The style stakes were high at the weekend as fashionistas from across the country vied for pole position and the title of Best Dressed Lady at Killarney Races.

ON a cloudy day when the rain thankfully held off, a glamorous boutique owner lit up the course when she won the fashion stakes at Killarney Races.

THE hats may have been creative, colourful and attention-seeking, but it was a woman in a striking black and white dress that most impressed in the haute couture stakes, at Killarney Races.

YOU’RE A Star TV show presenter Brian Ormond and his girlfriend, model Pippa O’Connor, will judge the Queen of Fashion competition at Killarney Races, on July 17.