The Galway Hurdle is a National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Galway over a distance of about 2 miles (2 miles and 11 yards, or 3,229 metres), and during its running there are nine hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.
The event is held during the seven-day Galway Festival meeting. It was established in 1913, and the inaugural running was won by Red Damsel. For the first six years it was contested over 1½ miles. The race is now sponsored by Guinness.
The GalwayHurdle is a National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Galway over a distance of about...
days of the festival are Wednesday, when the Galway Plate is held, and Thursday, when the GalwayHurdle and Ladies' Day take place. The first racing festival...
Irish thoroughbred racehorse whose hurdling career was highlighted in 2006 when he won the GalwayHurdle at the Galway Festival. By Erins Isle and out of...
Traditionally the busiest days of the races are the Thursday, when the GalwayHurdle and ladies' day take place. It is famous throughout the world for being...
“landmark success” at the GalwayHurdle. A couple of years later Dance Beat picked up Leopardstown's Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle. By 1996 Harrington had earned...
Ballybrit Race Track, also known as Galway Racecourse, is a horse race course in County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballybrit, in...
August 2017 he rode Balko Des Flos to win the Galway Plate for the first time to add to his two GalwayHurdle wins of previous years. An incident at Tramore...
rode Indian Pace to victory in the GalwayHurdle. In November he rode Hurricane Fly in the Royal Bond Novice Hurdle to win his first grade one. On New...
House Hotel in Galway City for the past 34 years. Doyle and Carr are also the owners of the Galway Restaurant, also located in Galway City. Along with...
Rock's dam Miss Polaris won two minor races and is also the dam of the GalwayHurdle winner Quick Jack. Miss Polaris was descended from Chief Singer's half-sister...
bay filly, 1996, by Sadler's Wells. Won one race. Dam of Indian Pace (GalwayHurdle). Dress to Thrill, bay filly, 1999, by Danehill. Won six races including...
National and Irish Grand National double. Morris was born in Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland and is the third son of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, who...
Champion Hurdle. Ridden by Scudamore, he started 11/10 favourite but was beaten three lengths by the four-year-old Nordic Surprise with the GalwayHurdle winner...
bookmakers, Paddy Power, tried to launch a campaign to change the name of the Galway Races to the Dermot Weld Retirement Fund Races; however, it proved to be...
was Daring Run who won the 1981 and 1982 Aintree Hurdle, was a close third in the 1981 Champion Hurdle. He won the Irish amateur jockeys title 11 times...
hurdles before stepping up to Grade 1 class to win the Christmas Hurdle and the Stayers' Hurdle. Flooring Porter is a bay with no white markings horse bred...
Festival win in 2005 on Dabiroun in the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle. It was the first time in 18 years that a female jockey won a race at the...
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