Penultimate fixture in series next weekend

Dundalk: prices from ring will be offered to retail bookmakersCredit: Alain Barr

Sunday's Dundalk card is nothing out of the ordinary, but, when all eyes are on the Curragh next weekend, the track will host something a little different.

Harness racing will take place at the course for the penultimate fixture of a five-day series that began in June, with the finale scheduled for Sunday, September 25. Following lobbying in government, trotting has returned to the County Louth all-weather facility after a hiatus of eight years.

The Irish Harness Racing Association is in the third year of a link-up with France's Le Trot, which subsidises Irish races restricted to French-bred trotters.

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Richard ForristalIreland editor

Published on 3 September 2016inNews

Last updated 14:59, 3 September 2016

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