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

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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 | Bluestocking
June | Irish Derby | Curragh | 1m 4f | 3yo c&f | Los Angeles
July | Irish Oaks | Curragh | 1m 4f | 3yo f | You Got To Me
August | Phoenix Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 2yo c&f | Babouche
September | Matron Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo+ f | Porta Fortuna
September | Irish Champion Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 2f | 3yo+ | Economics
September | Moyglare Stud Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo f | Lake Victoria
September | Vincent O'Brien National Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo c&f | Scorthy Champ
September | Irish St. Leger | Curragh | 1m 6f | 3yo+ | Kyprios
September | Flying Five Stakes | Curragh | 5f | 3yo+ | Bradsell

## Group 2

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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  | Ocean Jewel
June / July | Railway Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 2yo  | Henri Matisse
June / July | Balanchine Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 2yo f  | Truly Enchanting
July | Sapphire Stakes | Curragh | 5f | 3yo+  | Believing
July | Curragh Cup | Curragh | 1m 6f | 3yo+  | Tower Of London
July | Minstrel Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 3yo+  | Poet Master
August | Debutante Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo f  | Bedtime Story
August | Futurity Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo  | Henri Matisse
September | Juvenile Turf Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 2yo  | Green Impact
September | Solonaway Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo+  | Diego Velazquez
September | Blandford Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 3yo+ f  | Hanalia
Sept / Oct | Beresford Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 2yo  | Hotazhell

## Group 3

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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  | Elite Alliance
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+  | Jan Brueghel
June / July | Brownstown Stakes | Fairyhouse | 7f | 3yo+ f  | Jancis
July | Stannera Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 6f | 3yo+ f  | Grateful
July | Meld Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 1f | 3yo+  | Diego Velazquez
July | Anglesey Stakes | Curragh | 6f 63y | 2yo  | Babouche
July | Rathbride Stakes | Curragh | 1m 1f | 3yo+ f  | Royal Dress
July | Silver Flash Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 2yo f  | Bedtime Story
July | Tyros Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 2yo  | Hotazhell
August | Ballyroan Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 4f | 3yo+  | Crystal Black
August | Desmond Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m | 3yo+  | Mutasarref
August | Phoenix Sprint Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 3yo+  | Givemethebeatboys
August | Give Thanks Stakes | Cork | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f  | Shamida
August | Royal Whip Stakes | Curragh | 1m 2f | 3yo+  | Continuous
August | Irish St Leger Trial Stakes | Curragh | 1m 6f | 3yo+  | Grosvenor Square
August | Ballyogan Stakes | Naas | 6f | 3yo+ f  | Shandy
August | Newtownanner Stud Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 2yo f  | Dreamy
Aug / Sept | Round Tower Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 2yo  | Ides Of March
Aug / Sept | Snow Fairy Stakes | Curragh | 1m 1f | 3yo+ f  | Tarawa
Aug / Sept | Fairy Bridge Stakes | Tipperary | 7f 100y | 3yo+ f  | Without Words
September | Tonybet Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 4f | 3yo+  | Trustyourinstinct
September | Denny Cordell Lavarack Fillies Stakes | Gowran Park | 1m 1f 100y | 3yo+ f  | Je Zous
Sept / Oct | Weld Park Stakes | Curragh | 7f | 2yo f  | Heavens Gate
September | Renaissance Stakes | Curragh | 6f | 3yo+  | My Mate Alfie
October | Killavullan Stakes | Leopardstown | 7f | 2yo  | Exactly
October | Eyrefield Stakes | Leopardstown | 1m 1f | 2yo  | Sigh No More
October | Staffordstown Stud Stakes | Curragh | 1m | 2yo f  | Whirl
October | Mercury Stakes | Dundalk | 5f | 2yo+  | Ostraka
November | Loughbrown Stakes | Curragh | 2m | 3yo+  | Dawn Rising

