[4] The racecourse hosted a week long meeting annually in late August as part of the Rose of Tralee International Festival.
[6][7] In the early 2000s as the declining standard of facilities at the venue contributed to falling attendances the long-term viability of the racecourse was in doubt.
[7] In the Celtic Tiger period of economic boom in Ireland the racecourse land became a valuable landbank.
[4][8] The last fixture took place on 1 October 2008 and the final horse race run at Tralee Racecourse was the Denny Havasnack (Q.R.)
[9] The Post-2008 Irish economic downturn meant development plans for the racecourse site were never realised[10] and it has since hosted other equestrian events such as point-to-point meetings[11][12] and pony racing.