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horses4courses
09-07-2010, 12:13 PM
Today, if you have the UK/Irish racing video feed on your ADW, you have to watch a race, or two, from Laytown in Ireland.

They run the races there on the beach!
First race just ran at noon ET, and there are 5 more to be run.

Race meets are infrequent at Laytown - scheduled according to tides.

Anyone ever heard of racing on the beach anywhere else?

bisket
09-07-2010, 12:26 PM
california, illinois, kentucky, pennsylvania, and canada?

horses4courses
09-07-2010, 12:38 PM
california, illinois, kentucky, pennsylvania, and canada?

No......
Nature installed this surface - not the carpet layers.

nearco
09-07-2010, 12:38 PM
There's a trotting meet somewhere in northern Germany where they race on the beach.

Btw, Layton is the only "Official" race meet on the beach in Ireland, i.e run under Turf Club rules of racing. But there are plenty of unofficial Flapping meets on beaches, esp in the west of Ireland, with bookies and plenty of gambling going on. Here's a couple
Glenbeigh in Kerry... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKZ0yfizt7Y
Geesala in Mayo... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN_YiMb77_Y
Lots of top Irish jockeys would have cut their teeth at Flapping meets as teenagers.

horses4courses
09-07-2010, 12:41 PM
There's a trotting meet somewhere in northern Germany where they race on the beach.

Btw, Layton is the only "Official" race meet on the beach in Ireland, i.e run under Turf Club rules of racing. But there are plenty of unofficial Flapping meets on beaches, esp in the west of Ireland, with bookies and plenty of gambling going on. Here's a couple
Glenbeigh in Kerry... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKZ0yfizt7Y
Geesala in Mayo... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN_YiMb77_Y
Lots of top Irish jockeys would have cut their teeth at Flapping meets as teenagers.

Yes.
I did hear of "flapper" meets when I lived in Ireland.
Never made it to one, or to Laytown.

nearco
09-07-2010, 12:49 PM
Here's a flapping meet at Omey strand in Connemara...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azuuRwLt-j8
now there's a Bullring for you!!

horses4courses
09-07-2010, 01:00 PM
Here's a flapping meet at Omey strand in Connemara...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azuuRwLt-j8
now there's a Bullring for you!!

Great stuff....grand aroma of stout and oysters!

DeanT
09-07-2010, 01:07 PM
That is quite entertaining. After the wire they trot around in the seaweed.

$500k matched at BF on that race. Half way through the running the winner was 22-1. I did not think he'd win either.

Looked like ten horses, 8 totally open and two with small shadow rolls in a 7f beach race. Interesting.

WinterTriangle
09-07-2010, 01:20 PM
horses4,

Cool, I started the same topic last year. Scanman had included some wonderful photos you might wanna take a look....gorgeous!

http://www.paceadvantage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61211&highlight=laytown+beach

horses4courses
09-07-2010, 01:30 PM
horses4,

Cool, I started the same topic last year. Scanman had included some wonderful photos you might wanna take a look....gorgeous!

http://www.paceadvantage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61211&highlight=laytown+beach

Thanks!

garyscpa
09-07-2010, 01:36 PM
So how do they describe the surface in the PP's?

bisket
09-07-2010, 01:47 PM
No......
Nature installed this surface - not the carpet layers.
just trying to make a point ;) :D

CryingForTheHorses
09-07-2010, 03:36 PM
There's a trotting meet somewhere in northern Germany where they race on the beach.

Btw, Layton is the only "Official" race meet on the beach in Ireland, i.e run under Turf Club rules of racing. But there are plenty of unofficial Flapping meets on beaches, esp in the west of Ireland, with bookies and plenty of gambling going on. Here's a couple
Glenbeigh in Kerry... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKZ0yfizt7Y
Geesala in Mayo... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN_YiMb77_Y
Lots of top Irish jockeys would have cut their teeth at Flapping meets as teenagers.

Great Video on the beach races,I bet it is a lot of fun,Love to experience ripping down the down the beach on a horse..Thanks

horses4courses
09-07-2010, 06:08 PM
just trying to make a point ;) :D

Gotcha..... ;)

Maybe we shouldn't have tinkered with natural racing surfaces at all?

I'm not advocating racing on sandy beaches, but you can't beat turf, imo.

Scanman
09-07-2010, 06:38 PM
Anyone ever heard of racing on the beach anywhere else?Spain - Sanlucar de Barameda. They got 5 days this year, all in August.

Scanman
09-07-2010, 06:40 PM
There's a trotting meet somewhere in northern Germany where they race on the beach.Cuxhaven

Scanman
09-07-2010, 06:44 PM
Never made it to one, or to Laytown.Crikey!!! That's tragic. What courses did you visit while you were there?

Scanman
09-07-2010, 06:45 PM
So how do they describe the surface in the PP's?
I believe they list it as "standard".

Scanman
09-07-2010, 06:48 PM
Gotcha..... ;)

Maybe we shouldn't have tinkered with natural racing surfaces at all?

I'm not advocating racing on sandy beaches, but you can't beat turf, imo.
Absolute truth.

horses4courses
09-07-2010, 07:25 PM
Crikey!!! That's tragic. What courses did you visit while you were there?

I lived 3 miles from Leopardstown....been there dozens of times.
The Curragh, Phoenix Park and Baldoyle (before closures), Fairyhouse, Navan, Galway, Tramore, Punchestown, Thurles, Limerick...one or two others maybe.

Good times :)

horses4courses
09-03-2013, 11:08 AM
They run at Laytown today, 1120am ET :cool:

Longshot6977
09-03-2013, 11:55 AM
Don't forget Atlantic City will have beach races Oct 11 thru 13.