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	2025 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	Barnavara
Sept / Oct	Beresford Stakes	Curragh	1m	2yo	Hawk Mountain

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	Faiyum
Sept / Oct	Weld Park Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo f	Black Caviar Gold
September	Renaissance Stakes	Curragh	6f	3yo+	Art Power
October	Killavullan Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo	Dorset
October	Eyrefield Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 1f	2yo	Christmas Day
October	Staffordstown Stud Stakes	Curragh	1m	2yo f	Sugar Island
October	Mercury Stakes	Dundalk	5f	2yo+	Spartan Arrow
November	Loughbrown Stakes	Curragh	2m	3yo+	Chally Chute

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+	Cristal Clere
September	Blenheim Stakes	Fairyhouse	Listed	6f	2yo	Yaupon De Replay
September	Diamond Stakes	Dundalk	Listed	1m 2f 150y	3yo+	Phantom Flight
September	Joe McGrath Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	5f	3yo+	Gazelle d'Or
September	Goffs Million	Curragh	Conditions	7f	2yo	Dorset
September	Irish Cesarewitch	Curragh	Handicap	2m ½f	3yo+	Puturhandstogether
September	Navigation Stakes	Cork	Listed	1m	3yo+	Purview
October	Brigid's Pastures Stakes	Curragh	Listed	6f	3yo+ f	Carla Ridge
October	Concorde Stakes	Tipperary	Listed	7f 100y	3yo+	Deepone
October	Legacy Stakes	Dundalk	Listed	5f	2yo	Ipanema Queen
October	Star Appeal Stakes	Dundalk	Listed	7f	2yo	Andab
October	Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap	Naas	Handicap	6f	2yo	First Approach
October	RFL Steels Stakes	Naas	Listed	6f	3yo+	Thunderbear
October	Bluebell Stakes	Naas	Listed	1m 4f	3yo+ f	Fleur De Chine
October	Garnet Stakes	Naas	Listed	1m	3yo+ f	Onemoredance
October	Beggar's End Handicap	Naas	Handicap	2m	3yo+	Light As Air
October	Knockaire Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	7f	3yo+	Norwalk Havoc
October	Trigo Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	1m 2f	3yo+	Shaool
October	October Handicap	Leopardstown	Handicap	1m 4f	3yo+	Blake
November	Finlay Volvo Premier Mile Handicap	Curragh	Handicap	1m	3yo+	Titanium
November	Finale Stakes	Curragh	Listed	1m 4f	3yo+	Beset
November	Cooley Fillies Stakes	Dundalk	Listed	1m	3yo+ f	Aviatrice

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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