Kildare Post sponsoring a race at Punchestown Festival today

Photos: Aishling Conway

The biggest circulation newspaper in Co Kildare - The Kildare Post - will be once again heavily supporting the Punchestown Racing Festival by sponsoring a Race today. The Kildare Post Flat Race over two miles offering generous prizemoney of €17,500 will go off at 7.45pm on Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle Day.

Presentations will be made afterwards by The Kildare Post to the winning trainer, owner and jockey.

Last year, a horse owned by millionaire businessman JP McManus won the Kildare Post Flat Race. Mr Mc Manus and his wife Noreen were in the Winner's Enclosure after the race and they personally thanked the Kildare Post for sponsoring the race.

Mr McManus' son Ciarán and his wife Anne-Marie (above) accepted the winning owner's trophy from Kildare Post and KildareNow Commercial Manager Anna Fortune. The Kildare Post, which is owned by River Media, distributes 10,000 copies every week at dozens of pick-up points across the county. Our sister title, the KildareNow website achieved nearly 1.6 million Page Views last month and is proving to be the unbeatable go-to platform for local breaking news. The Kildare Post and KildareNow also currently reach over 50,000 people on Facebook. Commercial Manager Anna Fortune said the Kildare Post was proud to support the Punchestown Racing Festival and the racing industry in Kildare in general. Anna commented: “Punchestown Festival is a massive highlight of the social and sporting calendar in Co Kildare and The Kildare Post is delighted to be associated with the event.” There will be a total of 38 races run at the Punchestown Festival including an impressive 12 Grade 1 contests.