List of Irish flat horse races

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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.

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

Group 1

MonthRace NameRacecourseDistanceAge/Sex2024 winner
May Irish 2,000 Guineas Curragh 1m3yo c&fRosallion
May Tattersalls Gold Cup Curragh 1m 2f 110y4yo+White Birch
May Irish 1,000 Guineas Curragh 1m3yo fFallen Angel
June Pretty Polly Stakes Curragh 1m 2f3yo+ f
June Irish Derby Curragh 1m 4f3yo c&f
July Irish Oaks Curragh 1m 4f3yo f
August Phoenix Stakes Curragh 6f2yo c&f
September Matron Stakes Leopardstown 1m3yo+ f
September Irish Champion Stakes Leopardstown 1m 2f3yo+
September Moyglare Stud Stakes Curragh 7f2yo f
September Vincent O'Brien National Stakes Curragh 7f2yo c&f
September Irish St. Leger Curragh 1m 6f3yo+
September Flying Five Stakes Curragh 5f3yo+

Group 2

MonthRace NameRacecourseDistanceAge/Sex2024 winner
May Mooresbridge Stakes Curragh 1m 2f4yo+White Birch
May Greenlands Stakes Curragh 6f3yo+Mitbaahy
May Ridgewood Pearl Stakes Curragh 1m4yo+ f
June / July Railway Stakes Curragh 6f2yo
June / July Balanchine Stakes Curragh 6f2yo f
July Curragh Cup Curragh 1m 6f3yo+
July Sapphire Stakes Curragh 5f3yo+
July Minstrel Stakes Curragh 7f3yo+
August Debutante Stakes Curragh 7f2yo f
August Futurity Stakes Curragh 7f2yo
September Juvenile Turf Stakes Leopardstown 1m2yo
September Clipper Boomerang Mile Leopardstown 1m3yo+
September Blandford Stakes Curragh 1m 2f3yo+ f
Sept / Oct Beresford Stakes Curragh 1m2yo

Group 3

MonthRace NameRacecourseDistanceAge/Sex2024 winner
March Park Express Stakes Curragh 1m3yo+ fBrilliant
April Alleged Stakes Curragh 1m 2f4yo+White Birch
March / April Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Leopardstown 7f3yo fA Lilac Rolla
March / April Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Leopardstown 7f3yo c&gBattle Cry
April Ballysax Stakes Leopardstown 1m 2f3yoDallas Star
April Salsabil Stakes Navan 1m 2f3yo fEzeliya
May Athasi Stakes Curragh 7f3yo+ fGregarina
May Blue Wind Stakes Naas 1m 2f 84y3yo+ fSea The Boss
May Cornelscourt Stakes Leopardstown 1m3yo fWendla
May Cashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial Leopardstown 1m 2f3yoLos Angeles
May Amethyst Stakes Leopardstown 1m3yo+Bold Discovery
May Saval Beg Stakes Leopardstown 1m 6f 4yo+ Kyprios
May Lacken Stakes Naas 6f3yoBucanero Fuerte
May Fillies' Sprint Stakes Naas 6f 2yo fFairy Godmother
May Marble Hill Stakes Curragh 6f 2yoArizona Blaze
May Gallinule Stakes Curragh 1m 2f3yoChief Little Rock
June Ballycorus Stakes Leopardstown 7f3yo+
June Munster Oaks Cork 1m 4f3yo+ f
June / July International Stakes Curragh 1m 2f3yo+
June / July Brownstown Stakes Fairyhouse 7f3yo+ f
July Stannera Stakes Leopardstown 1m 6f3yo+ f
July Silver Flash Stakes Leopardstown 7f2yo f
July Anglesey Stakes Curragh 6f 63y2yo
July Rathbride Stakes Curragh 1m 1f3yo+ f
July Tyros Stakes Leopardstown 7f2yo
July Meld Stakes Leopardstown 1m 1f3yo+
August Ballyroan Stakes Leopardstown 1m 4f3yo+
August Phoenix Sprint Stakes Curragh 6f3yo+
August Desmond Stakes Leopardstown 1m3yo+
August Give Thanks Stakes Cork 1m 4f3yo+ f
August Royal Whip Stakes Curragh 1m 2f3yo+
August Irish St Leger Trial Stakes Curragh 1m 6f3yo+
August Ballyogan Stakes Naas 6f3yo+ f
August Fairy Bridge Stakes Tipperary 7f 100y3yo+ f
August Flame Of Tara Stakes Curragh 1m2yo f
Aug / Sept Round Tower Stakes Curragh 6f2yo
Aug / Sept Snow Fairy Stakes Curragh 1m 1f3yo+ f
September Paddy Power Stakes Leopardstown 1m 4f3yo+
September Denny Cordell Lavarack Fillies Stakes Gowran Park 1m 1f 100y3yo+ f
Sept / Oct Weld Park Stakes Curragh 7f2yo f
September Renaissance Stakes Curragh 6f3yo+
October Staffordstown Stud Stakes Curragh 1m2yo f
October Killavullan Stakes Leopardstown 7f2yo
October Eyrefield Stakes Leopardstown 1m 1f2yo
October Mercury Stakes Dundalk 5f2yo+
November Loughbrown Stakes Curragh 2m3yo+

