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List of Irish flat horse races

A list of notable flat horse races which take place annually in Ireland, under the authority of Horse Racing Ireland, including all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern.

The distances of the races are expressed in miles, furlongs and yards.

Group 1 edit

Month Race Name Racecourse Distance Age/Sex 2023 winner
May Irish 2,000 Guineas Curragh 1m 3yo c&f Paddington
May Tattersalls Gold Cup Curragh 1m 2f 100y 4yo+ Luxembourg
May Irish 1,000 Guineas Curragh 1m 3yo f Tahiyra
June Pretty Polly Stakes Curragh 1m 2f 3yo+ f Via Sistina
June Irish Derby Curragh 1m 4f 3yo c&f Auguste Rodin
July Irish Oaks Curragh 1m 4f 3yo f Savethelastdance
August Phoenix Stakes Curragh 6f 2yo c&f Bucanero Fuerte
September Matron Stakes Leopardstown 1m 3yo+ f Tahiyra
September Irish Champion Stakes Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo+ Auguste Rodin
September Moyglare Stud Stakes Curragh 7f 2yo f Fallen Angel
September Vincent O'Brien National Stakes Curragh 7f 2yo c&f Henry Longfellow
September Irish St. Leger Curragh 1m 6f 3yo+ Eldar Eldarov
September Flying Five Stakes Curragh 5f 3yo+ Moss Tucker

Group 2 edit

Month Race Name Racecourse Distance Age/Sex 2024 winner
May Mooresbridge Stakes Curragh 1m 2f 4yo+ White Birch
May Greenlands Stakes Curragh 6f 3yo+
May Ridgewood Pearl Stakes Curragh 1m 4yo+ f
June / July Railway Stakes Curragh 6f 2yo
June / July Balanchine Stakes Curragh 6f 2yo f
July Curragh Cup Curragh 1m 6f 3yo+
July Sapphire Stakes Curragh 5f 3yo+
July Minstrel Stakes Curragh 7f 3yo+
August Debutante Stakes Curragh 7f 2yo f
August Futurity Stakes Curragh 7f 2yo
September Juvenile Turf Stakes Leopardstown 1m 2yo
September Clipper Boomerang Mile Leopardstown 1m 3yo+
September Blandford Stakes Curragh 1m 2f 3yo+ f
Sept / Oct Beresford Stakes Curragh 1m 2yo

