List of Irish flat horse races

Last updated November 22, 2024

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.

Group 1

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex	2024 winner
May	Irish 2,000 Guineas	Curragh	1m	3yo c&f	Rosallion
May	Tattersalls Gold Cup	Curragh	1m 2f 110y	4yo+	White Birch
May	Irish 1,000 Guineas	Curragh	1m	3yo f	Fallen Angel
June	Pretty Polly Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+ f	Bluestocking
June	Irish Derby	Curragh	1m 4f	3yo c&f	Los Angeles
July	Irish Oaks	Curragh	1m 4f	3yo f	You Got To Me
August	Phoenix Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo c&f	Babouche
September	Matron Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+ f	Porta Fortuna
September	Irish Champion Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo+	Economics
September	Moyglare Stud Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo f	Lake Victoria
September	Vincent O'Brien National Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo c&f	Scorthy Champ
September	Irish St. Leger	Curragh	1m 6f	3yo+	Kyprios
September	Flying Five Stakes	Curragh	5f	3yo+	Bradsell

Group 2

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex	2024 winner
May	Mooresbridge Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	4yo+	White Birch
May	Greenlands Stakes	Curragh	6f	3yo+	Mitbaahy
May	Ridgewood Pearl Stakes	Curragh	1m	4yo+ f	Ocean Jewel
June / July	Railway Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo	Henri Matisse
June / July	Balanchine Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo f	Truly Enchanting
July	Sapphire Stakes	Curragh	5f	3yo+	Believing
July	Curragh Cup	Curragh	1m 6f	3yo+	Tower Of London
July	Minstrel Stakes	Curragh	7f	3yo+	Poet Master
August	Debutante Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo f	Bedtime Story
August	Futurity Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo	Henri Matisse
September	Juvenile Turf Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	2yo	Green Impact
September	Solonaway Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+	Diego Velazquez
September	Blandford Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+ f	Hanalia
Sept / Oct	Beresford Stakes	Curragh	1m	2yo	Hotazhell

Group 3

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	Elite Alliance
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 84y	3yo+ f	Sea The Boss
May	Cornelscourt Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo f	Wendla
May	Cashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo	Los Angeles
May	Amethyst Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+	Bold Discovery
May	Saval Beg Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 6f	4yo+	Kyprios
May	Lacken Stakes	Naas	6f	3yo	Bucanero Fuerte
May	Fillies' Sprint Stakes	Naas	6f	2yo f	Fairy Godmother
May	Marble Hill Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo	Arizona Blaze
May	Gallinule Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo	Chief Little Rock
June	Ballycorus Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	3yo+	Mutasarref
June	Munster Oaks	Cork	1m 4f	3yo+ f	Sumiha
June / July	International Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+	Jan Brueghel
June / July	Brownstown Stakes	Fairyhouse	7f	3yo+ f	Jancis
July	Stannera Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 6f	3yo+ f	Grateful
July	Meld Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 1f	3yo+	Diego Velazquez
July	Anglesey Stakes	Curragh	6f 63y	2yo	Babouche
July	Rathbride Stakes	Curragh	1m 1f	3yo+ f	Royal Dress
July	Silver Flash Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo f	Bedtime Story
July	Tyros Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo	Hotazhell
August	Ballyroan Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 4f	3yo+	Crystal Black
August	Desmond Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+	Mutasarref
August	Phoenix Sprint Stakes	Curragh	6f	3yo+	Givemethebeatboys
August	Give Thanks Stakes	Cork	1m 4f	3yo+ f	Shamida
August	Royal Whip Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+	Continuous
August	Irish St Leger Trial Stakes	Curragh	1m 6f	3yo+	Grosvenor Square
August	Ballyogan Stakes	Naas	6f	3yo+ f	Shandy
August	Newtownanner Stud Stakes	Curragh	1m	2yo f	Dreamy
Aug / Sept	Round Tower Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo	Ides Of March
Aug / Sept	Snow Fairy Stakes	Curragh	1m 1f	3yo+ f	Tarawa
Aug / Sept	Fairy Bridge Stakes	Tipperary	7f 100y	3yo+ f	Without Words
September	Tonybet Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 4f	3yo+	Trustyourinstinct
September	Denny Cordell Lavarack Fillies Stakes	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	3yo+ f	Je Zous
Sept / Oct	Weld Park Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo f	Heavens Gate
September	Renaissance Stakes	Curragh	6f	3yo+	My Mate Alfie
October	Killavullan Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo	Exactly
October	Eyrefield Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 1f	2yo	Sigh No More
October	Staffordstown Stud Stakes	Curragh	1m	2yo f	Whirl
October	Mercury Stakes	Dundalk	5f	2yo+	Ostraka
November	Loughbrown Stakes	Curragh	2m	3yo+	Dawn Rising

