Coolmore sponsors new Leopardstown Group One

Leopardstown racecourse has announced that Coolmore Stud will sponsor the Matron Stakes, elevated to Group One status for the first time this year.

The race, to be run as the principal supporting event on Baileys Irish Champion Stakes with a prize fund of €260,000, will be known as the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes, named after the 2000 Kentucky Derby winner.