Group 3 edit

Month Race Name Racecourse Distance Age/Sex 2024 winner
March Park Express Stakes Curragh 1m 3yo+ f Brilliant
April Alleged Stakes Curragh 1m 2f 4yo+ White Birch
March / April Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Leopardstown 7f 3yo f A Lilac Rolla
March / April Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Leopardstown 7f 3yo c&g Battle Cry
April Ballysax Stakes Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo Dallas Star
April Salsabil Stakes Navan 1m 2f 3yo f Ezeliya
May Athasi Stakes Curragh 7f 3yo+ f Gregarina
May Blue Wind Stakes Naas 1m 2f 3yo+ f
May Cornelscourt Stakes Leopardstown 1m 3yo f
May Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Leopardstown 1m 2f 3yo
May Amethyst Stakes Leopardstown 1m 3yo+
May Saval Beg Stakes Leopardstown 1m 6f 4yo+
May Lacken Stakes Naas 6f 3yo
May Fillies' Sprint Stakes Naas 6f 2yo f
May Gallinule Stakes Curragh 1m 2f 3yo
May Marble Hill Stakes Curragh 6f 2yo
June Ballycorus Stakes Leopardstown 7f 3yo+
June Munster Oaks Cork 1m 4f 3yo+ f
June / July International Stakes Curragh 1m 2f 3yo+
June / July Brownstown Stakes Fairyhouse 7f 3yo+ f
July Stannera Stakes Leopardstown 1m 6f 3yo+ f
July Silver Flash Stakes Leopardstown 7f 2yo f
July Anglesey Stakes Curragh 6f 63y 2yo
July Rathbride Stakes Curragh 1m 1f 3yo+ f
July Tyros Stakes Leopardstown 7f 2yo
July Meld Stakes Leopardstown 1m 1f 3yo+
August Ballyroan Stakes Leopardstown 1m 4f 3yo+
August Phoenix Sprint Stakes Curragh 6f 3yo+
August Desmond Stakes Leopardstown 1m 3yo+
August Give Thanks Stakes Cork 1m 4f 3yo+ f
August Royal Whip Stakes Curragh 1m 2f 3yo+
August Irish St Leger Trial Stakes Curragh 1m 6f 3yo+
August Ballyogan Stakes Naas 6f 3yo+ f
August Fairy Bridge Stakes Tipperary 7f 100y 3yo+ f
August Flame Of Tara Stakes Curragh 1m 2yo f
Aug / Sept Round Tower Stakes Curragh 6f 2yo
Aug / Sept Snow Fairy Stakes Curragh 1m 1f 3yo+ f
September Paddy Power Stakes Leopardstown 1m 4f 3yo+
September Denny Cordell Lavarack Fillies Stakes Gowran Park 1m 1f 100y 3yo+ f
Sept / Oct Weld Park Stakes Curragh 7f 2yo f
September Renaissance Stakes Curragh 6f 3yo+
October Staffordstown Stud Stakes Curragh 1m 2yo f
October Killavullan Stakes Leopardstown 7f 2yo
October Eyrefield Stakes Leopardstown 1m 1f 2yo
October Mercury Stakes Dundalk 5f 2yo+
November Loughbrown Stakes Curragh 2m 3yo+

