Success Of The Dublin Racing Festival Highlights Its Massive Potential | Balls.ie

The weekend's Dublin Racing Festival at Leopardstown has gone down as an all round success, with its popularity up drastically from last year's event.

Racing pundit Kevin Blake tweeted out that attendance was up 40% from last year and that 27% of all ticket purchases were from the UK.

It was a high quality festival with trainers such as Willie Mullins - whose horse Galop Des Champs took home the Irish Gold Cup - Henry de Bromhead, and Gordon Elliot all competing.

RTE's Jane Mangan also expressed her joy at the festival's success, saying that "Over 34k people came to the Dublin Racing Festival & made it the most enjoyable weekend of Irish racing that most of us have ever experienced. Amazing #DRF"

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The success of the 2023 edition highlights the massive potential of a high-quality Dublin based racing festival, and if the event can keep building year on year there is no reason why it cannot rival some of the more popular and prestigious meets.

Dublin Racing Festival A Roaring Success

Attendance at the Dublin Racing Festival was 34,591, up 40% from 24,929 last year. 27% of all tickets were purchased from the UK. Absolutely fantastic! A meeting that focuses on quality over quantity really engages the National Hunt audience. Well done all. @LeopardstownRC pic.twitter.com/mcFdRCIYst

— Kevin Blake (@kevinblake2011) February 5, 2023

Well done team ⁦@LeopardstownRC⁩ for staging such a wonderful festival of racing. The Dublin Racing Festival promised so much and really delivered. Great to see so many people enjoying themselves and appreciating all that Irish racing has to offer. pic.twitter.com/4RGOqVkjZb

— Pat Keogh (@PatKeogh9) February 5, 2023

Over 34k people came to the Dublin Racing Festival & made it the most enjoyable weekend of Irish racing that most of us have ever experienced. Amazing #DRF 🙌 pic.twitter.com/n9blzHNQbV

— Jane Mangan (@jane_mangan) February 5, 2023

Incredible attendance to match an incredible experience on both days. Massive well done to the entire team that made it possible. #dublinracingfestival https://t.co/e16RVUME2r

— Paul Dermody (@PaulDermody) February 5, 2023

READ HERE: Dublin Racing Festival : Willie Mullins' Galopin Des Champs Takes Home Irish Gold Cup In Style

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Teams will have the chance to win four weeks’ worth of playing time every month.The offer, which is also available at ten different Powerleague sites across Ireland and the UK will give customers the chance to access pitches worth up to €300 each month.