Thurles Racecourse

Right-handed winter jumps track in Co. Tipperary, racing since 1732

Thurles Racecourse sits about a mile outside the town of Thurles in Co. Tipperary, in the heart of Munster, and is reachable by both road and rail. A National Hunt course, it has staged racing since 1732 and was for over a century the only privately owned racecourse in Ireland, run by the Molony family until Horse Racing Ireland took over its operation in 2025. The track is a right-handed oval of about a mile and a quarter, sharp and undulating, with a steep descent into a short home straight that favours handy, well-balanced jumpers. Thurles is renowned for turf that drains exceptionally well, so its winter and early-spring fixtures rarely fall victim to the weather. Its signature fixture is the Grade 2 Kinloch Brae Chase, run in January.