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[]
Month | Race Name | Racecourse | Distance | Age/Sex | 2021 winner |
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May | Irish 2,000 Guineas | Curragh | 1m | 3yo c&f | Mac Swiney |
May | Tattersalls Gold Cup | Curragh | 1m 2f 110y | 4yo+ | Helvic Dream |
May | Irish 1,000 Guineas | Curragh | 1m | 3yo f | Empress Josephine |
June | Pretty Polly Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 3yo+ f | Thundering Nights |
June | Irish Derby | Curragh | 1m 4f | 3yo c&f | Hurricane Lane |
July | Irish Oaks | Curragh | 1m 4f | 3yo f | Snowfall |
July / Aug | Phoenix Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 2yo c&f | Ebro River |
September | Matron Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo+ f | No Speak Alexander |
September | Irish Champion Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 2f | 3yo+ | St Mark's Basilica |
September | Moyglare Stud Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo f | Discoveries |
September | Vincent O'Brien National Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo c&f | Native Trail |
September | Irish St. Leger | Curragh | 1m 6f | 3yo+ | Sonnyboyliston |
September | Flying Five Stakes | Curragh | 5f | 3yo+ | Romantic Proposal |
Group 2[]
Month | Race Name | Racecourse | Distance | Age/Sex | 2021 winner |
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May | Mooresbridge Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 4yo+ | Broome |
May | Ridgewood Pearl Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 4yo+ f | Epona Plays |
June / July | Railway Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 2yo | Go Bears Go |
June / July | Balanchine Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 2yo f | Velocidad |
June / July | Curragh Cup | Curragh | 1m 6f | 3yo+ | Amhran Na Bhfiann |
June / July | Sapphire Stakes | Curragh | 5f | 3yo+ | Mooneista |
July | Kilboy Estate Stakes | Curragh | 1m 1f | 3yo+ f | Insinuendo |
July | Minstrel Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 3yo+ | Order of Australia |
August | Debutante Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo f | Agartha |
August | Futurity Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo | Point Lonsdale |
September | Clipper Boomerang Mile | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo+ | Real Appeal |
September | Blandford Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 3yo+ f | La Petite Coco |
Sept / Oct | Beresford Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 2yo | Luxembourg |
Group 3[]
Month | Race Name | Racecourse | Distance | Age/Sex | 2021 winner |
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March | Park Express Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 3yo+ f | Epona Plays |
March / April | Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 3yo f | Keeper of Time |
April | Ballysax Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 2f | 3yo | Bolshoi Ballet |
April | Alleged Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 4yo+ | Broome |
April | Gladness Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 4yo+ | Lancaster House |
April | Vintage Crop Stakes | Navan | 1m 6f | 3yo+ | Baron Samedi |
May | Athasi Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 3yo+ f | No Speak Alexander |
May | Blue Wind Stakes | Naas | 1m 2f | 3yo+ f | Insinuendo |
May | Irish 1,000 Guineas Trial | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo f | Joan of Arc |
May | Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial | Leopardstown | 1m 2f | 3yo | Bolshoi Ballet |
May | Amethyst Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo+ | Maker of Kings |
May | Lacken Stakes | Naas | 6f | 3yo | A Case Of You |
May | Fillies' Sprint Stakes | Naas | 6f | 2yo f | Hermana Estrella |
May | Greenlands Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 3yo+ | Gustavus Weston |
May | Gallinule Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 3yo | Earlswood |
June | Ballyogan Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 3yo+ f | Sonaiyla |
June | Munster Oaks | Cork | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f | Thunder Kiss |
May | Ballycorus Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 3yo+ | Real Appeal |
June / July | International Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 3yo+ | Cadillac |
June / July | Brownstown Stakes | Fairyhouse | 7f | 3yo+ f | Pearls Galore |
July | Stannera Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 6f | 3yo+ f | Believe In Love |
July | Silver Flash Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 2yo f | Agartha |
July | Anglesey Stakes | Curragh | 6f 63y | 2yo | Beauty Inspire |
July | Tyros Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 2yo | Point Lonsdale |
July | Meld Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 1f | 3yo+ | Japan |
July / Aug | Give Thanks Stakes | Cork | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f | La Petite Coco |
August | Ballyroan Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 4f | 3yo+ | Tarnawa |
August | Phoenix Sprint Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 3yo+ | Gustavus Weston |
