Leopardstown

Leopardstown Racecourse is an Irish horse-racing venue, located in Leopardstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of the Dublin city centre. Like the majority of Irish courses, it hosts both National Hunt and Flat racing.

The course, built by Captain George Quin and modelled on Sandown Park Racecourse in England, was completed in 1888 and acquired by the Horse Racing Board of Ireland in 1967. Many important races are held there and racing takes place all year round, with about 22 meetings per year.

In 1941, noted Royal Air Force pilot Hugh Verity, who flew many secret agents at night into and out of farm fields in France, force landed on the racecourse. He was interned briefly before escaping back to England.

The Leopardstown Hall of Fame honours famous Irish horse racing trainers, jockeys and horses like, Vincent O'Brien, Tom Dreaper, Pat Taaffe and Pat Eddery, Arkle, Dawn Run, Levmoss and Nijinsky.

Le tournoi hippique de Leopardstown est une course de chevaux de premier ordre qui se déroule chaque année en Irlande. Créé en 1888, il se tient sur l'hippodrome de Leopardstown, à environ 10 kilomètres au sud du centre-ville de Dublin. L'événement attire certains des meilleurs chevaux et jockeys du monde, et propose une gamme de courses sur plat et d'obstacles. La course la plus prestigieuse du tournoi est le Leopardstown Christmas Festival, qui a lieu chaque année entre Noël et le Nouvel An. Le festival propose une variété de courses, notamment le Leopardstown Chase, le Savills Chase et le Lexus Chase. Le tournoi hippique de Leopardstown est un événement incontournable du calendrier hippique irlandais et attire chaque année des milliers de spectateurs.