Horse Racing - Limerick Racecourse (Greenmount Park)

Limerick Racecourse stages a two-day National Hunt meeting on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 2026 at Greenmount Park, part of the track’s roughly eighteen fixtures a year. Limerick is one of Ireland’s busier regional courses, mixing Flat and jumps racing through the year and building towards its well-known four-day Christmas festival that starts on St Stephen’s Day.

What to expect

Limerick Racecourse, also known as Greenmount Park, runs both Flat and National Hunt fixtures across the year, and the October weekend meeting typically features a card of hurdle and chase races alongside on-course tote and bookmakers. The track has a restaurant and bar overlooking the course, and hospitality packages are available for group bookings on race days. Racing at this level draws a mix of serious form followers and casual racegoers out for the day, particularly at weekend meetings when family groups and larger parties are more common than at midweek cards. Individual race times and the full card are published closer to the meeting on the track’s own site and on Horse Racing Ireland’s racecards. As with most Irish tracks, expect several races run across the afternoon rather than a single headline event, with the going and final declarations confirmed in the days beforehand.

Getting there

Greenmount Park is just outside Patrickswell village, a short drive south of Limerick city on the road towards Adare and Newcastle West. On-site car parking is available for race days, and the course is roughly 15 minutes from Limerick city centre by car.

While you’re in Patrickswell

Patrickswell is best known in Limerick as a hurling stronghold, home to the county’s most decorated club, and race days here bring a different crowd to the village than a normal Thursday. There is more to see in Patrickswell and across Co. Limerick.

Good to know

• Dates: Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October 2026 (next scheduled meeting)
• Times: vary by race, check limerickraces.ie or Horse Racing Ireland closer to the date
• Venue: Limerick Racecourse (Greenmount Park), Patrickswell
• Recurrence: roughly 18 fixtures a year, mixed Flat and National Hunt, building to the four-day Christmas festival
• Admission: check limerickraces.ie, prices vary by enclosure