Other races

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+	Kings Time
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	Cherry Blossom
May	Sole Power Sprint Stakes	Curragh	Listed	5f	4yo+	Aesop's Fable
May	Yeats Stakes	Navan	Listed	1m 5f	3yo	Birdman
May	Owenstown Stud Stakes	Naas	Listed	7f	3yo+	Mutasarref
May	Emerald Mile Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	1m	4yo+	State Actor
May	Habitat Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	7f	4yo+	Red Letter Bray
June	Orby Stakes	Curragh	Listed	1m 2f	3yo+	Candleford
June	His Majesty's Plate	Down Royal	Listed	1m 6f	4yo+	Countess Of Tyrone
June	King George V Cup	Leopardstown	Listed	1m 4f	3yo	Portland
June	Glencairn Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	1m	3yo+	Tarawa
June	Kooyonga Stakes	Navan	Listed	1m	3yo f+	Everlasting
June	Royal County Handicap	Navan	Handicap	1m 2f	3yo	Old Faithful
June	Midsummer Sprint Stakes	Cork	Listed	5f	3yo+	Clarendon House
June	Martin Molony Stakes	Limerick	Listed	1m 4f 110y	4yo+	Harbour Wind
June	Ulster Derby	Down Royal	Handicap	1m 4f 190y	3yo+	Going Remote
June	Naas Oaks Trial	Naas	Listed	1m 2f	3yo f	Hanalia
June	Celebration Stakes	Curragh	Listed	1m	3yo+	Lord Massusus
June	Belgrave Stakes	Curragh	Listed	6f	3yo+	My Mate Alfie
June	Rockingham Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	5f	3yo+	Amazon Lady
June	Derby Festival Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	1m	3yo+	Booyea
June	Summer Fillies Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	7f	3yo+	Indigo Five
June	Ragusa Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	1m 4f	4yo+	Star Harbour
July	Lenebane Stakes	Roscommon	Listed	1m 4f	3yo+	La Isla Mujeres
July	Tipperary Stakes	Tipperary	Listed	5f	2yo	Usdi Atohi
July	Cairn Rouge Stakes	Killarney	Listed	1m 100y	3yo+ f	Greenfinch
July	Scurry Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	6f 63y	3yo+	Big Gossey
July	Yeomanstown Stud Stakes	Naas	Listed	6f	3yo+ f	Nighteyes
July	Marwell Stakes	Naas	Listed	5f	2yo	Miss Lamai
July	Marble City Stakes	Gowran Park	Listed	1m 4f	3yo	The Euphrates
July/August	Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap	Galway	Handicap	1m ½f	3yo+	Mexicali Rose
July/August	Corrib Fillies Stakes	Galway	Listed	7f	3yo+ f	Raknah
July/August	Guinness Handicap	Galway	Handicap	1m 4f	3yo+	Eagle's Way
July/August	Ahonoora Handicap	Galway	Handicap	7f	3yo+	Physique
August	Churchill Stakes	Tipperary	Listed	7f	2yo	January
August	Hurry Harriet Stakes	Gowran Park	Listed	1m 1f 100y	3yo+ f	Wingspan
August	Platinum Stakes	Cork	Listed	1m	3yo+	Super Sox
August	Curragh Stakes	Curragh	Listed	5f	2yo	Treasure Isle
August	Vinnie Roe Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	1m 6f	3yo	Chemistry
August	Ruby Stakes	Killarney	Listed	1m 100y	3yo+	One Look
August	Irish Cambridgeshire	Curragh	Handicap	1m	3yo+	Wigmore Street
Aug/Sept	Abergwaun Stakes	Tipperary	Listed	5f	3yo+	She's Quality
September	Oyster Stakes	Galway	Listed	1m 4f	3yo+ f	Beechwood
September	Ingabelle Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	7f	2yo	Chantez
September	Pentingo Handicap	Leopardstown	Handicap	1m 5f	3yo+	Fighter
September	Sovereign Path Handicap	Leopardstown	Handicap	7½f	3yo+	Dance Night Andday
September	Bold Lad Sprint Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	6f	3yo+	My Mate Alfie
September	Listowel Stakes	Listowel	Listed	1m 1f	3yo+	Curvature
September	Blenheim Stakes	Fairyhouse	Listed	6f	2yo	Rebel Diamond
September	Diamond Stakes	Dundalk	Listed	1m 2f 150y	3yo+	Bellezza
September	Joe McGrath Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	5f	3yo+	Keke
September	Goffs 500	Curragh	Conditions	6f	2yo	Bolo Neighs
September	Goffs Million	Curragh	Conditions	7f	2yo	Apples And Bananas
September	Irish Cesarewitch	Curragh	Handicap	2m ½f	3yo+	The Euphrates
September	Navigation Stakes	Cork	Listed	1m	3yo+	Mutasarref
October	Concorde Stakes	Tipperary	Listed	7f 100y	3yo+	Power Under Me
October	Legacy Stakes	Dundalk	Listed	5f	2yo	Lady With The Lamp
October	Star Appeal Stakes	Dundalk	Listed	7f	2yo	Right And True
October	Testimonial Stakes	Curragh	Listed	6f	3yo+	Oujda
October	Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap	Naas	Handicap	6f	2yo	Last Encore
October	RFL Steels Stakes	Naas	Listed	6f	3yo+	My Mate Alfie
October	Bluebell Stakes	Naas	Listed	1m 4f	3yo+ f	Caught U Looking
October	Garnet Stakes	Naas	Listed	1m	3yo+ f	Azada
October	Beggar's End Handicap	Naas	Handicap	2m	3yo+	Comfort Zone
October	Knockaire Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	7f	3yo+	Norwalk Havoc
October	Trigo Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	1m 2f	3yo+	Elizabeth Jane
October	October Handicap	Leopardstown	Handicap	1m 4f	3yo+	Arch Enemy
November	Finale Stakes	Naas	Listed	1m 4f	3yo+	Hamish
November	Cooley Fillies Stakes	Dundalk	Listed	1m	3yo+ f	Sakti

