When is the 2025 Irish Champion Stakes?
- We bring you the dates and vital information about the 2025 Irish Champion Stakes
- This Group One will be run at Leopardstown on Saturday 13th September 2025
Tom Marquand riding Economics (navy blue) win The Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown. (Getty)
When is the 2025 Irish Champion Stakes?
The 2025 Irish Champion Stakes will be run at Leopardstown racecourse on Saturday 13th September 2024.
What is the Irish Champion Stakes?
The Irish Champion Stakes is the feature Group One race on day one of Irish Champions Weekend. This lucrative race is open to horses of three-years-old and above, and run over a trip of ten furlongs.
Who won the Irish Champion Stakes?
William Haggas' riding star, Economics claimed his first Group One victory in the 2024 Irish Champion Stakes, holding off defending champion Auguste Rodin to score at Leopardstown.
Which horses will run in the Irish Champion Stakes?
Economics will remain in training in 2025, so could return to Leopardstown to defend his crown. Horses who impress in races like the Juddmonte International Stakes, the Coral-Eclipse and the Epsom Derby often run in this Group One, before going on to compete in the Champion Stakes at Ascot.
Where is the Irish Champion Stakes run?
The Irish Champions Stakes is run at Leopardstown racecourse, situated in Dublin, Ireland.
Where can I watch the Irish Champion Stakes?
The Irish Champions Stakes will be shown on channels like ITV and RacingTV, but the easiest way would be to stream the race live. If you plan on watching the racing via your mobile or tablet, then bookmakers such as bet365 will allow you to stream the race live.
Irish Champion Stakes Live Streaming
The bet365 live streaming service covers a wide range of horse racing on a daily basis. Here's how to stream the 2025 Irish Champions Stakes live online:
- Visit bet365 > live streaming > horse racing
- Log-in or register for an account (use the bet365 bonus code NEWBONUS if opening a new account)
- Registered depositing users can then watch and bet on live horse racing.
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Irish Champion Stakes History
The Irish Champion Stakes is one of the most prestigious flat races in Irish Racing. The race is open to three-year-olds and above, and a trip of one-and-a-quarter-miles will have to be completed.
The Irish Champion Stakes was first run at Leopardstown in 1986. It's a Group One race sponsored by QIPCO and is part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, with the winner guaranteeing them a place in the Breeders' Cup Turf later in November.
Winners of the Irish Champion Stakes often go on to run in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Europe's most prestigious flat race. The first horse to win both races in the same season was Carroll House, who scored at Leopardstown and Longchamp under Mick Kinane in 1989.
Dylan Thomas is the only horse to win the Irish Champion Stakes twice, successfully retaining his crown in 2007. Aidan O'Brien's star also won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe later than autumn.
Three other legends of the game managed to win the Irish Champion Stakes and the Arc in the same season. Suave Dancer managed it in 1991. Sea The Stars landed the double in 2009, six years before Golden Horn won both races under Frankie Dettori.
Although the race is staged in Ireland, British trainers have enjoyed plenty of success in this Group One. Henry Cecil, Sir Michael Stoute, Ed Dunlop and Kevin Ryan have all saddled winners of the Irish Champion Stakes.
Roger Charlton's first victory came in 2017, when five-year-old Decorated Knight defeated his Irish rivals. John Gosden then celebrated his third win the following year, as Roaring Lion defeated Saxon Warrior in stunning fashion.
Aidan O'Brien is the most successful trainer in the history of the Irish Champion Stakes. Aidan's first winner came in 2000 when Giants Causeway won. His eighth and most recent triumph came in 2020, when top-mare Magical headed a 1-2-3 for Ballydoyle.
Ghaiyyath travelled to Leopardstown as the odds-on favourite in 2020, but it was Magical who prevailed once again, retaining her crown with another superb performance.
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