The Champion Stayers Hurdle is a Grade 1
National Hunt
In horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Republic of Ireland, National Hunt racing requires horses to jump fences and ditches. National Hunt racing in the UK is informally known as "jumps" and is divided into two major distinct branches: ...
hurdle race in Ireland which is open to
horses aged four years or older. It is run at
Punchestown
Punchestown Racecourse is located in the parish of Eadestown, between the R410 and R411 regional roads near Naas, County Kildare, in Ireland. It is known as the home of Irish Jumps Racing and plays host to the annual Punchestown Irish Nationa ...
over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are fourteen hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year during the Punchestown Festival in late April.
The race was known as the Tipperkevin Hurdle in the mid 1990s, and it was renamed the Champion Stayers Hurdle in 1997. It was sponsored by Ballymore Properties for much of the following decade, and was renamed the World Series Hurdle.
Ladbrokes
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began supporting the race in 2008. It reverted to its former name in 2017.
The Champion Stayers Hurdle is the Irish equivalent of Britain's
Stayers' Hurdle, and the last horse to win both races in the same year was Anzum in 1999.
Records
Most successful horse since 1995 (4 wins):
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Quevega – ''2010, 2011, 2012, 2013''
Leading
jockey since 1995 (5 wins):
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Ruby Walsh
Rupert Walsh (born 14 May 1979 in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland) is an Irish former jockey. He is the second child, and eldest son, of former champion amateur jockey Ted Walsh and his wife Helen. Walsh is the third most prolific winner in Brit ...
– ''Asian Maze (2006), Fiveforthree (2009), Quevega (2011, 2012, 2013)''
Leading
trainer since 1995 (9 wins):
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Willie Mullins
William Peter Mullins (born 15 September 1956) is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey.
Career
He commenced racehorse training in 1988 having previously worked as an assistant to his father Paddy Mullins and Jim Bolger. Willie is a fo ...
– ''Holy Orders (2003), Fiveforthree (2009), Quevega (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), Faugheen (2018), Klassical Dream (2021,2022)''
Winners since 1995
See also
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Horse racing in Ireland
Horse racing in Ireland is intricately linked with Irish culture and society. The racing of horses has a long history on the island, being mentioned in some of the earliest texts. Domestically, racing is one of Ireland's most popular spectator ...
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List of Irish National Hunt races
References
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Racing Post:
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racenewsonline.co.uk– ''Racenews Archive (April 25, 2003).''
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National Hunt races in Ireland
National Hunt hurdle races
Punchestown Racecourse