Discontinued

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

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The Zetland Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old horses. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

The March Stakes was a flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years. It was run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and was scheduled to take place each year in late August.

The Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and geldings. It is run over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres) at Leopardstown in March or April.

The Flying Five Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds, aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 5 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in September during Irish Champions Weekend.

The Curragh Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.

The Mooresbridge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at the Curragh in early May.

The Eyrefield Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong, and it is scheduled to take place each year in October or November.

The Curragh Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 5 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in August.

The Rathbride Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 1 furlong (1,811 metres) at the Curragh in July.

The Juvenile Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) at Leopardstown in September.

The Vintage Crop Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Navan over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.

The City of York Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 7 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in August. It is currently held on the final day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting. The race was upgraded to Group 3 level from the 2016 running, having previously been a run as a Listed race. It was upgraded to Group 2 level from the 2019 running.

The Salsabil Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Navan over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in April.

The Alleged Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres) at the Curragh in April.

The Marble Hill Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged two years only. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 6 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in May.

His Majesty's Plate is a Listed flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at the Down Royal over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

The Challenge Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

The Loughbrown Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 2 miles, and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.

The Mercury Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged two years or older. It is run at Dundalk over a distance of 5 furlongs, and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.

References

Revised Group Race Programme in Ireland for 2020 Announced - Revised Irish Pattern 2020.
2020 Flat Pattern Book - Irish Pattern Races, Listed Races and Premier Handicaps 2020.
Down Royal - Her Majesty's Plate upgraded to a Listed Race.
European Pattern Committee 2016 - Curragh races upgraded by European Pattern Committee.

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