## Other races

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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+  | Harbour Wind
June | Ulster Derby | Down Royal | Handicap  | 1m 4f 190y | 3yo+  | Going Remote
June | Naas Oaks Trial | Naas | Listed  | 1m 2f | 3yo f  | Hanalia
June | Celebration Stakes | Curragh | Listed  | 1m | 3yo+  | Lord Massusus
June | Belgrave Stakes | Curragh | Listed  | 6f | 3yo+  | My Mate Alfie
June | Rockingham Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 5f | 3yo+  | Amazon Lady
June | Derby Festival Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 1m | 3yo+  | Booyea
June | Summer Fillies Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 7f | 3yo+  | Indigo Five
June | Ragusa Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 1m 4f | 4yo+  | Star Harbour
July | Lenebane Stakes | Roscommon | Listed  | 1m 4f | 3yo+  | La Isla Mujeres
July | Tipperary Stakes | Tipperary | Listed  | 5f | 2yo  | Usdi Atohi
July | Cairn Rouge Stakes | Killarney | Listed  | 1m 100y | 3yo+ f  | Greenfinch
July | Scurry Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 6f 63y | 3yo+  | Big Gossey
July | Yeomanstown Stud Stakes | Naas | Listed  | 6f | 3yo+ f  | Nighteyes
July | Marwell Stakes  | Naas | Listed  | 5f | 2yo  | Miss Lamai
July | Marble City Stakes  | Gowran Park | Listed  | 1m 4f | 3yo  | The Euphrates
July/August | Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap  | Galway | Handicap  | 1m ½f | 3yo+  | Mexicali Rose
July/August | Corrib Fillies Stakes | Galway | Listed  | 7f | 3yo+ f  | Raknah
July/August | Guinness Handicap  | Galway | Handicap  | 1m 4f | 3yo+  | Eagle's Way
July/August | Ahonoora Handicap  | Galway | Handicap  | 7f | 3yo+  | Physique
August | Churchill Stakes | Tipperary | Listed  | 7f | 2yo  | January
August | Hurry Harriet Stakes | Gowran Park | Listed  | 1m 1f 100y | 3yo+ f  | Wingspan
August | Platinum Stakes | Cork | Listed  | 1m | 3yo+  | Super Sox
August | Curragh Stakes | Curragh | Listed  | 5f | 2yo  | Treasure Isle
August | Vinnie Roe Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed  | 1m 6f | 3yo  | Chemistry
August | Ruby Stakes | Killarney | Listed  | 1m 100y | 3yo+  | One Look
August | Irish Cambridgeshire  | Curragh | Handicap  | 1m | 3yo+  | Wigmore Street
Aug/Sept | Abergwaun Stakes | Tipperary | Listed  | 5f | 3yo+  | She's Quality
September | Oyster Stakes | Galway | Listed  | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f  | Beechwood
September | Ingabelle Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed  | 7f | 2yo  | Chantez
September | Pentingo Handicap  | Leopardstown | Handicap  | 1m 5f | 3yo+  | Fighter
September | Sovereign Path Handicap  | Leopardstown | Handicap  | 7½f | 3yo+  | Dance Night Andday
September | Bold Lad Sprint Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 6f | 3yo+  | My Mate Alfie
September | Listowel Stakes | Listowel | Listed  | 1m 1f | 3yo+  | Curvature
September | Blenheim Stakes | Fairyhouse | Listed  | 6f | 2yo  | Rebel Diamond
September | Diamond Stakes | Dundalk | Listed  | 1m 2f 150y | 3yo+  | Bellezza
September | Joe McGrath Handicap  | Curragh | Handicap  | 5f | 3yo+  | Keke
September | Goffs 500  | Curragh | Conditions  | 6f | 2yo  | Bolo Neighs
September | Goffs Million | Curragh | Conditions  | 7f | 2yo  | Apples And Bananas
September | Irish Cesarewitch  | Curragh | Handicap  | 2m ½f | 3yo+  | The Euphrates
September | Navigation Stakes | Cork | Listed  | 1m | 3yo+  | Mutasarref
October | Concorde Stakes | Tipperary | Listed  | 7f 100y | 3yo+  | Power Under Me
October | Legacy Stakes | Dundalk | Listed  | 5f | 2yo  | Lady With The Lamp
October | Star Appeal Stakes | Dundalk | Listed  | 7f | 2yo  | Right And True
October | Testimonial Stakes | Curragh | Listed  | 6f | 3yo+  | Oujda
October | Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap  | Naas | Handicap  | 6f | 2yo  | Last Encore
October | RFL Steels Stakes  | Naas | Listed  | 6f | 3yo+  | My Mate Alfie
October | Bluebell Stakes | Naas | Listed  | 1m 4f | 3yo+ f  | Caught U Looking
October | Garnet Stakes | Naas | Listed  | 1m | 3yo+ f  | Azada
October | Beggar's End Handicap  | Naas | Handicap  | 2m | 3yo+  | Comfort Zone
October | Knockaire Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed  | 7f | 3yo+  | Norwalk Havoc
October | Trigo Stakes | Leopardstown | Listed  | 1m 2f | 3yo+  | Elizabeth Jane
October | October Handicap  | Leopardstown | Handicap  | 1m 4f | 3yo+  | Arch Enemy
November | Finale Stakes | Naas | Listed  | 1m 4f | 3yo+  | Hamish
November | Cooley Fillies Stakes | Dundalk | Listed  | 1m | 3yo+ f  | Sakti

## Discontinued

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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

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## References

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* 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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