Stadium
Galway Races
Right-handed racecourse with a steep dip and uphill finish, home to a week-long summer festival.
0:00≈ 2 min
Location
0:00≈ 2 min
About this audio guide
This guide to the Galway Races at Ballybrit, on the edge of Galway city, goes back to August 1869 and the very first meeting on this field. It follows the horses, the trains and the steamers that brought them, the landowner who gave the ground, and a mare that lined up in a field of thirteen. Best heard facing the home straight, where you can see the ground fall and rise toward the finish.
This audio guide was created using AI.