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11/3/2010 - The Sun Shines on Family Fun at Leopardstown
Leopardstown Racecourse today launched a series of Family Fun Racedays which will take place this year in association with the Children’s Sunshine Home and LauraLynn House.

15/1/2010 - 20th Anniversary of Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown
Competition will be intense for the Hennessy Gold Cup. This race has been the primary objective for the Paul Nolan-trained Joncol, winner of the Grade 1 John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown in December, since he finished third in the Lexus Chase last month. Willie Mullins has entered four, including last year’s Dr PJ Moriarty Chase and RSA Chase winner Cooldine.

8/1/2010 - Leopardstown Rescheduled for Saturday 23rd January 2010
Horse Racing Ireland has announced that the Leopardstown Meeting which was scheduled for Sunday 10th January featuring the MCR Hurdle but was cancelled due to snow will now be held on Saturday 23rd January 2010 with live coverage on RTE Television.

7/1/2010 - Racing on Sunday (10th Jan) Cancelled
Following a course inspection at Leopardstown this morning (January 7th 2010), the course was found to be unfit for racing due to a covering of snow. Consequently the fixture scheduled for Sunday, 10th January has been cancelled.

29/12/2009 - MCR to Sponsor the January Handicap Hurdle & the Leopardstown Novice Steeplechase
Leopardstown Racecourse announced today that MCR Group, the Irish owned specialist service group of companies who employ close on 800 people, will sponsor the January Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) (formerly the Pierse Hurdle) and the Leopardstown Novice Steeplechase (Grade 2), which will be run on January 10th 2010.

29/12/2009 - Lexus Chase Moved to Today Due to Fog
The final two races of Leopardstown’s card were abandoned yesterday (Monday 28th December) due to fog.

24/12/2009 - Leopardstown Christmas Festival - Information


1/1/0001 - What A Friend joins Lexus list to set up fascinating contest
 Leopardstown Announce Preliminary Stage Entries For the Final 2 Days of The Festival

17/12/2009 - Sizing Europe on Track for Opening Day Leopardstown Cracker
 Leopardstown Announce Preliminary Entries for the Grade 1 races on the opening two days of the Festival

30/11/2009 - Leopardstown Release Entries for the Christmas Festival Grade 1s
 Sizing Europe on Track for Opening Day Feature  

23/11/2009 - Leopardstown Christmas Festival Launched
inforthenight.ie welcomed as new St. Stephen’s Day sponsor

3/11/2009 - Leopardstown Meeting which was scheduled for Sunday 1st November will now take place on Thursday, 5th November


1/11/2009 - Leopardstown fixture scheduled for today Sunday, 1st November, has been cancelled due to waterlogging
Leopardstown fixture scheduled for today Sunday, 1st November, has been cancelled due to waterlogging. The Race Against Breast Cancer function in the Pavilion will go ahead as planned.

22/10/2009 - Toshiba to continue sponsorship of the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown Racecourse
 Leopardstown Racecourse announced today that TOS Ireland Ltd. (Toshiba) will continue to sponsor the Irish Champion Hurdle in 2010

7/9/2009 - Sea The Stars Imperious At Leopardstown
 Sea The Stars Imperious At Leopardstown

3/9/2009 - Sea the Stars likely to run in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes – John Oxx
Sea the Stars "likely to run" in the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes – John Oxx

13/8/2009 - Sea The Stars & Fame And Glory All Set for Eagerly Anticipated Showdown
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20/5/2009 - Bulmers Live at Leopardstown
 Summer evenings with a difference -- Superb horse racing and live music - from only €15

30/3/2009 - Leopardstown Proves a Worthy Favourite with Families
 Leopardstown Proves a Worthy Favourite with Families

2/3/2009 - Island Life Prevails At Leopardstown
 Island Life Prevails At Leopardstown

27/2/2009 - Former champion hurdler Sublimity will be among a legion of horses working after racing at Leopardstown on Sunday.
Former champion hurdler Sublimity will be among a legion of horses working after racing at Leopardstown on Sunday.

15/2/2009 - Neptune Collonges Stars At Leopardstown
The Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup was the feature race at Leopardstown on Sunday and it saw the Paul Nicholls-trained Neptune Collonges gain compensation for his fall over the same course and distance in the Lexus Chase at Christmas.

10/2/2009 - Stars back again for re-scheduled Hennessy Gold Cup
Following the announcement today of the entries for the re-scheduled Hennessy Gold Cup, it was confirmed that Neptune Collonges, The Listener and Notre Pere will line-up for the much anticipated Grade 1 Hennessy Gold Cup, to be run at Leopardstown this Sunday (15th February).

