810:
154:
871:
25:
816:
191:
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
192:
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.
855:
575:
440:
908:
711:
484:
848:
123:
952:
947:
962:
841:
89:
61:
932:
901:
788:
42:
937:
477:
68:
894:
762:
75:
957:
736:
108:
470:
57:
927:
731:
317:
46:
942:
153:
375:
177:
82:
701:
615:
493:
35:
882:
829:
809:
640:
605:
595:
259:
600:
565:
752:
696:
686:
660:
645:
610:
570:
516:
508:
200:
8:
783:
757:
625:
620:
778:
681:
665:
655:
580:
549:
539:
521:
706:
650:
630:
173:
635:
585:
544:
180:, run at the Northern Ireland Festival of racing in November. The most valuable
878:
825:
196:
921:
208:
204:
138:
125:
691:
404:
346:
288:
185:
165:
462:
531:
212:
181:
441:"Ladbrokes backs Down Royal Racecourse with three year sponsorship deal"
24:
877:
This article about a horse racing venue in the United
Kingdom is a
815:
870:
169:
457:
824:
This article about a sports venue in
Northern Ireland is a
199:, racing at Down Royal comes under the authority of
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
919:
224:
16:Horse racing venue near Lisburn, North Ireland
902:
849:
478:
415:
386:
357:
328:
299:
270:
492:
222:
909:
895:
856:
842:
485:
471:
396:
367:
338:
309:
280:
251:
176:. The most valuable race run there is the
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
152:
920:
789:Racing Academy and Centre of Education
466:
865:
803:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
953:Northern Ireland sports venue stubs
948:Buildings and structures in Lisburn
13:
763:Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board
14:
974:
963:United Kingdom sports venue stubs
737:List of Irish National Hunt races
451:
157:View towards the spectator stands
869:
814:
808:
218:
184:to be run there annually is the
23:
34:needs additional citations for
933:Sports venues in County Antrim
732:List of Irish flat horse races
433:
318:Down Royal Mares Novice Hurdle
1:
426:
938:Sports venues in County Down
881:. You can help Knowledge by
828:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
10:
979:
864:
802:
771:
745:
724:
674:
558:
530:
507:
500:
195:Although actually in the
958:Horse racing venue stubs
376:Ladbrokes Champion Chase
178:Ladbrokes Champion Chase
494:Horse racing in Ireland
203:as horse-racing in the
58:"Down Royal Racecourse"
158:
928:Down Royal Racecourse
162:Down Royal Racecourse
156:
753:Horse Racing Ireland
201:Horse Racing Ireland
43:improve this article
784:Irish National Stud
260:His Majesty's Plate
135: /
779:Garda Mounted Unit
571:Ballybrit (Galway)
159:
890:
889:
837:
836:
797:
796:
720:
719:
424:
423:
119:
118:
111:
93:
970:
943:Sport in Lisburn
911:
904:
897:
873:
866:
858:
851:
844:
820:
819:
818:
812:
804:
505:
504:
487:
480:
473:
464:
463:
445:
444:
437:
417:
398:
388:
369:
359:
340:
330:
311:
301:
282:
272:
253:
223:
207:is divided on a
174:Northern Ireland
150:
149:
147:
146:
145:
140:
139:54.491°N 6.120°W
136:
133:
132:
131:
128:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
978:
977:
973:
972:
971:
969:
968:
967:
918:
917:
916:
915:
863:
862:
813:
807:
800:
798:
793:
767:
741:
716:
670:
554:
526:
496:
491:
454:
449:
448:
439:
438:
434:
429:
221:
143:
141:
137:
134:
129:
126:
124:
122:
121:
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
976:
966:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
914:
913:
906:
899:
891:
888:
887:
874:
861:
860:
853:
846:
838:
835:
834:
821:
795:
794:
792:
791:
786:
781:
775:
773:
769:
768:
766:
765:
760:
755:
749:
747:
743:
742:
740:
739:
734:
728:
726:
722:
721:
718:
717:
715:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
678:
