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In 1790, seven different local venues were used to stage various forms of horse racing. It’s previous locations were based in Bruff, Rathkeale, Newcastle West, Lemonfield, Ballinacurra and Greenpark.
In fact, the last venue at Green Park, which closed in 1999, had successfully staged horse racing for one hundred and thirty years.
The march of time finally caught up with the city track as it became enveloped in the city’s urban sprawl and a new location was sought. Limerick Racecourse found a new home at Greenmount Park when it was purchased in 1996. Six kilometres from the city boundaries near the village of Patrickswell, with the nearly 400 acres of prime greenbelt farmland, Greenmount was a natural choice, with a panoramic setting at which local point-to-point meetings
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May 3, 2024 10:24 am local time