Haha, I did almost post that without the addendum at first and then thought I'd better make it clear that I'm not actually an anti-Irish dickhead.
For anyone who lives in the town it's just a bit of a nightmare each year, it's get incredibly busy and you just end up with a load of drunk idiots all over the place. Admittedly it brings a hell of a lot of cash in to the town so it has an upside to people who are ready to take advantage of it.
Horse racing has never really appealed to me, but then gambling of any form hasn't. I can see why people do go crazy for it but it's not for me!