Saturday, 7 April 2012 - Monday, 9 April 2012
This Festival consists of three days of top quality Flat and National Hunt racing in Mallow over the Easter Holiday weekend. Cork is undoubtedly the home of National Hunt racing and its historic association with racing goes back a long way. In fact only a few miles from the racecourse was the scene of a historic match race between two sporting Cork gentlemen who wanted to find out which of their horses was the better. They arranged a 4½ mile race cross country from the steeple of St John’s Church in Buttevant to that of St Mary’s in Doneraile, and from this the term “steeplechasing” was coined!
At the Easter Festival in Cork, you get the best of both worlds with a mix of Flat and National Hunt over the three days with the highlights of the Festival being the Listed Imperial Call Chase (won in 2010 by Philip Redmond-trained Florida Express) and the Grade C Easter Handicap Hurdle (won in 2010 by the Eric McNamara-trained Questions Answered).
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Fabulous Festival Offers
.jpg "horse_rgb") | €30 – 3 day ticket Is available from Cork racecourse mallow, telephone 022-50207 and must be pre purchased | |
.jpg "train_rabbit") | Reduced train Tickets Available online) from Dublin, Cork. Tralee, Killarney & Millstreet to Mallow
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.jpg "accom_cork") | Special Festival Accommodation Offers (Available online) from Dublin, Cork. Tralee, Killarney & Millstreet to MallowOver the 3 days of the Easter Festival. Check www.irishrail.ieGreat value packages in all hotels and B&B’s around Mallow. Details listed onwww.racinghomeforeaster.com/tourism/local-accommodation |
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