Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted September 2, 2019 Journalists Share Posted September 2, 2019 Racing at Leopardstown on Saturday, Sept. 14, the first day of the Longines Irish Champions Weekend, will begin at 1:55 p.m. local time, Horse Racing Ireland announced on Monday. The change was made to avoid a clash with the All-Ireland senior football final replay, and also to accommodate the Japanese television audience on the Green Channel. Japan is hopefully being represented in the G1 QIPCO Irish Champions S. by Deirdre (Jpn) (Harbinger {GB}). The revised post times for the Irish Champion and the G1 Fastnet Rock Matron S. are 4:15 p.m. and 5:25 p.m., respectively, with the Matron concluding the five live races on RTE. “On a fantastic day of sporting action, we will cater for those who would like to see one of the best race meetings of the year and one of the highlights of the season, as well as the All-Ireland final replay,” said Leopardstown CEO, Pat Keogh. “The news that Green Channel will show the QIPCO Irish Champion S. live on their channel is fantastic news for the profile of the race and we’ve been inundated with media requests from Japan which underlines the interest there in their brilliant racemare, Deirdre. “It’s an incredible day’s racing and is one for the whole family to enjoy–indeed it is worth repeating that accompanied children under-18 are free and there are plenty of free children’s activities.” The post Earlier Start for Longines Irish Champions Weekend on Sept. 14 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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