Galway Hurdle

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.

Galway Hurdle
2020
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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.

Records

Leading jockey since 1988 (2 wins):

  • Tony McCoy – Toast the Spreece (1997), Thomas Edison (2014)
  • Davy Russell – Farmer Brown (2007), Rebel Fitz (2012)
  • Robbie Power – Missunited (2013), Tudor City (2019)
  • Patrick Mullins - Sharjah (2018), Aramon (2020)

Leading trainer since 1988 (4 wins):

  • Willie Mullins – Mystical City (1996), Clondaw Warrior (2016), Sharjah (2018), Aramon (2020)

Winners since 1988
Year Winner Age Weight Jockey Trainer
1988 Try a Brandy 6 09-07 Harry Rogers Marty Dunne
1989 I'm Confident 5 09-07 Fran Flood[lower-alpha 1] M. McDonagh
1990 Athy Spirit 5 10–11 Tom Taaffe Willie Fennin
1991 Sagaman 5 10–12 Philip Fenton[lower-alpha 1] L. J. Codd
1992 Natalies Fancy 6 10-03 Jason Titley Pat Kelly
1993 Camden Buzz 5 10–12 Charlie Swan Paddy Mullins
1994 Oh So Grumpy 6 10-09 Mark Dwyer Jessica Harrington
1995 No Tag 7 10–11 Jason Titley Pat Kelly
1996 Mystical City 6 10-01 David Casey Willie Mullins
1997 Toast the Spreece 5 10-09 Tony McCoy Aidan O'Brien
1998 Black Queen 7 10-02 Shay Barry John Kiely
1999 Quinze 6 11–12 Richard Dunwoody Pat Hughes
2000 Perugino Diamond 4 09-08 Jim Culloty Seamus O'Farrell
2001 Ansar 5 09-09 Paul Carberry Dermot Weld
2002 Say Again 6 10-07 John Cullen Paul Nolan
2003 Sabadilla 9 09-07 Pat Verling Pat Verling
2004 Cloone River 8 10-07 John Cullen Paul Nolan
2005 More Rainbows 5 09-10 Niall Madden Noel Meade
2006 Cuan Na Grai 5 10-09 Paddy Flood Paul Nolan
2007 Farmer Brown 6 10–11 Davy Russell Pat Hughes
2008 Indian Pace 7 09-10 Paul Townend John Kiely
2009 Bahrain Storm 6 10–12 Stephen Gray Pat Flynn
2010 Overturn 6 11-06 Graham Lee Donald McCain, Jr.
2011 Moon Dice 6 10-04 Tom Doyle Paul Flynn
2012 Rebel Fitz 7 11-05 Davy Russell Michael Winters
2013 Missunited 6 10-08 Robbie Power Michael Winters
2014 Thomas Edison 7 10-06 Tony McCoy Tony Martin
2015 Quick Jack 6 10-04 Denis O'Regan Tony Martin
2016 Clondaw Warrior 9 11-05 Ruby Walsh Willie Mullins
2017 Tigris River 6 10-09 Barry Geraghty Joseph O'Brien
2018 Sharjah 5 11-07 Patrick Mullins [lower-alpha 1] Willie Mullins
2019 Tudor City 7 11-00 Robbie Power Tony Martin
2020 Aramon 7 11-10 Patrick Mullins [lower-alpha 1] Willie Mullins
  1. amateur jockey

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
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