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2026 Galway Racing Festival
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2026 Galway Races festival Racing Festival
In late July 2026, the Galway Races festival Racing Festival saw a substantial rise in ticket demand, with sales up demand rise 36 % over the previous year and many categories sold out. New year‑on‑year, prompting new safety‑focused admission policies and a dedicated shop were introduced, and pre‑festival shop. Pre‑festival racing highlighted a double win by Brian Hayes for trainer Willie Mullins. A few days later, organisers Organisers then released the official Summer Festival schedule, confirming details for a seven‑day programme of running from Monday 27 July to Sunday 2 August at Ballybrit, featuring 54 races, including the contests. The marquee Tote Galway Plate chase. The schedule listed daily race times and reiterated recent trends among winners, underscoring the dominance of leading chase – a 2 m 6 f handicap chase with 14 fences – is slated for 18:40 Irish time on Wednesday 29 July, carries a €270,000 prize fund and is expected to attract more than 130,000 spectators. Opening day delivered victories for top trainers Willie Mullins and Joseph O’Brien, with Mullins’ filly Witches Familiar winning the novice hurdle by eight ½ lengths. Notable Plate contenders include favourites Funiculi Funicula (6/1) and Nowwhatdoyouthink (6/1) among a 22‑horse field. The detailed schedule lists headline races such as Gordon Elliott the Connacht Hotel Handicap, the Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3) and Willie Mullins. various novice hurdles. Live coverage will be provided on Racing TV internationally and RTÉ Two in Ireland, while the Final Furlong podcast offers previews and betting trends for the Galway Hurdle Handicap.
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