Equine fans saddle up for city’s first horse-racing event in a century

Horse-racing is returning to Cork City after almost a century.

Equine fans saddle  up for  city’s first horse-racing event in  a century

The meeting, organised by Muskerry Hunt Club, takes place on Saturday, Nov 2, at the Munster Agricultural Society’s new showgrounds at Curraheen, Bishopstown. Adjoining property, owned by UCC, will also be used, with the first race getting the off at 12pm at the new track.

Robert Harkin, Muskerry Hunt Club, said: “Preparations are well under way and we are looking forward to what will be a great family day out, offering the city the thrills and spills of horse racing for the first time in 100 years.”

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