Other races edit

Month Race Name Racecourse Status Distance Age/Sex 2024 winner
March Patton Stakes Dundalk Conditions 1m 3yo Bergamasco
March Irish Lincolnshire Curragh Handicap 1m 4yo+ Chazzesmee
March Madrid Handicap Naas Handicap 7f 3yo Take Me To Church
March Devoy Stakes Naas Listed 1m 2f 4yo+ Sunchart
April Cork Stakes Cork Listed 6f 3yo+ Easy
April Heritage Stakes Leopardstown Listed 1m 4yo+ Goldana
April Noblesse Stakes Cork Listed 1m 4f 4yo+ f Thunder Roll
April Gladness Stakes Curragh Listed 7f 4yo+ Yosemite Valley
April Committed Stakes Navan Listed 5f 164y 3yo Givemethebeatboys
April Vintage Crop Stakes Navan Listed 1m 6f 3yo+ Kyprios
April Woodlands Stakes Naas Listed 5f 3yo+ Moss Tucker
May First Flier Stakes Curragh Listed 5f 2yo Whistlejacket
May Tetrarch Stakes Curragh Listed 1m 3yo Bright Stripes
May Mallow Handicap Cork Handicap 7f 4yo+
May Vintage Tipple Stakes Gowran Park Listed 1m 6f 4yo+ f Enfranchise
May Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes Gowran Park Listed 1m 1f 100y 3yo+ f Empress of Beauty
May Polonia Stakes Cork Listed 5f 110y 3yo+ f
May Sole Power Sprint Stakes Curragh Listed 5f 4yo+
May Yeats Stakes Navan Listed 1m 5f 3yo
May Owenstown Stud Stakes Naas Listed 7f 3yo+
June Orby Stakes Curragh Listed 1m 2f 3yo+
June King George V Cup Leopardstown Listed 1m 4f 3yo
June Glencairn Stakes Leopardstown Listed 1m 3yo+
June Kooyonga Stakes Navan Listed 1m 3yo f+
June Royal County Handicap Navan Handicap 1m 2f 3yo
June Midsummer Sprint Stakes Cork Listed 5f 3yo+
June Martin Molony Stakes Limerick Listed 1m 4f 110y 4yo+
July His Majesty's Plate Down Royal Listed 1m 6f 4yo+
June Ulster Derby Down Royal Handicap 1m 4f 190y 3yo+
June Naas Oaks Trial Naas Listed 1m 2f 3yo f
June Celebration Stakes Curragh Listed 1m 3yo+
June Belgrave Stakes Curragh Listed 6f 3yo+
June Rockingham Handicap Curragh Handicap 5f 3yo+
June Derby Festival Handicap Curragh Handicap 1m 3yo+
June Summer Fillies Handicap Curragh Handicap 7f 3yo+
June Ragusa Handicap Curragh Handicap 1m 4f 4yo+
July Lenebane Stakes Roscommon Listed 1m 4f 3yo+
July Tipperary Stakes Tipperary Listed 5f 2yo
July Cairn Rouge Stakes Killarney Listed 1m 100y 3yo+ f
July Scurry Handicap Curragh Handicap 6f 63y 3yo+
July Yeomanstown Stud Stakes Naas Listed 6f 3yo+ f
July Marwell Stakes Naas Listed 5f 2yo
July/August Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap Galway Handicap 1m ½f 3yo+
July/August Corrib Fillies Stakes Galway Listed 7f 3yo+ f
July/August Guinness Handicap Galway Handicap 1m 4f 3yo+
July/August Ahonoora Handicap Galway Handicap 7f 3yo+
August Churchill Stakes Tipperary Listed 7f 2yo
August Platinum Stakes Cork Listed 1m 3yo+
August Curragh Stakes Curragh Listed 5f 2yo
August Vinnie Roe Stakes Leopardstown Listed 1m 6f 3yo
August Hurry Harriet Stakes Gowran Park Listed 1m 1f 100y 3yo+ f
August Ruby Stakes Killarney Listed 1m 100y 3yo+
August Abergwaun Stakes Tipperary Listed 5f 3yo+
August Irish Cambridgeshire Curragh Handicap 1m 3yo+
September Ingabelle Stakes Leopardstown Listed 7f 2yo
September Pentingo Handicap Leopardstown Handicap 1m 5f 3yo+
September Sovereign Path Handicap Leopardstown Handicap 7½f 3yo+
September Bold Lad Sprint Handicap Curragh Handicap 6f 3yo+
September Oyster Stakes Galway Listed 1m 4f 3yo+ f
September Listowel Stakes Listowel Listed 1m 1f 3yo+
September Blenheim Stakes Fairyhouse Listed 6f 2yo
September Listowel Printing Works Handicap Listowel Handicap 1m 4f 3yo+
September Joe McGrath Handicap Curragh Handicap 5f 3yo+
September Goffs Million Curragh Conditions 7f 2yo
September Irish Cesarewitch Curragh Handicap 2m ½f 3yo+
September Navigation Stakes Cork Listed 1m 3yo+
October Diamond Stakes Dundalk Listed 1m 2f 150y 3yo+
October Concorde Stakes Tipperary Listed 7f 100y 3yo+
October Legacy Stakes Dundalk Listed 5f 2yo
October Star Appeal Stakes Dundalk Listed 7f 2yo
October Testimonial Stakes Curragh Listed 6f 3yo+
October Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap Naas Handicap 6f 2yo
October RFL Steels Stakes Naas Listed 6f 3yo+
October Bluebell Stakes Naas Listed 1m 4f 3yo+ f
October Garnet Stakes Naas Listed 1m 3yo+ f
October Knockaire Stakes Leopardstown Listed 7f 3yo+
October Trigo Stakes Leopardstown Listed 1m 2f 3yo+
October October Handicap Leopardstown Handicap 1m 4f 3yo+
November Finale Stakes Naas Listed 1m 4f 3yo+
November Cooley Fillies Stakes Dundalk Listed 1m 3yo+ f

Discontinued edit

Last Run Race Name Racecourse Distance Age/Sex
Sept 2009 Goffs Million Sprint Curragh 6f 2yo
Sept 2009 Goffs Million Mile Curragh 1m 2yo
Oct 1994 Leopardstown Stakes Leopardstown 7f 2yo

Notes edit

References edit

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