Down Royal Racecourse
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Down Royal Racecourse is a horse racing venue near Lisburn in Northern Ireland. The most valuable race run there is the Ladbrokes Champion Chase,[1] run at the Northern Ireland Festival of racing in November. The most valuable flat race to be run there annually is the Ulster Derby.
Racing has been taking place on the current course, at Maze near Lisburn, since the early 18th Century on land donated by Arthur Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, but the history of Down Royal goes further back to 1685 when King James II issued a Royal Charter and formed the Down Royal Corporation of Horse Breeders. In 1750 King George II donated £100 to run King's Plate and to the present day a race named His Majesty's Plate is run in July over 1 mile 5 furlongs with the prize money contributed to by the Privy Purse.
Although actually in the United Kingdom, racing at Down Royal comes under the authority of Horse Racing Ireland as horse-racing in the British Isles is divided on a Great Britain / All-Ireland basis.
Notable races
| Month | DOW | Race Name | Type | Grade | Distance | Age/Sex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Friday | His Majesty's Plate | Flat | Listed | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4yo+ |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Saturday | Ulster Derby | Flat | Handicap | Script error: No such module "sort". | 3yo |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Friday | Down Royal Mares Novice Hurdle | Hurdle | Grade 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4yo + m |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Friday | Jezki Hurdle | Hurdle | Grade 3 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 4yo + |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Saturday | Ladbrokes Champion Chase | Chase | Grade 1 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 5yo + |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Saturday | Skymas Chase | Chase | Grade 2 | Script error: No such module "sort". | 5yo + |
References
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