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Dundalk Course Guide
The current all-weather track at Dundalk was opened in August 2007 in tandem with an existing greyhound racing track on the infield of the racecourse. Horse racing had originally taken place on a turf track on the same site in Dundalk, but that had closed in 2001.
The all-weather track at Dundalk is acknowledged as one of the finest in Europe and numerous subsequent Group 1 winners have raced and won on it in recent years. Dundalk races all year round with a total of 38 meetings taking place every year, the emphasis being on the winter season from November through to March. The feature race of the year is the Group 3 Diamond Stakes which takes places in October and has been won by the likes of Mastercraftsman and Declaration Of War.
The polytrack course, which opened in August, 2007, is a left-handed, oval course, about 10 furlongs in extent, with a run-in of about 2½ furlongs. A 5f chute joins the main course on the home bend just over 3½ furlongs from the finish, while the 1m start is in a short chute at the start of the back straight.
Dundalk is a very fair track. The cutaway rail they introduced in December 2013 was an excellent move and it has drastically reduced the number of hard-luck stories. In general, it rides quite firm and some horses, particularly those that like a softer surface, won’t let themselves down on it. A low draw is a big help over seven furlongs and particularly over the extended mile-and-a-quarter as the bend comes up very quickly indeed after that start. The kickback had been getting a bit worse during the 2014/15 winter season, but they refurbished the surface in July 2015 and that should settle it down and go back to the fair surface it had been for years.
View from the saddle: Mick Kinane
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 5f Manaccan (Standard) 21 Oct 2022 58.05s 6f Arcanears (Standard) 29 Oct 2021 1m 10.57s 7f Irish Acclaim (Standard) 08 Oct 2021 1m 23.92s 1m Friendly (Standard) 05 Nov 2021 1m 35.06s 1m 2f 150y Phantom Flight (Standard) 26 Sep 2025 2m 11.61s 1m 4f Amhran Na Bhfiann (Standard) 21 Apr 2021 2m 29.84s 2m Cozone (Standard) 25 Nov 2022 3m 26.6s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L A McGuinness 571 68 €559,201 11.91% -€231.76 J P O'Brien 395 54 €505,800 13.67% -€93.91 G M Lyons 191 42 €479,998 21.99% €2.30 D Hogan 400 35 €240,297 8.75% -€181.28 Stephen Thorne 135 30 €257,100 22.22% €1.98 A Murray 177 29 €286,799 16.38% -€65.28 D Marnane 190 28 €265,502 14.74% €26.78 P W Flynn 157 26 €201,599 16.56% -€26.61 J C McConnell 520 24 €157,200 4.62% -€292.17 A Slattery 326 23 €170,999 7.06% -€16.92 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Colin Keane 412 80 €761,695 19.42% -€108.54 Adam Caffrey 341 47 €369,299 13.78% -€42.88 Declan McDonogh 329 38 €335,701 11.55% -€92.97 Jack Kearney 305 38 €309,300 12.46% -€31.01 Billy Lee 257 36 €302,399 14.01% -€92.90 Luke McAteer 293 36 €333,901 12.29% -€47.96 James Ryan 454 35 €279,898 7.71% -€109.25 Ronan Whelan 269 31 €308,701 11.52% -€108.31 J M Sheridan 369 25 €188,400 6.78% -€194.63 Ben Coen 239 25 €196,799 10.46% -€55.47
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Last Update: 07/03/2026 17:00x
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16:37 Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race
7f | 3YO only | 9 ran
- Winner: Apiary 11/10 Fav
- Jockey: Julian Pietropaolo Trainer: Kevin Coleman
- Owner: H Redknapp & B Sheerin & N Hayes & Kim Coleman
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