Galway Races dates confirmed as Irish horse racing fixtures released

The summer showpiece has the greenlight to go ahead behind-closed-doors and will be subject to rigorous health and safety protocols as horse racing returns on June 8.The opening two days will only host Flat races, while National Hunt action takes centre stage on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday fixtures will be all National Hunt. The meeting will conclude, in the first two days of August, with two all-Flat cards.

Every day we'll send you a roundup e-mail of all the latest news. Local Irish news, UK and international news, local and national Sport and entertainment news , all in one handy e-mail. Jason Morris, HRI's Director of Racing, said: "We recognise that there will be a large demand for opportunities to run and our aim is to provide all Flat horses with their first run as quickly as possible following the resumption of racing by offering a balanced programme across all age groups, distances and categories. There will be 53 flat meetings up to the end of July with this objective in mind.

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