Racing, for me, is one of the biggest events in the yearly social calendar, and the season will soon kick off with the annual Fairyhouse Easter Festival. Details of the event, which includes the Powers Whisky sponsored big races, were announced at a lunch in the beautiful Fire restaurant at The Mansion House during the week.
The Fairyhouse Easter Festival gets underway on Sunday April 16 next, with the 135th running of the €250,000 Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National on Easter Monday being the highlight of the three-day festival.
The €100,000 Powers Gold Cup takes centre stage on the opening day while the €130,000 Menolly Homes Handicap Hurdle, upped in prize money by over €30,000 from last year, makes up the three most valuable races of the Festival. In fact, over €1million in total prize money will be played for over the 23 scheduled races.
At a pre-lunch drinks reception, guests enjoyed delicious Powers Whiskey cocktails and discussed plans and swapped tips for the forthcoming season. Racing boss Brian Kavanagh and PR supremo Tamso Doyle were just back from Cheltenham and were delighted with the all time record ten Irish wins at the
I shared my table with Mary Irwin and Alan Hughes of TV3. Alan was telling me of his latest travel plans, which include a trip on the world’s newest and biggest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s The Freedom, and an upcoming jaunt to
The racing scene has long been associated with elegance and fashion and stylish girls Deirdre Farrell, Frances Winston and Mary FitzGerald all admired the fashion show by Marks & Spencer. This year’s Powers Whiskey/M&S Best Dressed Lady Competition will be judged on Easter Monday by fashionista Pamela Flood, so all you fillies start planning your outfits pronto!
Check out www.fairyhouseracecourse.ie for more details.
