GALWAY came to Dublin this week, with the launch of the 2017 raceweek taking place in the capital city on Monday. The 148th staging of this festival takes place from Monday July 31st to Sunday August 6th. Last year it attracted 150,000 people.

With 52 races over the seven days, each day now offers a minimum prize fund of €100,000 for the feature race. The overall prize fund has been increased by €123,000 to a record breaking two million Euro.