676:
672:
671:
669:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
562:
560:
556:
555:
553:
552:
547:
542:
536:
534:
528:
527:
525:
524:
519:
513:
511:
502:
498:
497:
490:
489:
482:
475:
467:
461:
460:
453:
452:External links
450:
447:
446:
431:
430:
428:
425:
422:
421:
418:
413:
410:
407:
402:
399:
393:
392:
389:
384:
381:
378:
373:
370:
364:
363:
360:
355:
352:
349:
344:
341:
335:
334:
331:
326:
323:
320:
315:
312:
306:
305:
302:
297:
294:
291:
286:
283:
277:
276:
273:
268:
265:
262:
257:
254:
248:
247:
244:
241:
236:
233:
230:
227:
220:
217:
197:United Kingdom
144:54.491; -6.120
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
975:
964:
961:
959:
956:
954:
951:
949:
946:
944:
941:
939:
936:
934:
931:
929:
926:
925:
923:
912:
907:
905:
900:
898:
893:
892:
886:
884:
880:
875:
872:
868:
867:
859:
854:
852:
847:
845:
840:
839:
833:
831:
827:
822:
817:
811:
806:
805:
801:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
776:
774:
770:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
750:
748:
744:
738:
735:
733:
730:
729:
727:
723:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
679:
677:
675:Former Venues
673:
667:
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
563:
561:
557:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
537:
535:
533:
529:
523:
520:
518:
515:
514:
512:
510:
509:National Hunt
506:
503:
499:
495:
488:
483:
481:
476:
474:
469:
468:
465:
459:
456:
455:
442:
436:
432:
419:
414:
411:
408:
406:
403:
400:
395:
394:
390:
385:
382:
379:
377:
374:
371:
366:
365:
361:
356:
353:
350:
348:
345:
342:
337:
336:
332:
327:
324:
321:
319:
316:
313:
308:
307:
303:
298:
295:
292:
290:
287:
284:
279:
278:
274:
269:
266:
263:
261:
258:
255:
250:
249:
245:
242:
240:
237:
234:
231:
228:
225:
219:Notable races
216:
214:
210:
209:Great Britain
206:
205:British Isles
202:
198:
193:
189:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
155:
151:
148:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
883:expanding it
876:
830:expanding it
823:
799:
772:Other bodies
702:Phoenix Park
616:Leopardstown
590:
435:
405:Skymas Chase
347:Jezki Hurdle
289:Ulster Derby
238:
194:
190:
186:Ulster Derby
166:horse racing
161:
160:
120:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
725:Named races
641:Punchestown
606:Gowran Park
596:Downpatrick
576:Bellewstown
540:The Curragh
213:All-Ireland
168:venue near
142: /
922:Categories
746:Regulation
692:Howth Park
601:Fairyhouse
591:Down Royal
566:Ballinrobe
427:References
300:1m 4f 190y
232:Race Name
127:54°29′28″N
69:newspapers
758:Turf Club
697:Mullingar
687:Greenpark
661:Tipperary
646:Roscommon
611:Killarney
517:Kilbeggan
401:Saturday
372:Saturday
296:Handicap
285:Saturday
243:Distance
182:flat race
130:6°07′12″W
99:June 2019
682:Baldoyle
626:Limerick
621:Listowel
412:Grade 2
397:November
383:Grade 1
368:November
354:Grade 3
339:November
333:4yo + m
325:Grade 3
310:November
246:Age/Sex
666:Tramore
656:Thurles
581:Clonmel
550:Laytown
545:Dundalk
522:Wexford
458:Website
351:Hurdle
343:Friday
322:Hurdle
314:Friday
267:Listed
256:Friday
215:basis.
170:Lisburn
83:scholar
707:Tralee
501:Venues
420:5yo +
409:Chase
391:5yo +
380:Chase
362:4yo +
226:Month
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
651:Sligo
631:Navan
559:Mixed
416:2m 4f
293:Flat
275:4yo+
271:1m 6f
264:Flat
239:Grade
235:Type
164:is a
90:JSTOR
76:books
879:stub
826:stub
712:Tuam
636:Naas
586:Cork
532:Flat
304:3yo
281:June
252:June
229:DOW
62:news
172:in
45:by
924::
387:3m
358:2m
329:2m
211:/
188:.
910:e
903:t
896:v
885:.
857:e
850:t
843:v
832:.
486:e
479:t
472:v
443:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
