore Racecourse Supporters Chase, a race in which he finished third last year.

HECTOR Ó HEOCHAGÁIN hopes to dispel Waterford’s blues over the next few days.

WITH Hector, thoroughbred horses and Waterford’s gutsy hurlers all assembled on the one site, Tramore’s four-day racing festival got off to the best possible start last night.

HORSE RACING fans are gearing up for a festival with a difference as the long-awaited four-day meeting begins today in Tramore, Co Waterford.

THE four day Tramore Racing Festival, which runs from tomorrow evening through to Sunday, is expected once more to deliver another major boost to the thriving racing scene in the south-east.

RACING at Tramore was back on track again last night after a disappointing start on Thursday to the four-day festival at the top Waterford venue.

IRISH racing hit a new low at Tramore yesterday when the first afternoon of the annual Festival had to be abandoned after the third race.

Neans McSweeney A THOUSAND euro is up for grabs today for the best glad rags worn for a day at the nags.