Kilbeggan set for their biggest day of the year

PRESS RELEASE FROM KILBEGGAN RACECOURSE

Building on the success of 2011, the Gigginstown Midlands National Day at Kilbeggan races on Friday 20th July is to be the biggest meeting at the racecourse to date.

Dundrum Town Centre and Wineport Lodge in Glasson are sponsoring the ‘Best Dressed Lady’ event and will present the winner with a prize in excess of

€2,000.

Coco Chanel said “Beauty comes when fashion succeeds”. Succeeding at the Best Dressed Lady Competition will win a prize worth €2,000 that includes a €1,000 shopping spree at Dundrum Town Centre, a Woman of Style Weekend at Wineport Lodge, which will include a weekend stay in the Captain’s Suite with champagne dinner, lunch at Taittinger Bar, followed by a culinary class, a power boat trip to Athlone, tasting menu in the celebrated restaurant and top to toe spa treatment.

The Gigginstown Midlands National Day will kick off at 5pm with the first race at 6pm. Finalists for the Best Dressed competition will be selected through the event and they will enjoy a champagne reception at the Dundrum Town Centre/Wineport Lodge marquee before the winner is announced and presented after the last race.

Dundrum Town Centre is delighted to be associated with the Kilbeggan Races Ladies Day. As co-sponsors, along with the Wineport Lodge of The Best Dressed Ladies competition, Dundrum saw the association as a perfect opportunity to reinforce the relationship we have with our customers in the Midlands. Only one hour from Dundrum. Don Nugent, Centre Director said “Dundrum Town Centre recognised that we have a very strong customer base in the Midlands and was delighted to become a partner in such a fashionable event”.

The feature race in the 7 race card is the Gigginstown House Midlands National with a prize of €50,000, which is the second most valuable summer chase after the Galway Plate. Leading trainers like Dessie Hughes and Michael Hourigan have won it on several occasions and it is a very important trial for the Galway Plate. It will draw huge racing crowds and always turns out to be a thrilling chase.

Ladies Day at Kilbeggan has become the social event of the year in the midlands with a full evening of entertainment for all the family including live music, children’s entertainment as well as the glamour of the Best Dressed Lady and the high quality exciting racing. The great poet John Keats said “A thing of beauty is a joy forever” and there is no doubt that this day will bring beauty and joy forever.

Admission for adults is €12, Students & OAP €10 with discounts for Groups and Children under 16 free. There is a Special Family Discount Package for €20 (2 adults with Children under 16).