160-thousand people are expected to attend this year's Galway Races Summer Festival.
The event, which has been held at Ballybrit since 1869, will see 800 horses run in 52 races over the 7-days.
The festival, which is worth an estimated 54 million euro to the local economy, employs 1-thousand 5-hundred staff members.
Good Morning Galway! First Race 5.15pm. Sure come on down! pic.twitter.com/t5NnY5XxjY
— Galway Races (@Galway_Races) July 25, 2016
When it comes to food, the event sees 70-thousand meals served, one tonne of chips sold, and 4-thousand hot beef rolls eaten.
General Manager at Galway Racecourse Michael Maloney, says he and his team began working on this year's festival almost as soon as last year's ended:
