Delacroix Outclasses Irish Champion Stakes Rivals

Aidan O'Brien hails "very unusual" quality of Delacroix after Irish Champion Stakes win - The Mirror

Delacroix was a market drifter in the morning but was supported back into 2-1 before he dashed clear in the big race. Anmaat was second and Royal Champion finished third

Delacroix outclasses Irish Champion Stakes rivals

Christophe Soumillon excelled aboard Delacroix, as they stormed to Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes glory at Leopardstown.

Delacroix delivers another Irish Champion for Aidan O’Brien

Anmaat goes down fighting at Leopardstown.

Leopardstown: Delacroix, out of Tepin, wins 1 of 3 BC qualifiers

Delacroix, the final foal out of Hall of Fame inductee and fan favorite Tepin, showed a devastating kick to win the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes on Saturday at Leopardstown, giving his trainer Aidan O'Brien his 13th win in the race. The victory earned him a berth in the Breeders' Cup Turf on Nov. 1 at Del Mar. O'Brien did not commit to a next race, saying in a post-race interview with Racing TV that he wasn't sure about the next race, and that …

'When You Say Go, It's Over': O'Brien Hails Delacroix After Stable's 13th Irish Champion

Capping another red-letter day for Coolmore and Team Ballydoyle and a memorable one for Christophe Soumillon, Delacroix (Dubawi) justified favouritism in style in Leopardstown's G1 Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes. He also punched his ticket to the GI Breeders' Cup Turf at Del Mar on November 1. Sent off the well-supported 2-1 market-leader, the Eclipse hero sat a way off the strong pace before delivering a jaw-dropping killer kick between th…

Aidan O'Brien blown away by Delacroix in Irish Champion Stakes - but reveals star colt may have run his last race

Aidan O'Brien talked the talk in the lead up to the 2025 Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes and, boy, did Delacroix walk the walk.  "He has...