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Dublin , Ireland - 13 September 2025; Alakazi, with Ben Coen up, on their way to winning the Tonybet Solonaway Stakes during day one of the Irish Champions Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse in Dublin. (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

Leopardstown round-up: Murtagh and Burke hit form

The consistency of Johnny Murtagh's Alakazi was rewarded with a brilliant victory in the Tonybet Solonaway Stakes at Leopardstown.

Racing • 13 Sep

O'Brien and Moore took three races at Leopardstown

O'Brien pleased to see 'babyish' Delacroix all grown up

Delacroix enhanced his Derby prospects with a decisive front-running victory in the P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown.

Racing • 30 Mar

Monbeg Park gets his head in front for deserved success

Monbeg Park has been knocking on the door in big races and finally found things going his way in the feature handicap chase at Leopardstown.

Racing • 02 Mar

State Man and Paul Townend on their way to winning the Cheltenham Champion Hurdle

Mullins insists State Man still his champion hurdler

Willie Mullins insists State Man is still his "number one contender" in the two-mile division ahead of a blockbuster clash with stablemate Lossiemouth in the Irish Champion Hurdle.

Racing • 01 Feb

State Man and Lossiemouth will lock horns at the DRF

State Man and Lossiemouth meet in Irish Champion Hurdle

Lossiemouth and State Man look set for a mouthwatering clash on front of the RTÉ Sport cameras at Leopardstown on Sunday, with the Willie Mullins-trained pair among six horses confirmed for the Irish Champion Hurdle.

Racing • 28 Jan

Japanese raider targeting ambitious Irish-French double

Japanese raider Shin Emperor is on course to attempt an ambitious double in the Irish Champion Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe after coming through a ParisLongchamp gallop.

Racing • 08 Sep 24

Mutasarref breaks new ground at Leopardstown

Mutasarref landed the first Group Three win of his career in the BoyleSports Ballycorus Stakes at Leopardstown.

Racing • 13 Jun 24

Flooring Porter will head back to Leopardstown

Cromwell going back to the left with Flooring Porter

Flooring Porter will return to racing left-handed at Leopardstown over the Christmas period, with Gavin Cromwell retaining faith that he can repeat his top-level hurdling exploits over fences.

Racing • 03 Dec 23

A pair of 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas trials will take place today

Leopardstown's Guineas trials card gets the go-ahead

Following an inspection this morning, the track at Leopardstown was found to be fit for racing and the Guineas trials fixture scheduled for this afternoon goes ahead.

Racing • 02 Apr 23

Zarinsk and Colin Keane up winning at Leopardstown in September

Updated Lyons: Zarinsk 'wintered well' ahead of Guineas trial

Leopardstown will have to pass an early morning inspection if their Sunday card is to go ahead.

Racing • 01 Apr 23

El Fabiolo leads over the last from Appreciate It

'10 lengths is 10 lengths' for Mullins' star El Fabiolo

Daryl Jacob gave El Fabiolo a perfect ride to win the Goffs Irish Arkle Novice Chase at Leopardstown for Willie Mullins.

Racing • 05 Feb 23

Gala Marceau and Danny Mullins cross the line

Gala Marceau shocks Lossiemouth at Leopardstown

Gala Marceau turned the tables on her much-vaunted stablemate Lossiemouth at Leopardstown to land the Donohue Marquees Spring Juvenile Hurdle.

Racing • 04 Feb 23

Good Land and Michael O'Sullivan ping the last at Leopardstown

Connell's delight as Good Land obliges in DRF opener

Good Land got punters at the Dublin Racing Festival off to a flying start when justifying favouritism in the Nathaniel Lacy & Partners Solicitors '50,000 Cheltenham Bonus For Stable Staff' Novice Hurdle.

Racing • 04 Feb 23

Facile Vega and Paul Townend winning the Champions Novice Hurdle at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival

Mullins feels in-form Facile Vega deserves more credit

Facile Vega and High Definition are all set to take each other on in a Tattersalls Ireland Novice Hurdle not to be missed at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Racing • 04 Feb 23

Paul Townend celebrates victory on board State Man in the feature at Leopardstown

State Man win caps Mullins masterclass at Leopardstown

It was another triumphant day at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival for Willie Mullins and Paul Townend as they banked three more wins, including the Grade One Matheson Hurdle and the Neville Hotels Novice Chase.

Racing • 29 Dec 22

State Man and Paul Townend winning the Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown last month

Mullins pair State Man, Sharjah to meet at Leopardstown

Willie Mullins has confirmed that State Man and Sharjah will take each other on in the Matheson Hurdle at Leopardstown on December 29 - but last season's star juvenile Vauban will run elsewhere.

Racing • 20 Dec 22