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Enjoy world-class horse racing on Day 1 of Longines Irish Champion’s Weekend at Leopardstown Racecourse with five Group Races including the Irish Champion Stakes.

Day 1 of Longines Irish Champions Weekend takes place on Saturday September 10^th, 2022, at Leopardstown Racecourse, followed by Day 2 at The Curragh Racecourse on Sunday September 11^th.

Day 1 features an eight-race card made up of five Group Races and one Listed Race. The two Group One races on the card are the prestigious Irish Champion Stakes and the Coolmore America “Justify” Matron Stakes which are consistently among the leading races in the world.

Live racing coverage of Irish Champions Weekend will be covered on RTE and Racing TV, times to be confirmed.

Please make sure you follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for live coverage from the track on the day - you can find us @LeopardstownRC.

Ticket Prices

Early Bird General Admission €30
OAP / Student €30
Early Bird Weekend €50
Premium Level Access €80
Champions Pavilion €185
Champions Pavilion €92.50
Champions Bundle €50

Race Schedule - 10th September 2022
1.55pm	The Ballylinch Stud EBF Ingabelle Stakes (Listed) of €100,000 2yo Fillies Only, c7f
2.30pm	The Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Sovereign Path' Handicap of €150,000 Ext H’cap for 3yo+
3.05pm	The KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes (Group 2) Guaranteed value of €150,000 2yo only
3.40pm	The Kilternan (Group 3) Guaranteed value of €100,000 3yo+
4.15pm	The Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) Guaranteed value of €1,000,000 3yo+
4.50pm	The Clipper Logistics Boomerang Stakes (Group 2) Guaranteed value of €200,000 3yo+
5.25pm	The Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron Stakes(Group 1) Guaranteed value of €400,000 3yo+
6.00pm	The Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Petingo' Handicap of €150,000 Ext H’cap 3yo+

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Owners and Trainers Guide

Longines Irish Champions Weekend is one of the leading international racing festivals. Now in its ninth year, this special event is run over two days at two of Ireland’s leading racecourses, the newly redeveloped Leopardstown, and The Curragh. Featuring prize money of €4.5 million, the year’s renewal boasts a strong programme, including six Group 1 races and the final Classic of the Irish Flat season.

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Entertainment at Longines Irish Champions Weekend

Get ready for a fantastic line-up of live entertainment, great food, and thrilling horse racing on Day 1 of Longines Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown Racecourse.

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Fashion at Longines Irish Champions Weekend

Longines Irish Champions Weekend is synonymous with style and will see a weekend of high fashion kicking off at Leopardstown Racecourse.

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International Visitors

We look forward to welcoming international visitors to Leopardstown Racecourse for Longines Irish Champions Weekend. We have compiled some information to make your visit to Leopardstown an exciting action packed weekend and if you require any additional information please do not hesitate to call us on +353 01 289 0500 or email [email protected]

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How To Get Here

Located just six miles south of Dublin city centre and easily accessible from the N11 and M50 motorway, It is easily accessed by car, the Luas, or bus. Leopardstown all supply free shuttle buses from set Luas and DART train stations on all major racedays.

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Irish Champion Stakes

The Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes regularly ranks as one of best races in the world, with previous winners including multiple Group 1 winner Magical who has won this race for the last two years, Champion three-year-old colt and European horse of the year Roaring Lion, Horse of the Year and Champion 3yo Colt Sea the Stars and Cartier horse of the year Golden Horn. French Champion Jockey and multiple Group 1 winning Jockey Christophe Soumillon commented after victory aboard Almanzor in the 2016 renewal of the Irish Champions Stakes “Only champions can win a race like this".

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Coolmore

The Coolmore America Justify Matron Stakes has been voted the highest rated race for fillies and mares by the Longines World Thoroughbred Rankings on two occasions since it was upgraded to a Group 1 in 2004. Amongst the previous winners of this race are some of the most illustrious, elite mares to grace the turf during the twenty first century including multiple Group 1-winning superstars Attraction, Soviet Song and Red Evie, while Champers Elysees gave former Champion jockey Johnny Murtagh his first Group 1 winner in 2020. Justify, a son of Scat Daddy, is the only Triple Crown winner ever to retire to stud undefeated. He and American Pharoah are the only two winners of the Triple Crown in the past 40 years and stand alongside each other at Coolmore America. Coolmore Stud is widely acknowledged as the world’s biggest and best thoroughbred racehorse breeding operation, standing top sires in Ireland, America and Australia.

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