List of Irish flat horse races

A list of notable flat horse races that take place annually in Ireland, under the authority of Horse Racing Ireland. This list includes all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern programme. Race distances are expressed in miles, furlongs and yards.

Group 1

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex	2024 winner
May	Irish 2,000 Guineas	Curragh	1m	3yo c&f	Field Of Gold
May	Tattersalls Gold Cup	Curragh	1m 2f 110y	4yo+	Los Angeles
May	Irish 1,000 Guineas	Curragh	1m	3yo f	Lake Victoria
June	Pretty Polly Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+ f	Whirl
June	Irish Derby	Curragh	1m 4f	3yo c&f	Lambourn
July	Irish Oaks	Curragh	1m 4f	3yo f	Minnie Hauk
August	Phoenix Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo c&f	Power Blue
September	Matron Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+ f	Fallen Angel
September	Irish Champion Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo+	Delacroix
September	Moyglare Stud Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo f	Precise
September	Flying Five Stakes	Curragh	5f	3yo+	Arizona Blaze
September	Vincent O'Brien National Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo c&f	Zavateri
September	Irish St. Leger	Curragh	1m 6f	3yo+	Al Riffa

Group 2

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex	2025 winner
May	Mooresbridge Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	4yo+	Los Angeles
May	Greenlands Stakes	Curragh	6f	3yo+	James's Delight
May	Ridgewood Pearl Stakes	Curragh	1m	4yo+ f	Porta Fortuna
June / July	Airlie Stud Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo f	Beautify
July	Railway Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo	True Love
July	Sapphire Stakes	Curragh	5f	3yo+	Arizona Blaze
July	Curragh Cup	Curragh	1m 6f	3yo+	Al Riffa
July	Minstrel Stakes	Curragh	7f	3yo+	Diego Velazquez
August	Debutante Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo f	Composing
August	Futurity Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo	Constitution River
September	Juvenile Turf Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	2yo	Benvenuto Cellini
September	Solonaway Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+	Alakazi
September	Blandford Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+ f
Sept / Oct	Beresford Stakes	Curragh	1m	2yo

Group 3

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex	2025 winner
March	Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	3yo c&g	Henri Matisse
March	Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	3yo f	Swelter
March	Ballysax Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo	Delacroix
March	Park Express Stakes	Curragh	1m	3yo+ f	One Look
April	Alleged Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	4yo+	Galen
April	Salsabil Stakes	Navan	1m 2f	3yo f	Wemightakedlongway
May	Athasi Stakes	Curragh	7f	3yo+ f	Atsila
May	Mutamakina Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	3yo f	Vera's Secret
May	Cashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo	Delacroix
May	Saval Beg Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 6f	4yo+	Kyprios
May	Lacken Stakes	Naas	6f	3yo	Babouche
May	Fillies' Sprint Stakes	Naas	6f	2yo f	Lady Iman
May	Marble Hill Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo	Albert Einstein
May	Gallinule Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo	Thrice
June	Ballycorus Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	3yo+	Copacabana Sands
June	Munster Oaks	Cork	1m 4f	3yo+ f	Magical Hope
June	Blue Wind Stakes	Naas	1m 2f 84y	3yo+ f	Barnavara
June / July	Anglesey Stakes	Curragh	6f 63y	2yo	Suzie Songs
June / July	International Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+	Trustyourinstinct
June / July	Brownstown Stakes	Fairyhouse	7f	3yo+ f	Vera's Secret
July	Stannera Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 6f	3yo+ f	Goodie Two Shoes
July	Meld Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 1f	3yo+	Snellen
July	Rathbride Stakes	Curragh	1m 1f	3yo+ f	One Look
July	Silver Flash Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo f	Composing
July	Tyros Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo	North Coast
August	Ballyroan Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 4f	3yo+	Sons And Lovers
August	Desmond Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+	Johan
August	Phoenix Sprint Stakes	Curragh	6f	3yo+	Bucanero Fuerte
August	Give Thanks Stakes	Cork	1m 4f	3yo+ f	Elana Osario
August	Royal Whip Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+	Zahrann
August	Irish St Leger Trial Stakes	Curragh	1m 6f	3yo+	Leinster
August	Ballyogan Stakes	Naas	6f	3yo+ f	Sky Majesty
August	Flame Of Tara Stakes	Curragh	1m	2yo f	Queen of Hawaii
Aug / Sept	Round Tower Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo	Mission Central
Aug / Sept	Snow Fairy Stakes	Curragh	1m 1f	3yo+ f	Red Letter
Aug / Sept	Fairy Bridge Stakes	Tipperary	7f 100y	3yo+ f	Princess Child
September	CMG Group Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 4f	3yo+	Convergent
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	Killavullan Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo
October	Eyrefield Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 1f	2yo
October	Staffordstown Stud Stakes	Curragh	1m	2yo f
October	Mercury Stakes	Dundalk	5f	2yo+
November	Loughbrown Stakes	Curragh	2m	3yo+

