FBD Hotels & Resorts has been named inaugural sponsor of the Saturday Series at The Curragh, which takes place across four Saturdays – 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st – in August.
The new festival will feature top class racing, music and family entertainment over the month and each week one hotel within the FBD Hotels & Resorts portfolio will partner the event and sponsor a race.
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday August 10th The Heritage, Co Laois – Keeneland Phoenix Stakes Race Day
Saturday August 17th Killashee Hotel, Co Kildare – Irish St Leger Trial Race Day
Saturday August 24th Castleknock Hotel, Co Dublin – Future Champions Race Day
Saturday August 31st Faithlegg, Co Waterford – Pat Smullen Cancer Trials Ireland Race Day
David Kelly, CEO FBD Hotels & Resorts said: “We have been a long term partner of The Curragh and last year we partnered with them for the Orby Stakes. We are delighted to extend our sponsorship to the Saturday Series for 2024 and beyond. Summertime hospitality for family and friends is the essence of what FBD Hotels & Resorts offer and this festival of racing sits perfectly with these values.”
Evan Arkwright, Racing and Sponsorship Manager The Curragh added: “We are very grateful to David Kelly and his team at FBD Hotels and Resorts for agreeing to become the first title sponsor of our new Saturday Series and look forward to working closely together to raise the profile of racing in August, attracting a new audience to the races.”
Trainers and jockeys will also benefit from the new series with FBD Hotels & Resorts introducing an exciting League with points awarded to the winner, second and third of all races across the month. A tally will be kept, and the winning trainer will be awarded a lunch for 20 of the team at a hotel of their choice. The winning owner will receive a Newbridge Silverware award and the overall winning jockey will win a two-night break at any of FBD Hotels & Resorts four Irish properties.
One of Ireland’s leading hotel groups, FBD Hotels & Resorts’ portfolio of six luxury four-star and four-star superior hotels and resorts include The Heritage in Laois, Killashee Hotel in Kildare, Castleknock Hotel in Dublin, Faithlegg in Waterford, and La Cala Resort and Sunset Beach Club on the Costa del Sol in Spain.
