Galway Races Summer Festival 2010
The Galway Races Summer Festival at Ballybrit takes places this year from Monday, 26th July to Sunday, Aug 1st is renowned worldwide for its electric atmosphere, excellent racing and infectious sense of fun.
Celebrities can be seen sipping champagne by the Champagne Tent, the most conservative people can be heard roaring loudly above the crowd as the horses round the bend into the home stretch. The Galway Races is certainly a festival for everyone. The Festival runs for seven consecutive days starting from the last Monday in July each year. Thursday is traditionally the busiest and most stylish day of the week-long Galway Racing Festival. Ladies compete for the coveted title of Best Dressed Person or Most Elegant Hat.
Over 150,000 people attended the Summer Festival Meeting in 2009 where betting turnover reached great heights once again. The total prize fund for the fifty-one sponsored races reached an impressive €1.7 million. If you fancy a flutter while at the course, there are various options for placing a bet at the Galway Races with the Tote, the on-course betting shops and on-course bookmakers.
