Galway Races Leading Trainer Award Update For the 28th year in a row Chanelle Veterinary are the proud sponsors of the Leading Trainer Award at the Galway Races. Dermot Weld is still ahead of the rest of the field after 2 wins during the third day of racing in Ballybrit, taking his tally to 35 points. Tony Martin has had a fantastic run at Ballybrit so far this year with 5 winners, the same as Weld, but is trailing by 9 points and needs more places to catch up. The Chanelle Plate and €3,800 will be awarded to the Trainer with the most points accumulated over the 7 days of the summer festival, the runner-up with receive €1,200 on Sunday. Leading Trainer Award Summary Results after Day 3 D K Weld points 35 after 5 wins, 3 seconds, 1 third. A J Martin points 26 after 5 wins, 1 third. W P Mullins points 13 after 2 wins and 1 second A Oliver points 8 after 1 win and 1 third.
