Point to Point & Country Fair at Dowth

11/05/2021

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐏𝟐𝐏 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 Jamie Codd!

972 winners between the flags - WOW 👏🏼

We’ll miss seeing you on the point to point fields but look forward to continuing to watch you in action on the track🐎🏆

🎥 Here’s a Q&A we did with Jamie a few years ago👇

29/10/2020

Massive congratulations to our 2016 Dowth P2P ambassador Aileen O’Sullivan on riding her first racecourse winner at Clonmel this afternoon. Amazing scenes, great ride Aileen ⭐️👏🏼🐎

31/07/2020

The organising committee has announced that the Dowth Point-to-Point and Country Fair will be postponed until 2021 due to ongoing uncertainty around COVID-19 restrictions. Whilst it is unfortunate that we have had to take this decision, racegoers can rest assured we plan to be back in 2021, bigger and better than ever. Read more https://bit.ly/32BBJs1

26/11/2019

Gorgeous photos in this month’s Social And Personal from our Point to Point & Country Fair last month. Great shots 📸 What a day ☀️🐎🍂

21/11/2019

Autumnal Heaven 🥰 Gorgeous memories from our Point to Point & Country Fair last month. A special day once again this year.

09/11/2019

Our Dowth Dog Show was a huge success once again this year. Thanks to everyone who brought their pooch 🐶 along. And a big thank you to our very generous sponsors Equipet and Feedwell Dog Food.

03/11/2019

Record crowds for our 2019 Point to Point & Country Fair at Dowth. A glorious day which celebrated the very best of community spirit, country life and horse racing.

Six races were held over 3 miles and 15 fences, with trainer Michael Murphy & Tiernan Roche Power securing a double on the card and local trainer Nigel Slevin also bagged a winner in the final race of the day.

Country Fair enthusiasts enjoyed demonstrations from Champion Trainer Séan Diamond & his gun dogs, wood carving demonstration as well as interactive stands from Inland Fisheries, Newgrange Falconry, The Royal Meath Bee Keepers, Alpaca Tracks and the Maperath Mobile Farm.

The increasingly popular Dowth Dog Show had a record number of entries. The overall prize for Dowth Champion Dog went to a miniature Doberman Pinscher called Rocky and his owner Lisa Murphy from Navan, with the Reserve Champion rosette going to Louise Conway from Donore and her Portugese Water dog called Ginny. Prizes were sponsored by very generous sponsors Equipet and the winners also got a bag of Feedwell dog biscuits.

An extensive Kids Zone kept children amused with lots of activities, which included a new bale maze, puppet shows, face-painting, bouncy castles, pumpkin carving with the pop-up Ladyrath Lane Pumpkin Patch, Halloween crafts, outdoor tractor games, pony rides, the Slane GFC Skill Zone plus the interactive GIY (Grow It Yourself) exhibit.

Guests also enjoyed The Boyne Valley Flavours Food Fair, Craft market and Shopping Village featuring luxury clothing, interiors and art. The Birch Bar served locally produced Slane Whiskey and Listoke Gin. Guests also enjoyed Taittinger champagne from the Giddy Box bar and live music from Jazz Bassoon and The Blinders.


Commenting on the event, Owen Brennan, Executive Chairman of Devenish said:- “The Point-to-Point and Country Fair is a special day out with community, family and country life at its core. We are proud to move the event in a greener direction and will continue to build on this. Congratulations to all winning connections.”

02/11/2019

Great write ups about in this week’s The Irish Field 💫 So many lovely stories to come out of Dowth last Sunday including a first ever career double for Tiernan Power, new R.A.C.E. initiative and Ian Donoghue (brother to Cheltenham Festival winning jockey Keith) returned to the saddle after 10 years.

31/10/2019

‪Brilliant photo in Irish Country Living taken by Healy Racing of the young riders who rode in our two Connolly's RED MILLS pony races on Sunday. The stars of the future 💫 ‬

30/10/2019

Great coverage in today’s Point To Point supplement in the Racing Post including lovely piece about written by Derek O’Connor. 🐎🗞

29/10/2019

Brilliant piece on the front page of DroghedaLife.com about 🏇🍂🎃

“The organisers of the Dowth Point-to-Point & Country Fair must have at some stage made a pact with the Sun Gods of the Boyne Valley because every year their event is blessed with glorious autumnal sunshine.” 👇🏼

The organisers of the Dowth Point-to-Point and Country Fair must have at some stage made a pact with the Sun Gods of the Boyne Valley because every year their event is blessed with glorious autumnal sunshine.