Irish Champion Stakes

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The Irish Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at Leopardstown Racecourse in September.

It was first run in 1976 as the Joe McGrath Memorial Stakes, becoming the Phoenix Champion Stakes in 1984. The present title was introduced when the race moved from Phoenix Park to nearby Leopardstown in 1991 following the closure of its former venue.

[edit] Winners since 1984

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1984	Sadler's Wells	3	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	2:00.90
1985	Commanche Run	4	Lester Piggott	Luca Cumani	Ivan Allan	2:09.20
1986	Park Express	3	John Reid	Jim Bolger	Paddy Burns	2:02.50
1987	Triptych	5	Tony Cruz	Patrick Biancone	Alan Clore	2:06.70
1988	Indian Skimmer	4	Michael Roberts	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	2:06.50
1989	Carroll House	4	Michael Kinane	Michael Jarvis	Antonio Balzarini	2:04.00
1990	Elmaamul	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:02.90
1991	Suave Dancer	3	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	Henri Chalhoub	2:06.80
1992	Dr Devious	3	John Reid	Peter Chapple-Hyam	Sidney H. Craig	2:10.00
1993	Muhtarram	4	Willie Carson	John Gosden	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:06.10
1994	Cezanne	5	Michael Kinane	Michael Stoute	Godolphin	2:07.90
1995	Pentire	3	Michael Hills	Geoff Wragg	Mollers Racing	2:04.40
1996	Timarida	4	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	2:06.20
1997	Pilsudski	5	Michael Kinane	Michael Stoute	Lord Weinstock	2:04.70
1998	Swain	6	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:10.20
1999	Daylami	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:08.40
2000	Giant's Causeway	3	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	2:03.10
2001	Fantastic Light	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:01.80
2002	Grandera	4	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2:04.70
2003	High Chaparral	4	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Michael Tabor	2:03.30
2004	Azamour	3	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	2:01.90
2005	Oratorio	3	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	2:03.90
2006	Dylan Thomas	3	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	2:02.90
2007	Dylan Thomas	4	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	Sue Magnier	2:02.27