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
May	Irish 2,000 Guineas	Curragh	1m	3yo c&f
May	Tattersalls Gold Cup	Curragh	1m 2f 110y	4yo+
May	Irish 1,000 Guineas	Curragh	1m	3yo f
June / July	Pretty Polly Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+ f
June	Irish Derby	Curragh	1m 4f	3yo c&f
July	Irish Oaks	Curragh	1m 4f	3yo f
July / Aug	Phoenix Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo c&f
September	Matron Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+ f
September	Irish Champion Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo+
September	Moyglare Stud Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo f
September	Vincent O'Brien National Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo c&f
September	Irish St. Leger	Curragh	1m 6f	3yo+

Group 2

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
May	Ridgewood Pearl Stakes	Curragh	1m	4yo+ f
June / July	Railway Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo
July	Kilboy Estate Stakes	Curragh	1m 1f	3yo+ f
August	Debutante Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo f
August	Futurity Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo
September	Clipper Boomerang Mile	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+
September	Blandford Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+ f
September	Flying Five Stakes	Curragh	5f	3yo+
Sept / Oct	Beresford Stakes	Curragh	1m	2yo

Group 3

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
March	Park Express Stakes	Curragh	1m	3yo+ f
April	Gladness Stakes	Curragh	7f	4yo+
March / April	Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	3yo f
April	Ballysax Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo
May	Athasi Stakes	Curragh	7f	3yo+ f
May	Mooresbridge Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	4yo+
May	Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial	Leopardstown	1m	3yo f
May	Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo
May	Amethyst Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+
May	Blue Wind Stakes	Naas	1m 2f	3yo+ f
May	Vintage Crop Stakes	Navan	1m 6f	3yo+
May	Greenlands Stakes	Curragh	6f	3yo+
May	Gallinule Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo
June	Lacken Stakes	Naas	6f	3yo
June	Ballyogan Stakes	Leopardstown	6f	3yo+ f
June	Munster Oaks	Cork	1m 4f	3yo+ f
May	Ballycorus Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	3yo+
June / July	International Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+
June / July	Balanchine Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo f
June / July	Curragh Cup	Curragh	1m 6f	3yo+
June / July	Sapphire Stakes	Curragh	5f	3yo+
June / July	Brownstown Stakes	Fairyhouse	7f	3yo+ f
July	Silver Flash Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo f
July	Minstrel Stakes	Curragh	7f	3yo+
July	Anglesey Stakes	Curragh	6f 63y	2yo
July	Tyros Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo
July	Meld Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 1f	3yo+
July / Aug	Give Thanks Stakes	Cork	1m 4f	3yo+ f
August	Ballyroan Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 4f	3yo+
August	Phoenix Sprint Stakes	Curragh	6f	3yo+
August	Desmond Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+
August	Fairy Bridge Stakes	Tipperary	7f 100y	3yo+ f
August	Renaissance Stakes	Curragh	6f	3yo+
August	Royal Whip Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+
August	Irish St Leger Trial Stakes	Curragh	1m 6f	3yo+
Aug / Sept	Round Tower Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo
Aug / Sept	Dance Design Stakes	Curragh	1m 1f	3yo+ f
September	Juvenile Turf Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	2yo
September	KPMG Enterprise Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo+
September	Denny Cordell Lavarack Fillies Stakes	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	3yo+ f
Sept / Oct	C. L. Weld Park Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo f
Sept / Oct	Diamond Stakes	Dundalk	1m 2f 150y	3yo+
October	Concorde Stakes	Tipperary	7f 100y	3yo+
October	Killavullan Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo

Other races

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Status	Distance	Age/Sex
March / April	Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	1m	3yo c&g
April	Patton Stakes	Dundalk	Listed	7f	3yo
May	Tetrarch Stakes	Curragh	Listed	7f	3yo
May	Saval Beg Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	1m 6f	4yo+
June	Fillies' Sprint Stakes	Naas	Listed	6f	2yo f
June	Ulster Derby	Down Royal	Conditions	1m 4f 190y	3yo+
August	Curragh Stakes	Curragh	Listed	5f	2yo
Oct / Nov	Eyrefield Stakes	Leopardstown	Listed	1m 1f	2yo

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

• tjcis.com – Flat races in Ireland, 2012.

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