Hurricane Fly Honoured At Leopardstown Earlier today a life-size bronze sculpture of Hurricane Fly was unveiled at Leopardstown which will remain permanently at the Foxrock track to honour his remarkable record at Leopardstown and his world record of 22 Grade 1 victories. The owners of Hurricane Fly - the Boyd and Creighton families commissioned internationally renowned artist, Siobhan Bulfin to create the bronze statue of Hurricane Fly for Leopardstown. This bronze sculpture will on display from this Sunday 29th January on BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle Day. Hurricane Fly’s racing career is legendary; he holds the world record for the most Grade 1 race wins; he won the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham twice; no fewer than eight Grade 1 races at Punchestown and another two at Fairyhouse. However, he always saved his best performances for Leopardstown, where he was unbeaten in ten starts at Grade 1 level. He won the Istabraq Hurdle in 2012 and the same race again in 2013 and 2014 when it became the Ryanair Hurdle. One of Hurricane Fly’s finest achievements was winning five successive BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdles from 2011 to 2015. To celebrate the arrival of this special sculpture, Hurricane Fly, himself will visit Leopardstown this Sunday and parade for all his fans before the feature race, the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at approximately 3.15pm. Pat Keogh, CEO of Leopardstown Racecourse, commented: “We are delighted that thanks to the generosity of the Boyd and Creighton families, Hurricane Fly will be coming back to Leopardstown and his statue will be here to remind us and future generations of his wonderful achievements.” A spokesperson for the Boyd and Creighton families said: “We’re delighted to provide a wonderful statue of the champion Hurricane Fly for Leopardstown Racecourse. Year after year the “Fly” gave so many great and thrilling moments - winning in his own way. The affection and support of the Leopardstown racegoers was unique. We are honoured that the “people’s champion” will have a permanent base at Leopardstown and will always be part of the Leopardstown story.”
