The Galway Races - Who's comin West ?

muppetkiller

Alright lads and Ladies who's coming to Galway for the biggest drinking and gambling session in Ireland whohooo not to mention the talent

dodgyme

oh yes - ya baby ya!

Heisenberg.

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rebs23

No definitely not this year, with the weather, the water, etc, etc and it seems to have had its day anyway. Too much overcharging, overcrowding and general messyness.

Zebra3

Grown men whipping poor defenceless animals. Sounds like great craic. :rolleyes:

Scum.

Gran Hermano

There are boards for Galway City and another for Galway County,
us posters in the capital object to this careless posting :rolleyes:














(Well if the wellie-wearers object so strongly about anything related to Dublin in After Hours............................ )

Hail 2 Da Chimp

I was supposed to but alas its not to be... Going on holiday instead.

I have been in Galway loads of times during the races... I never actually went to the races though

tc20

Altho ive been to Galway many, many times, i only managed to get to the races for the first time in 2005. I'll be looking to repeat my rookie luck of backing 7 out of 8 winners at the friday meet.. Drinks and dinner was on me that night. I've never seen Quay St so busy as i did that night, unreal the sea of people.. It was like Princes St in Edinburgh for Hogmanay

muppetkiller

To be fair it's little to do with the Horses lol It's only realy too packed on the Thursday Ladies day. But Quay Street, Cross street and Shop street is a sight to be seen on that evening ...
http://www.galway.net/galwayguide/pod/races20050803.jpg
But I have a good feeling the sunshine will be back at that stage too...(the legs givin me the jab lol)

Heisenberg.

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muppetkiller

Originally Posted by Zebra3
Grown men whipping poor defenceless animals. Sounds like great craic.

Scum.

I think he's just jealous because Zebras can't compete

Tar.Aldarion

I'm taking the week off work, and the following week! Mostly playing poker and drinking rather than anything to do with the races. It would take a year to get to work.
Now, should I move this, and where, hm

Caliden

Any women between the ages of 18 and 25 need a place to stay just PM me a current photo and your measurements and I'll see if I can find a place for ya

digitally-yours

I have a friend who wants a room

Picture attached

Zzippy

digitally-yours wrote:

I have a friend who wants a room

Picture attached

Caliden, you're going to need a bigger bed....;)

Plissken1

Been going there since my teens, never yet made it to the race track !! too much going on in town !

barrett1965

Welcome to Galway, but I think you'll find a lot of Galweigians leave the city during race week. Personally, I hate it.

Amazotheamazing

Only one good night in the week, Thursday, the rest is just meh.

Colonel Sanders

Zebra3 wrote:

Grown men whipping poor defenceless animals. Sounds like great craic. :rolleyes:

Scum.

Ignorance is bliss. Whips are constantly being refined in order to make sure that minimum distress is caused to the animal. there are also many rules on improper use of the whip with penalties (fines and bans) for jockeys who break them

muppetkiller

Actually the best way to do it is to take Wednesday and Friday off.
Go to the Evening meetings on Monday and Tuesday, Plate Day on Wednesday. Don't bother heading to Ladies day as it's just too packed.
Hit the town Thursday night with a case of beer. Drop it in the middle of the street and drink cheaply all night
Recover Friday ...
Great week...:D

Zebra3

Colonel Sanders wrote:

Ignorance is bliss. Whips are constantly being refined in order to make sure that minimum distress is caused to the animal. there are also many rules on improper use of the whip with penalties (fines and bans) for jockeys who break them

Ignorance is bliss. Any use of the whip is cruel.

Agamemnon

Zebra3 wrote:

Grown men whipping poor defenceless animals.

Jockeys are grown men?

monkeyfudge

Zebra3 wrote:

Ignorance is bliss. Any use of the whip is cruel.

Are you trying to tell me that there aren't any masochistic horses out there?

Caliden

digitally-yours wrote:

I have a friend who wants a room

Picture attached

Computer says no

Colonel Sanders

Zebra3 wrote:

Ignorance is bliss. Any use of the whip is cruel.

The idea is for the jockey to hit the horse on a very fleshy area of his hind quarters. the horse does not feel much more than a tap. as stated there are harsh punishments for jockeys that break whip rules.

hairyfairy00

Don't let the water problem stop any of ye coming to the races, apparently they have installed a very expensive water filtration system up there. They had to because i'm sure it would cost a hell of a lot of money to give the horses and jockeys bottled water!
There's always a good buzz around the city when the races are on, i'm sure whoever comes down will enjoy themselves.

padi89

hairyfairy00 wrote:

Don't let the water problem stop any of ye coming to the races

Why would it?,sure nobody drinks water that week in Galway

Caliden

I wonder how much a measure of vodka will go up by this year...

Tar.Aldarion

Buy all your drink now.