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[edit]

Month  | Race Name  | Racecourse  | Distance  | Age/Sex  | 2024 winner

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May | Irish 2,000 Guineas | Curragh | 1m | 3yo c&f  | Rosallion
May | Tattersalls Gold Cup | Curragh | 1m 2f 110y | 4yo+ | White Birch
May | Irish 1,000 Guineas | Curragh | 1m | 3yo f | Fallen Angel
June | 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 |
August | 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+ |
September | Flying Five Stakes | Curragh | 5f | 3yo+ |

## Group 2[edit]

Month  | Race Name  | Racecourse  | Distance  | Age/Sex  | 2024 winner

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May | Mooresbridge Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 4yo+  | White Birch
May | Greenlands Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 3yo+  | Mitbaahy
May | Ridgewood Pearl Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 4yo+ f  |
June / July | Railway Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 2yo  |
June / July | Balanchine Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 2yo f  |
July | Curragh Cup | Curragh | 1m 6f | 3yo+  |
July | Sapphire Stakes | Curragh | 5f | 3yo+  |
July | Minstrel Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 3yo+  |
August | Debutante Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo f  |
August | Futurity Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo  |
September | Juvenile Turf Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 2yo  |
September | Clipper Boomerang Mile | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo+  |
September | Blandford Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 3yo+ f  |
Sept / Oct | Beresford Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 2yo  |

## Group 3[edit]

Month  | Race Name  | Racecourse  | Distance  | Age/Sex  | 2024 winner

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March | Park Express Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 3yo+ f  | Brilliant
April | Alleged Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 4yo+  | White Birch
March / April | Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 3yo f  | A Lilac Rolla
March / April | Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 3yo c&g  | Battle Cry
April | Ballysax Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 2f | 3yo  | Dallas Star
April | Salsabil Stakes | Navan | 1m 2f | 3yo f  | Ezeliya
May | Athasi Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 3yo+ f  | Gregarina
May | Blue Wind Stakes | Naas | 1m 2f 84y | 3yo+ f  | Sea The Boss
May | Cornelscourt Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo f  | Wendla
May | Cashel Palace Hotel Derby Trial | Leopardstown | 1m 2f | 3yo  | Los Angeles
May | Amethyst Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo+  | Bold Discovery
May | Saval Beg Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 6f  | 4yo+  | Kyprios
May | Lacken Stakes | Naas | 6f | 3yo  | Bucanero Fuerte
May | Fillies' Sprint Stakes | Naas | 6f  | 2yo f  | Fairy Godmother
May | Marble Hill Stakes | Curragh | 6f  | 2yo  | Arizona Blaze
May | Gallinule Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 3yo  | Chief Little Rock
June | Ballycorus Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 3yo+  | Mutasarref
June | Munster Oaks | Cork | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f  | Sumiha
June / July | International Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 3yo+  |
June / July | Brownstown Stakes | Fairyhouse | 7f | 3yo+ f  |
July | Stannera Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 6f | 3yo+ f  |
July | Silver Flash Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 2yo f  |
July | Anglesey Stakes | Curragh | 6f 63y | 2yo  |
July | Rathbride Stakes | Curragh | 1m 1f | 3yo+ f  |
July | Tyros Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 2yo  |
July | Meld Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 1f | 3yo+  |
August | Ballyroan Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 4f | 3yo+  |
August | Phoenix Sprint Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 3yo+  |
August | Desmond Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo+  |
August | Give Thanks Stakes | Cork | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f  |
August | Royal Whip Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 3yo+  |
August | Irish St Leger Trial Stakes | Curragh | 1m 6f | 3yo+  |
August | Ballyogan Stakes | Naas | 6f | 3yo+ f  |
August | Fairy Bridge Stakes | Tipperary | 7f 100y | 3yo+ f  |
August | Flame Of Tara Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 2yo f  |
Aug / Sept | Round Tower Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 2yo  |
Aug / Sept | Snow Fairy Stakes | Curragh | 1m 1f | 3yo+ f  |
September | Paddy Power Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 4f | 3yo+  |
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 | Staffordstown Stud Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 2yo f  |
October | Killavullan Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 2yo  |
October | Eyrefield Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 1f | 2yo  |
October | Mercury Stakes | Dundalk | 5f | 2yo+  |
November | Loughbrown Stakes | Curragh | 2m | 3yo+  |

