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06 Sept 2025
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PREPARATIONS are continuing at Limerick Racecourse for the Mr Binman Christmas Festival, Greenmount Park’s showpiece racing festival which runs from St Stephen’s Day for four days.
Limerick Racecourse have partnered with Mr Binman to become Ireland’s first green racing festival.
With over €500,000 in prize money on offer, racegoers are promised four days of top-class jumps racing with the Grade 1 Guinness Faugheen Novice Chase the highlight on St Stephen’s Day. Gates open at Limerick Racecourse on St Stephen's Day at 10:30am with the first race off at 12:20pm.
Day two of the Mr Binman Limerick Christmas Racing Festival features the Grade 2 The Lyons of Limerick Jaguar Land Rover Doran’s Pride Novice Hurdle.
Wednesday December 28 focuses on the Grade 2 McMahons Builders Providers EBF Dawn Run Mares Chase while the Grade 2 Coolmore Stud Sporting Limerick Hurdle is the grand finale on Thursday December 29.
Celia Holman Lee will host the sustainable fashion event on Wednesday December 28. Ladies and gents are encouraged to show their sustainable fashion ingenuity to win some of the cash prizes on offer.
Family fun day takes centre stage on the final day of the festival, Thursday December 29 and junior racegoers will be treated to a host of entertainment and activities such as balloon art modelling, arts and crafts, face-painting, a kiddie disco and meet and greets with their favourite cartoon characters.
A fun fair will be in situ for each day of the festival along with live music in the Guinness Marquee while a DJ will keep racegoers entertained in the Tote Hall.
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