Ballybrit Archives - SportsNewsIreland https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/tag/ballybrit Sports News, Live GAA scores, GAA fixtures Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:11:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.sportsnewsireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sni-icon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Ballybrit Archives - SportsNewsIreland https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/tag/ballybrit 32 32 229439223 Dunum is two-length winner of ‘Ahonoora’ Handicap at Galway https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/racing_irish/dunum-is-two-length-winner-of-ahonoora-handicap-at-galway https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/racing_irish/dunum-is-two-length-winner-of-ahonoora-handicap-at-galway#respond Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:48:34 +0000 https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/?p=28331 The seven-day Galway Festival concluded on Sunday with the large crowd in attendance enjoying the Ballybrit sunshine. Dunum (100/30f), a close third in the Colm Quinn BMW Handicap here on Tuesday evening, gained deserved compensation with victory in the Irish Stallion Farms Irish EBF ‘Ahonoora’ Handicap over 7 furlongs. Trained in County Armagh by Natalia […]

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The seven-day Galway Festival concluded on Sunday with the large crowd in attendance enjoying the Ballybrit sunshine.

Dunum (100/30f), a close third in the Colm Quinn BMW Handicap here on Tuesday evening, gained deserved compensation with victory in the Irish Stallion Farms Irish EBF ‘Ahonoora’ Handicap over 7 furlongs.

Trained in County Armagh by Natalia Lupini, the bay gelded son of Ivawood was running a distance that was one furlong shorter than his previous race.

The Maurice Burns and Michael McCarton-owned five-year-old was well positioned throughout the €110,000 contest, taking the lead in the home straight. Despite the best effort of Snapraerterea, the eventual runner-up, Dunum was a comfortable two-length winner under jockey Billy Lee.

Teed Up (4/6f), who won the Monday night feature and was runner-up on Friday, claimed a second success of this year’s Galway Races when winning the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle for the second year in a row.

Ridden today by four-pound claimer Conor Clarke, the Emmet Mullins-trained son of Gleneagles was a three and a half length winner over Gold Speed, with Bythesametaoken a head further back in third.

Mullins later completed a double when Malbay Madness (6/5f) came wide and late on the outside of the field under Colin Keane to take the Ireland West Airport Knock Handicap.

The good form of jockey Ray Barron continued as he won his third race of the week, this time aboard My Design (14/1) for Waterford trainer Declan Queally in the Kenny Galway Handicap Hurdle.

 

Fighting Fit was a shock 33/1 winner of the Lord Hempill Memorial Handicap Chase for Kildare handler Philip Dempsey. The Gavin Brouder-ridden eight-year-old had failed to complete on his two previous starts back in April.

Saint Sam was an all-the-way winner of the Eileen Kelly Memorial Chase under the week’s leading jockey Paul Townend and champion trainer Willie Mullins.

Running in the silks of Edward Ware, the six-year-old was winner of a Grade 3 chase at Killarney in May.

Stromberg (1/5f) was a fifth success of the week for Donegal rider Dylan Browne McMonagle, when winning the Kinlay Hostel Irish EBF Auction Series Maiden for Joseph O’Brien and owners Teme Valley.

The concluding race of the 2023 Galway Racing Festival saw 4/9 favourite You Oughta Know give Willie Mullins a 10th winner of the week. The Luke McMahon-owned winner was ridden by the trainer’s son, Patrick.

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More than €2 million on offer at The Galway Races https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/news/more-than-e2-million-on-offer-at-the-galway-races https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/news/more-than-e2-million-on-offer-at-the-galway-races#respond Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:17:47 +0000 https://www.sportsnewsireland.com/?p=24744 Next month’s much-anticipated seven-day Galway Races Summer Festival runs from Monday 25th to Sunday 31st July. With fifty-three races over the seven days, the Galway Races Summer Festival has a prize fund of over €2 million on offer (total prize fund of €2.164 million) an increase of €346,500 on last year’s festival. Each day offers a minimum […]

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Next month’s much-anticipated seven-day Galway Races Summer Festival runs from Monday 25th to Sunday 31st July.

With fifty-three races over the seven days, the Galway Races Summer Festival has a prize fund of over €2 million on offer (total prize fund of €2.164 million) an increase of €346,500 on last year’s festival.

Each day offers a minimum prize fund of €100,000 for the feature race, with a minimum value for any race at Galway standing at €17,000. Galway offers a mixed card for the week with national hunt and flat races being held on all seven days.

The Tote Galway Plate on Wednesday 27th July, a race synonymous with Galway, has a prize fund of €270,000 on offer – an increase of €20,000 from last year. Thursday’s Guinness Galway Hurdle is now worth €270,000, having also received a boost of €20,000.

BoyleSports will headline the Saturday card with the ‘BoyleSport Handicap Hurdle’ valued at €110,000, as well as Grá Chocolates and Bathshack.  Feature races on the supporting card include The Connacht Hotel (Q.R.) Handicap of €110,000, The Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap of €120,000, and The Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund “Ahonoora” Handicap of €110,000.

Improved Facilities

Galway Racecourse prides itself on improving customer experience for its racegoers. This year racegoers will see lots of new additions to the enclosure including a new improved enclosure layout, new bars, additional covered marquees and public seating, plus the addition of a new Parade Ring Lounge that’s proving very popular for groups.

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