The Galway races is with out doubt one of the biggest and best racing festivals on both sides of the channel in the UK and Ireland. Since 1869 this great festival has gone from strength to strength in recent years and Galway Racing Festival betting has absolutely huge turnover.
Today the festival goes on for a full week and one of the highlights of the week is The Galway Plate and is usually a very open contest but there are always a couple laid out for the race. Another important factor for punting at the Galway festival is the success of Dermot Weld, this is the best Galway Festival Tip you will ever get.
To get a free bet on the Galway Plate visit Free Bet Online Directory where there are over £2,000 of free bets to choose from the major online bookmakers.
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2005 | Ansar | D F O'Regan | D K Weld |
| 2004 | Ansar | D J Casey | D K Weld |
| 2003 | Nearly A Moose | R M Power | P Mullins |
| 2002 | Rockholm Boy | K Hadnett | Michael Hourigan |
| 2001 | Grimes | C O'Dwyer | C Roche |
| 2000 | Dovaly | T P Rudd | M J P O'Brien |
| 1999 | Moscow Express | R Walsh | Miss F M Crowley |
| 1998 | Amlah | B G Powell | P J Hobbs |
| 1997 | Stroll Home | P Carberry | James Joseph Mangan |
| 1996 | Life Of A Lord | C F Swan | A P O'Brien |
You can now watch live racing at the online site of the bookmaker Paddy Power. Simply create an account, place a bet of the race you want to watch and Paddy Power provide you with full access to live internet coverage.
Watch Live Racing at Paddy Power
New customers to Paddy Power can also claim a free bet of £30 which can be used on sport and horse racing event.
Claim a free £30 Bet at Paddy Power
Place your first bet with Boylesports they will match this with a free bet to the same value upto a maximum of £50. After placing a further five bets they will give you a free bet to the value of your average bet again upto a maximum of £50. They then repeat this until you have had four free bets - its a maximum of £200 in free bets.
Ladbrokes are the largest UK online betting service and offer a superb Irish Horse racing service to their clients. If you don't already have an acocunt with them you can claim a free bet of £25 which can be used on all Irish Horse racing. Register, place your first bet and Ladbrokes will add the free bet to your account.
Totesport offer free bets of £25 for all new clients. Open a new account and Totesport will match your first stake with a free bet to the same value - upto a maximum of £25. The offer at Totesport is only open for new account holders.
Those of you who are new to Stan James can claim a fantastic free £25 bet when you open an account. Visit Stan James today while their free bet is still available.
Open a new betting account with Bet365 and they will match your first bet with a free bet to the same stake, upto a maximum of £25. After placing your first free bet, place a further 5 qualifying bets to qualify for a second free bet, again up to a maximum of £25. Further free bets will be available on the same basis of 5 qualifying bets after placing your second free bet, third free bet.
William Hill are providing new clients on the online betting site with a £25 free bet offer. Open an account and place an initial bet of upto £25 and William Hill will match your first stake with a free bet of the same sum.