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The ultimate racing weekend!
In 2026 the iconic Laytown Beach Racing is taking place on Thursday 10th September, just two days before the Irish Champions Festival gets underway. We are delighted to offer this exclusive trip combining racing at Laytown, Leopardstown and the Curragh – a must for avid racing fans!
Hotel experiences
Laytown Races Experience
from £399 per person
Last Few- Return airport coach transfers (private transfers upgrade available)
- Two (or more) nights accommodation at the Maldron Hotel Smithfield
- Breakfast each morning
- Complimentary racing paper
- Return racecourse transfers
- Ticket to Laytown Races
- On-site Racing Breaks staff
Irish Champions Festival & Laytown Races Experience
from £699 per person
Last Few- Return airport coach transfers
- Four (or more) nights accommodation at the Clayton Hotel Leopardstown
- Breakfast each morning
- Free drink at the hotel
- Ruby Walsh Drinks Evening
- Private tour of the Irish National Stud & Gardens
- Return racecourse transfers (including Thursday to Laytown)
- Ticket to Laytown Races
- Weekend ticket to the Irish Champions Festival
- Daily Racing Post
- On-site Racing Breaks staff

Laytown Races occupies a unique position on the Irish and English Racing Calendar as it is the only race event run on the beach under the rules of the Turf Club. An alternative surface to the usual turf, dirt, and all-weather, and far from the manicured grass of the likes of Ascot and Cheltenham. Laytown Beach is located on the East Coast of Ireland in County Meath with stunning sceneries that stretch across the Irish Seas. Racing takes place in September and is timed crucially with the pattern of the tide.
People travel from far and wide to witness the spectacle of horse racing on the beach in Ireland, with crowds in excess of 5,000 in attendance every year enjoying six races run over a mixture of six and seven furlongs.























