Bar One Increases Fairyhouse Sponsorship Fairyhouse Racecourse and Bar One Racing today announced increased sponsorship for Hatton’s Grace Hurdle Day at the Fairyhouse Winter Festival on Sunday, December 4th. In addition to their continued support of the Grade 1 Royal Bond Novice Hurdle and the Grade 1 Drinmore Novice Chase, Bar One Racing are increasing the value of the Grade 1 Hatton’s Grace Hurdle from €85,000 to €100,000. They will also sponsor the new Grade A Bar One Racing Handicap Hurdle which will have a prize fund of €100,000 and support the Grade B Porterstown Handicap Chase of €50,000. Peter Roe, General Manager of Fairyhouse Racecourse, said, “The Bar One Racing Winter Festival promises to be the most informative jumps meeting this side of Christmas. I am delighted with the significant increase in support from Barney O’Hare and Bar One Racing in helping to boost the prize fund for the Sunday meeting to over €460,000 with three quality Grade 1 races, a €100,000 Grade A handicap Hurdle, the €50,000 Grade B Porterstown Chase and the Grade 3 Juvenile Hurdle. Barney has generously stepped in to sponsor six of the seven races on the day. It’s not to be missed.” Barney O’Hare, Bar One Racing, added, “Bar One Racing is delighted to increase its support of the Hatton’s Grace Day at Fairyhouse. We are delighted to work with Fairyhouse in developing what is undoubtedly the best day’s racing in Ireland in the first half of the jumps season”.