6/2/2009 - Hennessy Gold Cup 15th February
 Hennessy Gold Cup takes place next Sunday the 15th February.

5/2/2009 - Leopardstown to hold further inspection
 Leopardstown to hold further inspection

4/2/2009 - Leopardstown is currently unraceable
 Leopardstown is currently unraceable

30/1/2009 - PREPARE FOR HIGH FASHION STAKES AT THE HENNESSY GOLD CUP 2009
 PREPARE FOR HIGH FASHION STAKES AT THE HENNESSY GOLD CUP 2009 

20/1/2009 - Stellar Line-Up for Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle
 Stellar Line-Up for Toshiba Irish Champion Hurdle

7/1/2009 - In Form Mullins Stable Targets Sunday’s Pierse Meeting in Leopardstown
 In Form Mullins Stable Targets Sunday’s Pierse Meeting in Leopardstown

12/1/2009 - TOSHIBA TO SPONSOR IRISH CHAMPION HURDLE AT LEOPARDSTOWN
Leopardstown Racecourse announced today that TOS Ireland, the Irish Distributor of Toshiba’s MFP’s, Copiers, Fax and Projectors, will sponsor the Irish Champion Hurdle, which will be run on January 25th 2009.

20/12/2008 - Ruby Walsh Launches Leopardstown Christmas Festival
Ruby Lauches the Loepardstown Christmas Festival

3/11/2008 - Leopardstown Christmas Festival


28/10/2008 - Christmas Festival Recession Busting Pricing and Packages
 Christmas Festival Pricing and Packages

13/10/2008 - Karen Koster Picks the Best Dressed Lady Derval O’Connell at The Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes


7/9/2008 - New Approach Stars At Leopardstown
Having been run a day later than expected due to the inclement weather, the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown produced a worthy winner in the shape of the Jim Bolger-trained New Approach.

6/9/2008 - Leopardstown postponed to Sunday, 7th September


6/9/2008 - Racing is off today, Saturday 6th of September but will go ahead tomorrow Sunday 7th of September
 Racing is off today, Saturday 6th of September but will go ahead tomorrow Sunday 7th of September

5/9/2008 - 7.30am Inspection scheduled for Leopardstown ahead of Irish Champion Stakes
 7.30am Inspection scheduled for Leopardstown ahead of Irish Champion Stakes

1/9/2008 - Karen Koster to Judge Best Dressed at the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes
 Karen Koster to Judge Best Dressed at the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes

22/8/2008 - Karen Koster is Krystle Clear as She Launches the Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes


11/8/2008 - Dynamic Duo Aidan O`Brien and Johnny Murtagh aiming for the Champion Trainers fourth Irish Champion Stakes
Johnny Murtagh was the guest of honour at the launch of the 2008 Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes today at the Merrion Hotel.

7/8/2008 - Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes
 Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes Preview

27/3/2008 - Family Fun Racedays 2008
 Family Fun Racedays Return to Leopardstown this Spring

3/3/2008 - Tote Presentation to Our Lady`s Children Hospital
Tote Ireland presents a cheuqe for €1000 to Our Ladies Children's Hospital Crumlin

7/2/2008 - KIERAN O’CONNELL SMASHES HIS 2006 RECORD
 KIERAN O’CONNELL SMASHES HIS 2006 RECORDWITH 3,331 WINNERS IN 2007 AND RAISES €30,000 FORTHE IRISH JOCKEYS’ ACCIDENT FUND

6/2/2008 - Hennessy Gold Cup 2008, A Star Line Up
 Hennessy Gold Cup 2008

28/1/2008 - Sizing Europe Blows The Opposition Away At Leopardstown
 Sizing Europe Blows The Opposition Away At Leopardstown

21/1/2008 - KAUTO TOPS A STAR LINE UP FOR THE HENNESSY GOLD CUP 2008
  

15/1/2008 - Hennessy Gold Cup Sunday 10th Feb
 Hennessy Gold Cup Best Dressed Lady In Association with The Design Centre

11/1/2008 - New Group 3 race at Leopardstown
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) today announced a further strengthening of the Irish Flat Pattern race programme, having secured European Pattern Committee (EPC) approval for the promotion of two races from Listed to Group 3 status for 2008. Including the Silver Flash (7f, 2yo Fillies) race at Leopardstown.

