juvenile maidens

There will be a significant increase in prize-money for Group 3 and listed races, handicaps, and juvenile maidens during the 2025 Leopardstown Flat season, the racecourse announced on Thursday. Each of the 16 Group 3 races at the course will see their value rise to a minimum of €60,000 while overall prize-money for the course's eight listed races increases to €45,000. A guaranteed minimum value has been confirmed for each of the five new handicap bands with all 2-year-old maiden races rising to ensure a minimum prize fund of €20,000...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-pedigreed horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Friday's Observations features a daughter of Grade I winner Heat Haze (GB) (Green Desert).   18.00 Dundalk, Mdn, €15,000, 2yo, f, 7f (AWT) Juddmonte's COOLER (GB) (Frankel {Ger}) is a Ger Lyons-trained daughter of dual Grade I winner Heat Haze (GB) (Green Desert), herself produced by the operation's blue...