Other races

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Status	Distance	Age/Sex	2025 winner
March	Patton Stakes	Dundalk	Conditions	1m	3yo	Titanium Emperor
March	Irish Lincolnshire	Curragh	Handicap	1m	4yo+	Orandi
March	Madrid Handicap	Naas	Handicap	7f	3yo	East Hampton
March	Devoy Stakes	Naas	Listed	1m 2½f	4yo+	Sunchart
April	Gladness Stakes	Curragh	Listed	7f	4yo+	Big Gossey
April	Cork Stakes	Cork	Listed	6f	3yo+	Lady With The Lamp
April	Noblesse Stakes	Cork	Listed	1m 4f	4yo+ f	Bubble Gum
April	Heritage Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	1m	4yo+	Lord Massusus
April	Committed Stakes	Navan	Listed	5f 164y	3yo	Whistlejacket
April	Vintage Crop Stakes	Navan	Listed	1m 6f	3yo+	Kyprios
April	Woodlands Stakes	Naas	Listed	5f	3yo+	Two Stars
May	First Flier Stakes	Curragh	Listed	5f	2yo	Lady Iman
May	Tetrarch Stakes	Curragh	Listed	1m	3yo	Officer
May	Polonia Stakes	Cork	Listed	5f 110y	3yo+ f	First Instinct
May	Cork Derby	Cork	Handicap	1m 4f	4yo+	Ascending
May	Vintage Tipple Stakes	Gowran Park	Listed	1m 6f	4yo+ f	Goodie Two Shoes
May	Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes	Gowran Park	Listed	1m 1f 100y	3yo+ f	Madam Celeste
May	Naas Oaks Trial	Naas	Listed	1m 2f	3yo f	Garden of Eden
May	Amethyst Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	1m	3yo+	Chicago Critic
May	Sole Power Sprint Stakes	Curragh	Listed	5f	4yo+	Bucanero Fuerte
May	Yeats Stakes	Navan	Listed	1m 5f	3yo	Carmers
May	Owenstown Stud Stakes	Naas	Listed	7f	3yo+	Copacabana Sands
May	Emerald Mile Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	1m	4yo+	Skukuza
May	Habitat Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	7f	4yo+	Moltophino
June	Orby Stakes	Curragh	Listed	1m 2f	3yo+	Trustyourinstinct
June	His Majesty's Plate	Down Royal	Listed	1m 6f	4yo+	Goodie Two Shoes
June	King George V Cup	Leopardstown	Listed	1m 4f	3yo	Zahrann
June	Glencairn Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	1m 1f	3yo+	Green Impact
June	Kooyonga Stakes	Navan	Listed	1m	3yo f+	Barnavara
June	Midsummer Sprint Stakes	Cork	Listed	5f	3yo+	Powerful Nation
June	Martin Molony Stakes	Limerick	Listed	1m 4f 110y	4yo+	Uluru
June	Ulster Derby	Down Royal	Handicap	1m 4f 190y	3yo+	Vorfreude
June	Celebration Stakes	Curragh	Listed	1m	3yo+	Skukuza
June	Belgrave Stakes	Curragh	Listed	6f	3yo+	Vespertilio
June	Rockingham Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	5f	3yo+	Keke
June	Derby Festival Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	1m	3yo+	Slieve Binnian
June	Summer Fillies Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	7f	3yo+	Bellaphina
June	Ragusa Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	1m 4f	4yo+	Fleetfoot
July	Lenebane Stakes	Roscommon	Listed	1m 4f	3yo+	Chally Chute
July	Tipperary Stakes	Tipperary	Listed	5f	2yo	Arugam Bay
July	Pat Smullen Stakes	Naas	Listed	1m	2yo	Daytona
July	Cairn Rouge Stakes	Killarney	Listed	1m 100y	3yo+ f	Red Letter
July	Scurry Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	6f 63y	3yo+	Go Athletico
July	Yeomanstown Stud Stakes	Naas	Listed	6f	3yo+ f	Sky Majesty
July	Marwell Stakes	Naas	Listed	5f	2yo	Havanna Anna
July	Marble City Stakes	Gowran Park	Listed	1m 4f	3yo	Emit
July/August	Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap	Galway	Handicap	1m ½f	3yo+	Dunum
July/August	Corrib Fillies Stakes	Galway	Listed	7f	3yo+ f	Tropical Island
July/August	Guinness Handicap	Galway	Handicap	1m 4f	3yo+	Nans View
July/August	Ahonoora Handicap	Galway	Handicap	7f	3yo+	Princess Child
August	Churchill Stakes	Tipperary	Listed	7f	2yo	Thesecretadversary
August	Hurry Harriet Stakes	Gowran Park	Listed	1m 1f 100y	3yo+ f	Naomi Lapaglia
August	Platinum Stakes	Cork	Listed	1m	3yo+	Super Sox
August	Curragh Stakes	Curragh	Listed	5f	2yo	Ipanema Queen
August	Vinnie Roe Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	1m 6f	3yo	Floresta
August	Ruby Stakes	Killarney	Listed	1m 100y	3yo+	Thalara
August	Irish Cambridgeshire	Curragh	Handicap	1m	3yo+	Jagged Edge
Aug/Sept	Abergwaun Stakes	Tipperary	Listed	5f	3yo+	Grande Marques
September	Oyster Stakes	Galway	Listed	1m 4f	3yo+ f	La Isla Mujeres
September	Ingabelle Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	7f	2yo	Diamond Necklace
September	Pentingo Handicap	Leopardstown	Handicap	1m 5f	3yo+	Happy Pharoah
September	Sovereign Path Handicap	Leopardstown	Handicap	7½f	3yo+	Rahmi
September	Bold Lad Sprint Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	6f	3yo+	Tango Flare
September	Listowel Stakes	Listowel	Listed	1m 1f	3yo+
September	Blenheim Stakes	Fairyhouse	Listed	6f	2yo
September	Diamond Stakes	Dundalk	Listed	1m 2f 150y	3yo+
September	Joe McGrath Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	5f	3yo+
September	Goffs 500	Curragh	Conditions	6f	2yo
September	Goffs Million	Curragh	Conditions	7f	2yo
September	Irish Cesarewitch	Curragh	Handicap	2m ½f	3yo+
September	Navigation Stakes	Cork	Listed	1m	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	Beggar's End Handicap	Naas	Handicap	2m	3yo+
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

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

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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