11/1/2008 - PIERSE HURDLE – 7.30am INSPECTION
LEOPARDSTOWN RACE MEETING -13TH JANUARY 2008. The 81- 109 SM Morris Handicap Hurdle has be divided to form an eight race programme. The first division will be run as the Fitzpatrick Castle Handicap Hurdle. Race times will be confirmed after a 7.30am inspection on Sunday the 13th January. Ground at present is heavy.

21/12/2007 - Festival Countdown


6/12/2007 - EAMON DUNPHY LAUNCHES LEOPARDSTOWN CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
The largest racing festival of the winter season and was launched by sports pundit Eamon Dunphy in Ron Blacks on Tuesday 4th December. The Leopardstown Christmas Festival starts on December 26th and runs for four days to December 29th.

4/12/2007 - Christmas Festival Early Entries now available
 The lastest Christmas Festival Entries

12/11/2007 - IT`S LADIES DAY AT THE LEXUS CHASE – FRIDAY 28TH DECEMBER
Ladies Day comes to Leopardstown for the annual Christmas National Hunt Festival for the first time ever on Friday 28th December, courtesy of Lexus Ireland!

6/11/2007 - Lexus Chase - The winter season`s richest NH race
The Lexus Chase is now the winter season`s richest national hunt race.

3/10/2007 - HRI Announces Additional Fixture for Leopardstown
Additional Fixture at Leopardstown on Saturday 3rd November 2007.

13/9/2007 - The stylish Tattersalls Millions Irish Champion Stakes


9/5/2007 - Classic Clues at Leopardstown


25/4/2007 - Fun Fun Fun


16/4/2007 - Family Fun Racedays


6/3/2007 - Cancelled Meeting - not to be rescheduled
The cancelled race meeting in Leopardstown on Sunday 4th March – the Mick Holly Memorial Handicap Steeplechase will Not be rescheduled. Next Race Meeting in Leopardstown is Saturday the 7th April 2007.

15/2/2007 - Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup 2007


8/2/2007 - GOING FOR GOLD AT LEOPARDSTOWN


26/1/2007 - Magnificent Line Up for AIG Europe Champion Hurdle


15/1/2007 - Spring ahead of The Que in The Pierse


5/1/2007 - Pierse Hurdle Day


8/12/2006 - GEARING UP FOR CHRISTMAS


7/11/2006 - Champion Jockey Awards 2006


27/9/2006 - Seniors Day at Leopardstown


12/9/2006 - Best-dressed at the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes 2006


12/9/2006 - Presentation of the Baileys Irish Champion Stakes


7/9/2006 - Ouija Board and Alexander Goldrun Declared


31/8/2006 - CHAMPIONS CLASH AT LEOPARDSTOWN


29/6/2006 - Football Fever at Leopardstown
Due to the huge success of last year, MasterCard Football Furlong is back and again brings together two of Ireland’s great sporting passions – football and racing. Last year there was a recorded attendance of 6,200 people here at Leopardstown.

19/4/2006 - Winners of the Crayola Colouring Competition
 

10/3/2006 - Crayola Colouring Competition
To celebrate Family Day at Leopardstown on Easter Saturday, Crayola will sponsor a colouring competition with an overall prize of 10,000 crayons for the winning school. 

10/2/2006 - Beef Or Salmon Heads Tasty Menu At Leopardstown
On what is truly a mouth watering day of racing at Leopardstown on Sunday, the Michael Hourigan trained Beef Or Salmon will be the main focus of attention in the €180,000 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (Grade One).

20/1/2006 - Big Two Set To Clash In AIG Thriller At Leopardstown
The AIG Europe Champion Hurdle was one of the races of the entire year in 2005 as it produced a tremendously exciting finish with Macs Joy defeating Brave Inca and Hardy Eustace by a short head and a head and with all three protagonists engaged again...

13/1/2006 - Victram bidding for victory in Pierse Hurdle
The Adrian McGuinness trained Victram, currently the ante-post favourite, is one of 27 horses declared for the €130,000 Pierse Hurdle on a top class card at Leopardstown on Sunday.

23/12/2005 - Justified Bids To Keep Unbeaten Record Intact
The Eamon Sheehy trained Justified heads 8 declarations for the Durkan New Homes Novice Chase (Grade One), the feature race on day one of the four day Leopardstown Festival which starts on St Stephen’s Day.

14/12/2005 - Leopardstown Four Day Christmas Festival
The countdown is on in earnest for the four day National Hunt Festival at Leopardstown commencing on Monday 26th December.

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