Sign in

Australia heads star-studded Champions Weekend line-up

Derby winner Australia, Leading Light, The Grey Gatsby, Gleneagles, Tapestry and Chicquitaheads a star-studded list of entries for the inaugural Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown on Saturday and the Curragh on Sunday.

Australia heads star-studded Champions Weekend line-up

Wed, 10 Sep, 2014 - 01:00

Mike Wilson

Australia will face a maximum of 11 rivals in the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes on Saturday and is the 2-7 favourite to claim a fourth Group 1 of the season.

He is set to clash again with The Grey Gatsby, who was second to Australia in the Juddmonte International last month, after the Prix du Jockey Club winner was supplemented for the race at a cost of €75,000.

more courts articles

Graham Linehan court case

Father Ted creator Linehan arrives at court for trans activist harassment trial

Graham Linehan arrest

Father Ted creator Linehan to face trial over alleged harassment of trans woman

judge gavel on a blue wooden background

Englishman who failed to pay compensation to victim of West Cork assault sent to prison

More in this section

Billie Frechette should take plenty beating in Ulster Cesarewitch

Billie Frechette should take plenty beating in Ulster Cesarewitch

Laytown Races - Monday September 16th

Ocean Manifest can get the job done at Laytown

Ombudsman File Photo

Ombudsman has Ascot in his sights after bypassing Irish Champion date

Courts Racing Place: Leopardstown Place: Curragh Person: Alkasser Person: Mukhadram Person: Al Kazeem Person: Rizeena Person: Fiesolana Person: Thawaany Person: Kenhope Person: Balansiya Person: Dermot Weld Person: Panama Hat Person: Brendan Brackan Person: Aidan O’Brien Person: Free Eagle Person: O’Brien Person: John F Kennedy Person: Agnes Stewart Person: Parish Boy Person: Gordon Lord Byron Person: Darwin Person: Top Notch Tonto Person: Mustajeeb Person: Osaila Person: Found Person: Chicquita Person: Maarek Event: Champions Weekend Event: Derby Event: Irish Champions Weekend Event: Qipco Irish Champion Stakes Event: Juddmonte International Event: Prix du Jockey Club Event: Irish Champion Stakes Event: Coolmore Matron Stakes Event: Moyglare Stud Stakes Event: Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes Event: Palmerstown House Estate Irish St Leger Event: Yorkshire Oaks Event: Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes Event: Coronation Stakes Event: KPMG Enterprise Stakes Event: Epsom Derby Event: John Deere Juvenile Turf Stakes Event: Clipper Boomerang Mile Event: Irish St Leger Event: Vincent O’Brien National Stakes Event: Irish Oaks Event: Blandford Stakes Organisation: Gleneagles Organisation: Tapestry Organisation: Chicquitaheads Organisation: Australia Organisation: Noble Mission

<p>LAYTOWN: Leading trainer at the meeting in recent years, locally-based Ado McGuinness delivered a 38.5/1 double with Distillate and Exquisite Acclaim at Laytown’s annual meeting, which had to pass an inspection following heavy, thundery showers. Pic: HEALY RACING</p>

Distillate and Exquisite Acclaim land double for Ado McGuinness at Laytown

Sport

Newsletter

Latest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our outstanding team of sports writers. and reporters

Sport

Newsletter

Latest news from the world of sport, along with the best in opinion from our outstanding team of sports writers. and reporters

IE_logo_newsletters

Select your favourite newsletters and get the best of Irish Examiner delivered to your inbox

© Examiner Echo Group Limited