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Next Thursday afternoon will witness an expected capacity crowd flock to Gowran Park in their thousands. The most prestigious race in the Kilkenny track, the €100,000 Ellen Construction Thyestes Chase, will take place at 2.35pm.

Ellen Duggan and Marie Langton are currently exhibiting at the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel as part of Arts Week. Duggan and Langton have exhibited together at the Ormonde for the past number of years and their exhibition has become one of the highlights of the fringe events.

Hector O hEochagáin will be the special guest at a Cheltenham charity preview night in the Salthill Hotel on Sunday March 1 at 8pm.

The Tendrleen Thyestes Handicap Steeplechase was the source of great excitement in homes, businesses and at the racetrack in Kilkenny’s Gowran Park yesterday when the horse with only an outside chance of winning took home the grand prize.

The flagship of British steeplechase horse racing, the Cheltenham Festival, is just around the corner, and Galway followers can enjoy some hot tips at this year’s NUIG Cheltenham Preview on Sunday March 1.

Galway marketing agency Proactive has been awarded a three-year contract to promote the Galway Races summer festival.

Despite the present economic crisis, thousands of Irish people flocked to Cheltenham for the four-day festival that concludes today.

The strong association between Ireland's premier National Hunt racing family and England's premier National Hunt racing track was further enhanced last week by the exploits of the Willie Mullins team which undertook the annual pilgrimage to the Cotswolds.

Superb opportunity to acquire a two bedroom townhouse ideally located in a prime position in the increasingly popular Monksfield development.

Local heart charity Croí, has just announced details of its race evening event at the Galway Races on Friday July 31.