## Other races[edit]

Month  | Race Name  | Racecourse  | Status  | Distance  | Age/Sex  | 2024 winner

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March | Patton Stakes | Dundalk | Conditions  | 1m | 3yo  | Bergamasco
March | Irish Lincolnshire  | Curragh | Handicap  | 1m | 4yo+  | Chazzesmee
March | Madrid Handicap  | Naas | Handicap  | 7f | 3yo  | Take Me To Church
March | Devoy Stakes | Naas | Listed  | 1m 2f | 4yo+  | Sunchart
April | Cork Stakes | Cork | Listed  | 6f | 3yo+  | Easy
April | Heritage Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed  | 1m | 4yo+  | Goldana
April | Noblesse Stakes | Cork | Listed  | 1m 4f | 4yo+ f  | Thunder Roll
April | Gladness Stakes | Curragh | Listed  | 7f | 4yo+  | Yosemite Valley
April | Committed Stakes | Navan | Listed  | 5f 164y | 3yo  | Givemethebeatboys
April | Vintage Crop Stakes | Navan | Listed  | 1m 6f  | 3yo+  | Kyprios
April | Woodlands Stakes | Naas | Listed  | 5f | 3yo+  | Moss Tucker
May | First Flier Stakes  | Curragh | Listed  | 5f | 2yo  | Whistlejacket
May | Tetrarch Stakes | Curragh | Listed  | 1m | 3yo  | Bright Stripes
May | Mallow Handicap  | Cork | Handicap  | 7f | 4yo+  | Kings Time
May | Vintage Tipple Stakes | Gowran Park | Listed  | 1m 6f | 4yo+ f  | Enfranchise
May | Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes | Gowran Park | Listed  | 1m 1f 100y | 3yo+ f  | Empress of Beauty
May | Polonia Stakes  | Cork | Listed  | 5f 110y | 3yo+ f  | Cherry Blossom
May | Sole Power Sprint Stakes | Curragh | Listed  | 5f | 4yo+  | Aesop's Fable
May | Yeats Stakes | Navan | Listed  | 1m 5f | 3yo  | Birdman
May | Owenstown Stud Stakes | Naas | Listed  | 7f | 3yo+  | Mutasarref
May | Emerald Mile Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 1m | 4yo+  | State Actor
May | Habitat Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 7f | 4yo+  | Red Letter Bray
June | Orby Stakes | Curragh | Listed  | 1m 2f | 3yo+  | Candleford
June | His Majesty's Plate | Down Royal | Listed  | 1m 6f | 4yo+  | Countess Of Tyrone
June | King George V Cup | Leopardstown | Listed  | 1m 4f | 3yo  | Portland
June | Glencairn Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed  | 1m | 3yo+  | Tarawa
June | Kooyonga Stakes  | Navan | Listed  | 1m | 3yo f+  | Everlasting
June | Royal County Handicap  | Navan | Handicap  | 1m 2f | 3yo  | Old Faithful
June | Midsummer Sprint Stakes | Cork | Listed  | 5f | 3yo+  | Clarendon House
June | Martin Molony Stakes | Limerick | Listed  | 1m 4f 110y | 4yo+  |
June | Ulster Derby | Down Royal | Handicap  | 1m 4f 190y | 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 | Rockingham Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 5f | 3yo+  |
June | Derby Festival Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 1m | 3yo+  |
June | Summer Fillies Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 7f | 3yo+  |
June | Ragusa Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 1m 4f | 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 | Scurry Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 6f 63y | 3yo+  |
July | Yeomanstown Stud Stakes | Naas | Listed  | 6f | 3yo+ f  |
July | Marwell Stakes  | Naas | Listed  | 5f | 2yo  |
July/August | Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap  | Galway | Handicap  | 1m ½f  | 3yo+  |
July/August | Corrib Fillies Stakes | Galway | Listed  | 7f | 3yo+ f  |
July/August | Guinness Handicap  | Galway | Handicap  | 1m 4f | 3yo+  |
July/August | Ahonoora Handicap  | Galway | Handicap  | 7f | 3yo+  |
August | Churchill Stakes | Tipperary | Listed  | 7f | 2yo  |
August | Platinum Stakes | Cork | Listed  | 1m | 3yo+  |
August | Curragh Stakes | Curragh | Listed  | 5f | 2yo  |
August | Vinnie Roe Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed  | 1m 6f | 3yo  |
August | Hurry Harriet Stakes | Gowran Park | Listed  | 1m 1f 100y | 3yo+ f  |
August | Ruby Stakes | Killarney | Listed  | 1m 100y | 3yo+  |
August | Abergwaun Stakes | Tipperary | Listed  | 5f | 3yo+  |
August | Irish Cambridgeshire  | Curragh | Handicap  | 1m | 3yo+  |
September | Ingabelle Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed  | 7f | 2yo  |
September | Pentingo Handicap  | Leopardstown | Handicap  | 1m 5f | 3yo+  |
September | Sovereign Path Handicap  | Leopardstown | Handicap  | 7½f | 3yo+  |
September | Bold Lad Sprint Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 6f | 3yo+  |
September | Oyster Stakes | Galway | Listed  | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f  |
September | Listowel Stakes | Listowel | Listed  | 1m 1f | 3yo+  |
September | Blenheim Stakes | Fairyhouse | Listed  | 6f | 2yo  |
September | Listowel Printing Works Handicap  | Listowel | Handicap  | 1m 4f | 3yo+  |
September | Joe McGrath Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 5f | 3yo+  |
September | Goffs Million | Curragh | Conditions  | 7f | 2yo  |
September | Irish Cesarewitch  | Curragh | Handicap  | 2m ½f | 3yo+  |
September | Navigation Stakes | Cork | Listed  | 1m | 3yo+  |
October | Diamond Stakes | Dundalk | Listed  | 1m 2f 150y | 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 | 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[edit]

Last Run  | Race Name  | Racecourse  | Distance  | Age/Sex

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Sept 2009 | Goffs Million Sprint | Curragh | 6f | 2yo
Sept 2009 | Goffs Million Mile | Curragh | 1m | 2yo
Oct 1994 | Leopardstown Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 2yo

## Notes[edit]

## References[edit]

* 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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