Dundalk [Dalgan's fort] is a town of County Louth, Ireland. It sits on the Castletown River, flowing into the Dundalk Bay. It is near the border of Northern Ireland between Dublin and Belfast in the province of Leinster.
Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing is held at Dundalk Stadium. This is Ireland's first all-weather race track opening in August 2007. It cost 35 Million euros.
Local transport
Dundalk is located 52 miles North of Dublin. The racecourse is just one and half miles from the town centre of Dundalk.
Bishop Court's airport is about forty miles away.
Flat racecourse:
Dundalk is a left-handed course covering ten furlongs with a run in of two and a half furlongs with an up hill finish. A low draw is an advantage over 5 - 6f.
National Hunt racecourse:
The turf course was closed in 2001. The racecourse dated back to 1889.
Contact details:
Dundalk Racecourse
Mullgrove
Ballymascanlon
Dundalk
County Louth
Tel: 353 42 937 1271
Fax: 353 42 937 1271
Website: http://www.dundalkstadium.com/
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