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It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late January or early February . The present race has evolved from the Irish Sweeps Hurdle, an event which was first run in 1969.
The Irish national and another man were arrested this past November in Maynard for taking part in what is described as the "Irish traveler" scam, in which another Irish native arrested in Quincy ...
National Hunt Racing, also known as Jump Racing, [1] is a form of horse racing particular to many European countries, including, but not limited to: France, Great Britain and Ireland. Jump Racing requires horses to jump over fences and ditches.
Month Race Name Type Racecourse Distance Age 2024-25 winner May: An Riocht Chase: Chase Killarney: 2m 4½f: 5yo + Ash Tree Meadow July: Grimes Hurdle: Hurdle Tipperary
National Hunt flat races, informally known as bumper races, are a type of flat racing but run under National Hunt racing rules in Britain and Ireland.. National Hunt flat races were created on 15 July 1891 when a conference between the stewards of the British and Irish National Hunt Committees decided to abolish the distinction between the hunter and handicap horses and created a new ...
The Irish Champion Hurdle is a Grade 1 National Hunt hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 2 miles (3,219 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in late January or early February.
The Donohue Marquees Juvenile Hurdle is a Grade 2 National Hunt novice hurdle race in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years only. It is run at Fairyhouse over a distance of 2 miles (3,218 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year at the course's Easter Festival.
Tony Dobbin on Al Eile in the 2007 Fighting Fifth Hurdle. This article is about the equestrian form. For the track and field event, see Hurdling.. A hurdle race in Great Britain and Ireland is a National Hunt horse race where the horses jump over obstacles called hurdles or flights that are over three and a half feet high.