T0TE BETTING UP AT GALWAY RACES

Date Published: 31-Jul-2007

The tote betting on the first day of the Galway races has tipped the one million mark.The total tote turnover for Monday reached €1.1m, that's up €200,000 on the same day last year.Just over €900,000 was spent by punters on the first day of the races in 2006. The good weather brought out the crowds and a record-breaking attendance of 22,595 was recorded on the opening evening of Galway's seven-day 2007 summer festival.