Race Evening at Wexford Racecourse

What to Expect

Wexford Racecourse has a fixture scheduled for Friday 28 August, one of a run of evening race meetings the course holds over the summer months at its Bettyville track on the Newtown Road. Racing at Wexford is National Hunt only: the course dropped flat racing in June 2016 after converting the track from a right handed to a left handed layout the previous year, and it now runs jump racing exclusively over a one mile two furlong, undulating circuit. The earliest recorded racing on the site dates back to the 1870s, giving the course a genuinely long history in Irish jump racing, even though it remains a small, regional track compared to Leopardstown or Punchestown.

A typical evening card at Wexford runs to six or seven races of hurdles and steeplechases, with the relaxed, sociable atmosphere that smaller Irish tracks are known for: it is easy to get close to the parade ring and the winning post, and the crowd is a mix of serious form students, local racing club members and people simply out for a summer evening. General admission across Irish racecourses in this bracket is typically in the region of €15 for adults, with reduced rates usually available for students and older visitors and free entry for children, though it is worth confirming the exact admission and race times directly with the course nearer the date, since the full card and timings for this fixture were not published at the time of writing. The racecourse also runs a membership scheme, the Wexford Racing Club, offering access to all of the year’s Wexford fixtures along with reciprocal entry to race days at other Irish courses.

Good to Know

• Date: Friday 28 August 2026; exact first race time was not yet published at the time of writing, check wexfordraces.ie closer to the date
• Venue: Wexford Racecourse, Bettyville, Newtown Road, Wexford
• Admission: general adult entry is typically from around €15 at Irish regional racecourses; confirm the exact price with the course
• National Hunt (jump) racing only; the course does not host flat racing
• Racing club membership is available for regular racegoers, covering all of the year’s Wexford fixtures

Getting There

The racecourse is on the Newtown Road on the edge of Wexford town, an easy walk or short drive from the town centre, with on site parking for racegoers.