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The Irish Champion Stakes (Irish: Curadh-Dhuais na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
The Leopardstown Stakes was a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It was run at Leopardstown over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it was scheduled to take place each year in late October.
The Irish Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late January or early February.
Stand at Leopardstown Racecourse Heading for the start with Wicklow Mountains in background Leopardstown Racecourse 53°15′57″N 6°11′21″W / 53.26583°N 6.18917°W / 53.26583; -6.18917 is a horse-racing course in Leopardstown , approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Dublin city centre, in Ireland
The race was transferred to Leopardstown in 2002. It was promoted to Group 2 status in 2003, and to Group 1 in 2004. It is now sponsored by Coolmore Stud, and its full title includes the name of Justify, a Coolmore stallion. In 2014 it was moved back a week in September to become part of a new Irish Champions Weekend fixture.
Leopardstown's Trigo Stakes was temporarily switched to the venue's Irish Champion Stakes meeting in September 1999. [1] It returned to its usual late-October fixture the following year, but a similar race called the Foxrock Stakes was retained in September. [2] The race became known as the Kilternan Stakes in 2001.
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Al Kazeem next appeared in the International Stakes at York Racecourse on 20 August. He started the 11/8 favourite, but his winning run came to an end as he was beaten into third place by Declaration of War and Trading Leather. Al Kazeem faced Trading Leather again in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown Racecourse on 7 September.