New facilities at Roscommon race track

ROSCOMMON Racecourse will unveil to the public their refurbished facilities at the first race meeting of the year on Monday next (first race 5.30pm). The new-look upstairs bar is one of a numberof developments at the course over the past few months."We're all endeavouring to improve the facilities here at the racecourse and we felt from our experience that we needed a room for corporate entertainment or for fundraising activities. There is a wonderful view from this area and you're centrally located to the bookmakers and tote.“We decided to spend a significant amount of money on this upstairs room in order to meet the standard we wanted," said Racecourse Committee Chairman, Shane Fleming.Gents and ladies toiletshave been added to the upstairs bar and the area can be segregated in a way that a company or sports club can have their own private room which offers an excellent view of the racing action.While grant aid for the major projects from the HRI have been suspended for the moment, the Roscommon Racecourse committee are delighted to have been approved funding to upgrade their facilities.There has been a new shed to store machinery built on the course while the stableyardarea has been concreted with a total of ten wash bays erected for grooms to washdown their horses after the races. There are new suspended ceilings in all the barsand toilets, a new bar counter and new equipment for catering while the stands have been treated to give a sharper look to the facilities.In total, through the combination of HRI funding and monies invested by the racecourse, a total of €500,000 had been spent on development at the track in the last number of months.