A Guide for Owners At Punchestown Festival
First and foremost thank you so much for supporting Punchestown. We truly appreciate and recognise the value of the Irish Racehorse Owner. Whilst we cannot guarantee winners we do our best to ensure you and your guests have an enjoyable visit and that your horses have excellent racing surface, welfare support and stable yard facilities.
Below is a guide to your festival visit:
Parking
There is a limited area of reserved parking available for Owners & Trainers. Please have your AIR card to assist the parking attendants. At peak times the Gardai and parking teams will have to move cars into available spaces to ease congestion. our tip – arrive early.
Access & Admission
Owners access the course using their AIR cards. The AIR turnstile is located on the right of the main entrance building. The appropriate badges and wristbands will be issued at this point. Should you not have your AIR card, please contact AIR on +353 (0)1 6760911 as soon as possible.
Additional Ticket Requests – Strict Deadline 12 noon the day before the race.
Owners with runners can request limited additional complimentary tickets through www.racehorseownership.ie/tickets only.
Please note that these tickets do not allow access to the Goffs Lounge and are admission and parade ring only. The requested tickets will be available at the ticket collection point inside the main entrance building. The packs will be filed under the registered owners name with the horse name as reference. Please note the deadline for these requests is 12 noon the day before racing and ALL REQUESTS direct to HRI Ownership. We regret that we are unable to process after this deadline with no exceptions permitted.
Should you require further tickets above this allocation they can be purchased at 20% discount from Punchestown racecourse. Please note that these tickets must be ordered by 12 noon the day before racing. To order please contact Jean on +353 (0)45 897704 or email jcreaton@punchestown.com
Goffs Owners & Trainer Lounge – Access Limited To Four Per Owner
We are pleased to welcome the return of The Goffs Owners & Trainers Lounge where buffet lunch and refreshments are served. To ensure an enjoyable owner race day experience, access to this venue is strictly limited to four per owner and this includes partnerships, syndicates and clubs regardless of the numbers involved or how many horses they might have running. Only those with appropriate wristbands will gain entry. Due to the number of owners with runners, access for all is not possible and we hope you understand this is to ensure an enjoyable experience for those in attendance. This venue is located on the first floor of the Hunt Stand in the reserved enclosure. Access through the door next to the Bollinger Garden. View Festival Enclosure map HERE
Owners & Trainer Bar – Access Limited to those with Owner & Trainer Badges
An additional Owners & Trainers Bar will be located on the ground floor of the Panoramic Stand next to the horse walk. Owner and Trainer badges required for admission to this venue. View Festival Enclosure map HERE
AIRO & HRI Owners Marquee
The Association of Irish Racehorse Owners and HRI Ownership will host The Owners Clubhouse at the festival. Please contact AIRO directly to enquire about member benefits.
Contact Details & Raceday Info
All of your raceday info is including in your declaration email from HRI ownership. Please keep an eye on your inbox for this correspondence.
Should you have any queries on any of the above, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HRI Ownership on owners@hri.ie or