August | Desmond Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo+ | Create Belief |
August | Fairy Bridge Stakes | Tipperary | 7f 100y | 3yo+ f | Pearls Galore |
August | Royal Whip Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 3yo+ | Earlswood |
August | Irish St Leger Trial Stakes | Curragh | 1m 6f | 3yo+ | Twilight Payment |
August | Flame Of Tara Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 2yo f | Magical Lagoon |
Aug / Sept | Round Tower Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 2yo | Sacred Bridge |
Aug / Sept | Snow Fairy Stakes | Curragh | 1m 1f | 3yo+ f | Acanella |
September | Juvenile Turf Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 2yo | Atomic Jones |
September | Paddy Power Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 4f | 3yo+ | Camorra |
September | Denny Cordell Lavarack Fillies Stakes | Gowran Park | 1m 1f 100y | 3yo+ f | Astadash |
September | Loughbrown Stakes | Curragh | 2m | 3yo+ | Search For A Song |
Sept / Oct | Weld Park Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo f | Concert Hall |
September | Renaissance Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 3yo+ | Art Power |
Sept / Oct | Diamond Stakes | Dundalk | 1m 2f 150y | 3yo+ | Bear Story |
October | Concorde Stakes | Tipperary | 7f 100y | 3yo+ | Maker of Kings |
October | Killavullan Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 2yo | Glounthaune |
October | Mercury Stakes | Dundalk | 5f | 2yo+ | The Highway Rat |
October | Eyrefield Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 1f | 2yo | Duke De Sessa |
Other races[]
Month | Race Name | Racecourse | Status | Distance | Age/Sex | 2022 winner |
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March | Patton Stakes | Dundalk | Listed | 1m | 3yo | Juncture |
March | Devoy Stakes | Naas | Listed | 1m | 4yo+ | |
April | Cork Stakes | Cork | Listed | 6f | 3yo+ | |
April | Noblesse Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed | 1m 4f | 4yo+ f | |
April | Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed | 7f | 3yo | |
April | Heritage Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed | 1m | 4yo+ | |
April | Committed Stakes | Navan | Listed | 5f 164y | 3yo | |
April | Salsabil Stakes | Navan | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo f | |
April | Woodlands Stakes | Naas | Listed | 5f | 3yo+ | |
April | Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes | Gowran Park | Listed | 1m 1f 100y | 3yo+ f | |
May | Naas | Listed | 5½f | 3yo+ f | ||
May | Vintage Tipple Stakes | Gowran Park | Listed | 1m 6f | 4yo+ f | |
May | Curragh | Listed | 5f | 2yo | ||
May | Tetrarch Stakes | Curragh | Listed | 7f | 3yo | |
May | Saval Beg Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed | 1m 6f | 4yo+ | |
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+ | |
May | Marble Hill Stakes | Curragh | Listed | 6f | 2yo | |
June | Orby Stakes | Curragh | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo+ | |
June | Nijinsky Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed | 1m 4f | 3yo | |
June | Glencairn Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed | 1m | 3yo+ | |
June | Midsummer Sprint Stakes | Cork | Listed | 5f | 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 | Ulster Derby | Down Royal | Handicap | 1m 4f 190y | 3yo+ | |
July | Her Majesty's Plate | Down Royal | Listed | 1m 6f | 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 | Sweet Mimosa Stakes | Naas | Listed | 6f | 3yo+ f | |
July | Corrib Fillies Stakes | Galway | Listed | 7f | 3yo+ f | |
August | Platinum Stakes | Cork | Listed | 1m | 3yo+ | |
August | El Gran Senor Stakes | Tipperary | Listed | 7f 100y | 2yo | |
August | Leopardstown | Listed | 1m 6f | 3yo | ||
August | Abergwaun Stakes | Tipperary | Listed | 5f | 3yo+ | |
August | Hurry Harriet Stakes | Gowran Park | Listed | 1m 1f 100y | 3yo+ f | |
August | Ruby Stakes | Killarney | Listed | 1m 100y | 3yo+ | |
August | Curragh Stakes | Curragh | Listed | 5f | 2yo | |
September | Oyster Stakes | Galway | Listed | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f | |
September | Listowel Stakes | Listowel | Listed | 1m 1f | 3yo+ | |
September | Leopardstown | Listed | 7f | 2yo | ||
September | Blenheim Stakes | Fairyhouse | Listed | 6f | 2yo | |
October | Martin Molony Stakes | Limerick | Listed | 1m 4f 110y | 4yo+ | |
October | Star Appeal Stakes | Dundalk | Listed | 7f | 2yo | |
October | Staffordstown Stud Stakes | Curragh | Listed | 1m | 2yo f | |
October | Testimonial Stakes | Curragh | Listed | 6f | 3yo+ | |
October | Legacy Stakes | Navan | Listed | 5f 182y | 2yo | |
October | Navigation Stakes | Cork | Listed | 1m 100y | 3yo+ | |
October | Bluebell Stakes | Naas | Listed | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f | |
October | Garnet Stakes | Naas | Listed | 1m | 3yo+ f | |
October | Trigo Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed | 1m 2f | 3yo+ | |
October | Knockaire Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed | 7f | 3yo+ | |
October | Cooley Fillies Stakes | Dundalk | Listed | 1m | 3yo+ f | |
October | Finale Stakes | Naas | Listed | 1m 4f | 3yo+ |
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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