Galway Hurdle
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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.
Winners since 1988
Earlier winners
- 1913 – Red Damsel
- 1950 – Lady's Find
- 1951 – Wye Fly
- 1952 – Warrenscourt Lad
- 1953 – Prince of Devon
- 1954 – Cloudless Days
- 1955 – Antigue II
- 1956 – Ivy Green
- 1957 – Tymon Castle
- 1958 – Knight Errant
- 1959 – Cashel View
- 1960 – Commutering
- 1961 – Cynge Noir / Newgrove *
- 1962 – Tripacer
- 1963 – Snow Trix
- 1964 – Extra Stout
- 1965 – Ticonderoga
- 1966 – Warkey
- 1967 – Muir
- 1968 – Annalong
- 1969 – Bonne
- 1970 – Dictora
- 1971 – Highway View
- 1972 – Hardboy
- 1973 – Lesabelle
- 1974 – Just for Fun
- 1975 – Double Default / Spanner *
- 1976 – Negrada
- 1977 – Paddy Bouler
- 1978 – Prince Tammy
- 1979 – Hard Tarquin
- 1980 – Pearlstone
- 1981 – Double Wrapped
- 1982 – Pinch Hitter
- 1983 – Pinch Hitter
- 1984 – Tara Lee
- 1985 – Strathline
- 1986 – Rushmoor
- 1987 – Belsir
* The 1961 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.
* There were two winners in 1975 as the race was split into separate divisions.
See also
References
- Racing Post:
- carlow-nationalist.ie – "All set for another Ballybrit Bonanza" (2006).
- galway-races.net – "History of the Galway Festival".
- timesonline.co.uk – "Glorious Galway" (2006).