Increase in horse racing meetings for 2021 announced

Gowran Park, Kilbeggan, Punchestown, Bellewstown, Killarney and the Curragh will benefit from the extra meeting, it was also confirmed

The list contains 379 meetings at this stage, as one "floating fixture" will be kept in reserve, to be programmed at short notice by the fixtures committee

There will be 10 extra scheduled horse racing meetings from this year's original calendar for 2021, HRI have announced.

Horse Racing Ireland today published the fixture list for 2021, which will see the overall number of fixtures increasing from the original 2020 figure of 370 to 380 next year.