Leopardstown Racecourse announced today that TOS Ireland Ltd. (Toshiba) will continue to sponsor the Irish Champion Hurdle in 2010.

Martin O’Sullivan, Managing Director of TOS Ireland said:  “Sponsorship of The Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle gives us the opportunity to share our enthusiasm for this great sport with the world’s most enthusiastic supporters.”

Leopardstown Manager, Tom Burke said:  “We are delighted that Toshiba, a world renowned brand, have again pledged their support for this most prestigious Grade 1 race which always attracts the top two-mile hurdlers.”

With a history going back over 130 years, Toshiba has supported some of the top sporting events in the world, including the FIFA World Cup and the Rugby World Cup.  TOS Ireland Ltd., Toshiba’s official representative in Ireland has a long tradition of serving customers and business partners with a commitment to increasing business efficiency for all clients, past, present and future.

This year’s race was won by Brave Inca repeating his previous win in the race in 2006.  Other recent winners include Sizing Europe, Hardy Eustace and Macs Joy while the legendary Istabraq completed a four-in-a-row in 2001.

 Brave Inca, 2006 Irish Champion Hurdle