HRI set Saturday date for Irish Derby

NEXT year’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby will be run on a Saturday (June 30) for the first time since 1987.

HRI set Saturday date for Irish Derby
Wed, 27 Jul, 2011 - 01:00
Pat Keane

This was the most significant revelation in the fixture list for 2012 announced by Horse Racing Ireland yesterday.

Total Fixtures will be up from 336 to 349, due to 13 extra Dundalk meetings. The Derby will be what is described as a late Saturday afternoon fixture, as will the Red Mills Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. All racecourses retain the same allocation as in 2011.

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