In less than five weeks’ time, the highly anticipated and much-loved Galway Races Summer Festival returns, kicking off from Monday, July 29 to Sunday, August 4. With fifty-three races and eight hundred horses due on site over the seven days, the festival has a luring prize fund of over €2.159 million on offer.
Each day offers a minimum prize fund of €110,000 for the feature race, with a minimum value for any race at Galway standing at €17,000. Galway is unique in that it offers a mixed card for the week with a combination of both national hunt and flat races being held on all seven days. Anthony Ryan, Chairman of the Galway Race Committee said, “We are once again delighted to present the iconic Galway Racing Festival.
We eagerly anticipate huge attendances from our loyal fan base, from families and groups of friends and from many first-time race goers.” “The festival offers top class horse racing, superb prize money, delicious hospitality options, lots of live entertainment and fashion to take your breath away.” “With the support of our Sponsors and Partners, we anticipate this year’s Festival to be the best yet.
We look forward to welcoming you all to Ballybrit.’’ The hotly contested Tote Galway Plate on Wednesday 31st July, a race synonymous with Galway and key to the history of the festival, has a prize fund of €270,000 on offer. The Tote Galway Plate is a race awash with quality, with experienced chasers taking on emerging youngsters.
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