Down Royal Horse Racing Results

Down Royal is one of two tracks in Northern Ireland and is located just 16km south of Belfast. They host racing all year round both on the Flat and under National Hunt rules, with a total of 12 race meetings taking place there every year.

The showpiece meeting on the Flat is the Ulster Derby card which takes place in June. The feature race is a valuable handicap that tends to be won by a smart sort, as does the main supporting race on the card, the Ulster Oaks.

The feature of Down Royal’s entire year is the two-day JNwine.com Champion Chase meeting in November which boasts a total of four Graded National Hunt races, with the JNwine.com Champion Chase being the highlight. While it has only been run since 1999, it has quickly established itself as a target for top staying chasers in the first half of the season. Previous winners of it include Florida Pearl, Looks Like Trouble, Beef Or Salmon (twice), Kauto Star (twice), The Listener and Road To Riches.