Savills Ireland and Leopardstown Racecourse today announced Savills Ireland will continue their sponsorship of the Savills Chase in a three-year deal.
Leopardstown Racecourse have today announced that leading international property firm Savills will continue their sponsorship of the Grade 1 Savills Steeplechase at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival in a renewed three-year deal.
The Christmas Festival’s feature three-mile chase which takes place on December 28 has been won by many great champions including Denman, Beef Or Salmon and Tidal Bay.
The most recent renewal of The Savills Chase contained 13 individual Grade 1 winners who had won a total of 21 Grade 1 races between. It provided a stirring spectacle for National Hunt fans as A Plus Tard swooped late to deny 2018 winner Kemboy a second victory in the race.
This vintage renewal proved to contain further talent as subsequent Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Minella Indo, Irish Gold Cup winner Kemboy, impressive Grade 1 winners Allaho and Fakir D'oudairies, and Aintree Grand National runner-up Balko Des Flos all competed in the Leopardstown Christmas Festival’s iconic chasing highlight.
Mark Reynolds, Managing Director of Savills Ireland, said:
“Irish horse racing continues to grow from strength-to-strength, and the recent dominance of Irish trained horses and jockeys in the feature races at Cheltenham and Aintree reaffirms Ireland’s position as a global leader in the sport. Savills is delighted to play a part in this success through our sponsorship of the Grade 1 Savills Steeplechase at the Leopardstown Christmas Festival and we look forward to many more memorable races to come.”
Tim Husbands, CEO of Leopardstown Racecourse, added:
“We are delighted to extend our valued partnership with Savills. The Savills Steeplechase is a race that has most recently provided some terrific winners and it is wonderful to have such a strong international brand supporting it. We are very grateful to all of our sponsors for their continued commitment to the industry."