Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) today published the fixture list for 2025 which will see the overall number of fixtures remain at 395.
All but four of the fixtures have been allocated, with the remainder retained as floating fixtures to be utilised during the year to deal with time periods when there is very high demand for opportunities to run from the horse population.
The Board of HRI approved the fixture list at their meeting this week, as well as a contingency fixture list to reassign Tipperary’s fixtures in the event of the track closing in 2025 to accommodate the development of an All-Weather Track there.
Racecourses were asked to apply to stage Tipperary fixtures in the event of closure, and those contingencies are as below. All fixtures have been reassigned in full, except for the October 5th mixed meeting, which will see the three Graded NH races go to Gowran Park on Saturday October 4th, and the Listed Concorde Stakes moving to the Curragh on Sunday October 5th.
Jonathan Mullin, HRI’s Director of Racing, said:
“The number of horses in training in Ireland this year remain at similar levels to 2023 and therefore it was felt prudent not to increase the number of fixtures for 2025. The fixture list process for 2025 involved consultation with a wide variety of industry stakeholders and we acknowledge their strong engagement throughout. In particular, given the need to produce a ‘shadow’ 2025 fixture list to accommodate the planned development of an All-Weather Track at Tipperary, we thank the racecourses for their considerable contributions.”
DOWNLOAD 2025 IRISH RACING FIXTURE LIST HERE.
ALTERNATIVE TIPPERARY FIXTURES - should Tipperary close for development in 2025
April 24th- Tipperary (Flat) to Dundalk
May 8th- Tipperary (NH) to Listowel on May 6th, with Cork moving from May 6th to May 8th
May 14th - Tipperary (NH) to Punchestown
May 27th- Tipperary (Flat) to Dundalk
July 1st- Tipperary (NH) to Wexford
July 2nd- Tipperary (Flat) to Fairyhouse
July 3rd- Tipperary (NH) to Limerick
August 8th- Tipperary (Flat) to Gowran Park
August 31st- Tipperary (Flat) to Cork
October 5th- Tipperary (Mixed):
Listed Concorde Stakes to move to the Curragh and alternative fixtures found for remaining two flat races. Curragh to move to October 5th from October 4th.
Grade 3 Tipperary Hurdle, Grade 3 Joe Mac Novice Hurdle and Grade 3 Like-A-Butterfly Novice Steeplechase to move to Gowran Park
October 6th- Tipperary (NH) to Galway