Other races

MonthRace NameRacecourseStatusDistanceAge/Sex2024 winner
March Patton Stakes Dundalk Conditions1m3yoBergamasco
MarchIrish Lincolnshire Curragh Handicap1m4yo+Chazzesmee
MarchMadrid Handicap Naas Handicap7f3yoTake Me To Church
March Devoy Stakes Naas Listed1m 2f4yo+Sunchart
April Cork Stakes Cork Listed6f3yo+Easy
April Heritage Stakes Leopardstown Listed1m4yo+Goldana
April Noblesse Stakes Cork Listed1m 4f4yo+ fThunder Roll
April Gladness Stakes Curragh Listed7f4yo+Yosemite Valley
April Committed Stakes Navan Listed5f 164y3yoGivemethebeatboys
April Vintage Crop Stakes Navan Listed1m 6f 3yo+ Kyprios
April Woodlands Stakes Naas Listed5f3yo+Moss Tucker
MayFirst Flier Stakes Curragh Listed5f2yoWhistlejacket
May Tetrarch Stakes Curragh Listed1m3yoBright Stripes
MayMallow Handicap Cork Handicap7f4yo+Kings Time
May Vintage Tipple Stakes Gowran Park Listed1m 6f4yo+ fEnfranchise
May Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes Gowran Park Listed1m 1f 100y3yo+ fEmpress of Beauty
MayPolonia Stakes Cork Listed5f 110y3yo+ fCherry Blossom
May Sole Power Sprint Stakes Curragh Listed5f4yo+Aesop's Fable
May Yeats Stakes Navan Listed1m 5f3yoBirdman
May Owenstown Stud Stakes Naas Listed7f3yo+Mutasarref
MayEmerald Mile Handicap Curragh Handicap1m4yo+State Actor
MayHabitat Handicap Curragh Handicap7f4yo+Red Letter Bray
June Orby Stakes Curragh Listed1m 2f3yo+Candleford
June His Majesty's Plate Down Royal Listed1m 6f4yo+Countess Of Tyrone
June King George V Cup Leopardstown Listed1m 4f3yoPortland
June Glencairn Stakes Leopardstown Listed1m3yo+Tarawa
JuneKooyonga Stakes Navan Listed1m3yo f+Everlasting
JuneRoyal County Handicap Navan Handicap1m 2f3yo
June Midsummer Sprint Stakes Cork Listed5f3yo+
June Martin Molony Stakes Limerick Listed1m 4f 110y4yo+
June Ulster Derby Down Royal Handicap1m 4f 190y3yo+
June Naas Oaks Trial Naas Listed1m 2f3yo f
June Celebration Stakes Curragh Listed1m3yo+
June Belgrave Stakes Curragh Listed6f3yo+
JuneRockingham Handicap Curragh Handicap5f3yo+
JuneDerby Festival Handicap Curragh Handicap1m3yo+
JuneSummer Fillies Handicap Curragh Handicap7f3yo+
JuneRagusa Handicap Curragh Handicap1m 4f4yo+
July Lenebane Stakes Roscommon Listed1m 4f3yo+
July Tipperary Stakes Tipperary Listed5f2yo
July Cairn Rouge Stakes Killarney Listed1m 100y3yo+ f
JulyScurry Handicap Curragh Handicap6f 63y3yo+
July Yeomanstown Stud Stakes Naas Listed6f3yo+ f
JulyMarwell Stakes Naas Listed5f2yo
July/AugustColm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap Galway Handicap1m ½f 3yo+
