Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 23, 2019 Journalists Share Posted April 23, 2019 Ahead of the two-day ‘Race and Taste’ Festival at Cork Racecourse Mallow beginning on Friday, May 10, the new Matchbook Straight Seven course was trialled successfully at the course on Tuesday. Work began in 2017 to extended the existing six-furlong sprint track, and the €500,000 development project was funded through the Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) racetrack improvement scheme as part of the overall Capital Development Scheme. Horses were allowed to gallop over the course for the first time on Tuesday, with the surface being hailed as a success. It is one of two seven-furlong straight courses in Ireland. “It’s something really exciting,” said trainer Aidan O’Brien. “We never had a seven-furlong track like this in Ireland before, it’s a flat, fast seven furlongs, horses don’t miss a beat down there, the ground was beautiful.” Added Matchbook CEO Mark Brosnan, “We are delighted to be sponsoring The Matchbook Straight Seven, the new seven-furlong course at Cork Racecourse Mallow. This will be a unique addition to Irish racing and hugely positive development for Cork Racecourse. As a result of this very innovative and historic sponsorship agreement we will be title sponsors for the majority of races run on the Matchbook Straight Seven including the Listed Mid-Summer S. over the course of the season and we look forward to the opening meeting on Friday, May 10.” View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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