Leopardstown's ESAT Digifone Champion Stakes, due to be run on September 11th, has received 95 entries. The Group One race is the first to close of nine events that form the Emirates World Racing Championship.

The entries include Japan Cup winner El Condor Pasa, currently being trained in France by Yoshitaka Ninomiya for a European campaign.

The Emirates World Series offers a $1 million bonus to the champion horse over the nine races.

There is a forfeit stage on June 2nd and a second entry stage on July 21st.