This year’s August Racing Festival programme in Tramore, Co Waterford has been launched.
The four day-long celebration begins on August 11 and is expected to draw over 20,000 to the seaside town this year.
This year's festival is expected to generate €3 million plus for the local and regional economy and this year all 28 races are sponsored, ensuring a race prize fund of €300,000.
An Artisan food hall, ‘A Taste of Tramore’, has been added to the programme and will showcase the many food enterprises in the region throughout the Family Fun Afternoon the final day of the festival.
Up to 100 local people are employed on site throughout the event, according to Racecourse General Manager, Sue Phelan.
“The mix of Club Déise on our first evening; the barbecue evening with entertainment the second evening; our House of Waterford Crystal/Redlane.ie Style Evening with Roz Purcell on Saturday and our family fun afternoon on the Sunday, means more and more younger racegoers are flocking to Tramore.
“We’re very fortunate to have a very loyal, long-standing following but for the festival we always see a particularly welcome spike in those in the 25-35 age category enjoying racing in Tramore, as we prepare to celebrate 104 years of racing by the sea,” Sue said.
The August Festival opens with the Déise Evening and seven exciting National Hunt races.
Full details for this years event can be found www.tramore-racecourse.com
