The first horses go to the posts this evening and will signal the start of one of the biggest racing events in the Irish calendar.
Punters from around the country will flock to Ballybrit in their droves to experience the Galway Races and for those of you who aren't exactly racing aficionados, we have you covered.
And they're off! Expect plenty of action across the seven days.Credit: ©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
Racing gets underway at following times everyday:
Monday 5.15pm
Tuesday5.15pm
Wednesday3.00pm
Thursday 1.50pm
Friday 5.10pm
Saturday2.40pm
Sunday2.15pm
Wednesday and Thursday look set to be the busiest days of the festival, with the latter of the two the festival's Ladies Day.
Two lucky racegoers don their finest accessories. Credit:©INPHO/Cathal Noonan
These two days host two of the festivals feature races, thetote.com Galway Plate and the Guinness Galway Hurdle on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.
Boston Bob, Rebel Fitz and Art of Logistics are just some of the big names who will compete the Galway Plate on the Wednesday.
Thursday sees Wicklow Brave, Modem and Rawnaq all compete in the Galway Hurdle.
Horses from around the world converge on Ballybrit and trainers such as Willie Mullins and Dermot Weld will be carry a huge threat in their selections.