July/August Corrib Fillies Stakes Galway Listed7f3yo+ f
July/AugustGuinness Handicap Galway Handicap1m 4f3yo+
July/AugustAhonoora Handicap Galway Handicap7f3yo+
August Churchill Stakes Tipperary Listed7f2yo
August Platinum Stakes Cork Listed1m3yo+
August Curragh Stakes Curragh Listed5f2yo
August Vinnie Roe Stakes Leopardstown Listed1m 6f3yo
August Hurry Harriet Stakes Gowran Park Listed1m 1f 100y3yo+ f
August Ruby Stakes Killarney Listed1m 100y3yo+
August Abergwaun Stakes Tipperary Listed5f3yo+
AugustIrish Cambridgeshire Curragh Handicap1m3yo+
September Ingabelle Stakes Leopardstown Listed7f2yo
SeptemberPentingo Handicap Leopardstown Handicap1m 5f3yo+
SeptemberSovereign Path Handicap Leopardstown Handicap7½f3yo+
SeptemberBold Lad Sprint Handicap Curragh Handicap6f3yo+
September Oyster Stakes Galway Listed1m 4f3yo+ f
September Listowel Stakes Listowel Listed1m 1f3yo+
September Blenheim Stakes Fairyhouse Listed6f2yo
SeptemberListowel Printing Works Handicap Listowel Handicap1m 4f3yo+
SeptemberJoe McGrath Handicap Curragh Handicap5f3yo+
September Goffs Million Curragh Conditions7f2yo
SeptemberIrish Cesarewitch Curragh Handicap2m ½f3yo+
September Navigation Stakes Cork Listed1m3yo+
October Diamond Stakes Dundalk Listed1m 2f 150y3yo+
October Concorde Stakes Tipperary Listed7f 100y3yo+
October Legacy Stakes Dundalk Listed5f2yo
October Star Appeal Stakes Dundalk Listed7f2yo
October Testimonial Stakes Curragh Listed6f3yo+
OctoberBirdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap Naas Handicap6f2yo
OctoberRFL Steels Stakes Naas Listed6f3yo+
October Bluebell Stakes Naas Listed1m 4f3yo+ f
October Garnet Stakes Naas Listed1m3yo+ f
October Knockaire Stakes Leopardstown Listed7f3yo+
October Trigo Stakes Leopardstown Listed1m 2f3yo+
OctoberOctober Handicap Leopardstown Handicap1m 4f3yo+
November Finale Stakes Naas Listed1m 4f3yo+
November Cooley Fillies Stakes Dundalk Listed1m3yo+ f

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Last RunRace NameRacecourseDistanceAge/Sex
Sept 2009 Goffs Million Sprint Curragh 6f2yo
Sept 2009 Goffs Million Mile Curragh 1m2yo
Oct 1994 Leopardstown Stakes Leopardstown 7f2yo

Notes

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

    The Brontë Cup Fillies' Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged four years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 188 yards, and is scheduled to take place each year in late May.

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