Leopardstown Racecourse has announced a €200,000 prize-money boost to two of their flagship races on Irish Champions weekend in September. The G1 QIPCO Irish Champions S., officially the joint-fourth highest rated race in the world and won last year by Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), has seen it's purse rise €150,000 to €1.25m. The G1 Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron S. will this year be worth €350,000, an increase of €50,000. Pat Keogh, Chief Executive of Leopardstown Racecourse, said, “We are delighted to announce the increased prize-money for the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes and the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes. These are two major international races and to attract the top horses we need to make sure that the prize-money is appropriate to races of this standing. I would like to thank QIPCO and Coolmore for their very generous support of Longines Irish Champions Weekend.” This announcement brings the total prize-money for the third renewal of Longines Irish Champions Weekend at Leopardstown and the Curragh to €4.5 million.
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