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 2023 winner
May Irish 2,000 Guineas Curragh 1m 3yo c&f Paddington
MayTattersalls Gold CupCurragh1m 2f 110y4yo+Luxembourg
MayIrish 1,000 GuineasCurragh1m3yo fTahiyra
JunePretty Polly StakesCurragh1m 2f3yo+ fVia Sistina
JuneIrish DerbyCurragh1m 4f3yo c&fAuguste Rodin
JulyIrish OaksCurragh1m 4f3yo fSavethelastdance
AugustPhoenix StakesCurragh6f2yo c&fBucanero Fuerte
SeptemberMatron StakesLeopardstown1m3yo+ fTahiyra
SeptemberIrish Champion StakesLeopardstown1m 2f3yo+Auguste Rodin
SeptemberMoyglare Stud StakesCurragh7f2yo fFallen Angel
SeptemberVincent O'Brien National StakesCurragh7f2yo c&fHenry Longfellow
SeptemberIrish St. LegerCurragh1m 6f3yo+Eldar Eldarov
SeptemberFlying Five StakesCurragh5f3yo+Moss Tucker

Group 2

Month Race Name Racecourse Distance Age/Sex 2023 winner
May Mooresbridge Stakes Curragh 1m 2f 4yo+ Visualisation
MayGreenlands StakesCurragh6f3yo+ Art Power
MayRidgewood Pearl StakesCurragh1m4yo+ fJust Beautiful
June / JulyRailway StakesCurragh6f2yoBucanero Fuerte
June / JulyBalanchine StakesCurragh6f2yo fMatrika
JulyCurragh CupCurragh1m 6f3yo+Emily Dickinson
JulySapphire StakesCurragh5f3yo+Art Power
JulyMinstrel StakesCurragh[lower-alpha 1]7f3yo+Zarinsk
AugustDebutante StakesCurragh7f2yo fVespertilio
AugustFuturity StakesCurragh7f2yoHenry Longfellow
SeptemberJuvenile Turf StakesLeopardstown1m2yo Diego Velazquez
SeptemberClipper Boomerang MileLeopardstown1m3yo+Flight Plan
SeptemberBlandford StakesCurragh1m 2f3yo+ fLumiere Rock
Sept / OctBeresford StakesCurragh1m2yoDeepone

Group 3

Month Race Name Racecourse Distance Age/Sex 2023 winner
March Park Express Stakes Curragh 1m 3yo+ f Insinuendo
March / AprilLeopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial StakesLeopardstown7f3yo f Never Ending Story
March / AprilLeopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial StakesLeopardstown7f 3yo c&g Hans Andersen
AprilBallysax StakesLeopardstown1m 2f3yo White Birch
AprilAlleged StakesCurragh1m 2f 4yo+ Point Lonsdale
AprilGladness StakesCurragh7f4yo+ Goldana
MayAthasi StakesCurragh7f3yo+ f Honey Girl
MayBlue Wind StakesNaas1m 2f3yo+ f Caroline Street
MayIrish 1,000 Guineas TrialLeopardstown1m3yo f Zarinsk
MayDerrinstown Stud Derby TrialLeopardstown1m 2f3yo Sprewell
MayAmethyst StakesLeopardstown1m3yo+ Power Under Me
May Saval Beg Stakes Leopardstown 1m 6f 4yo+ Yashin
MayLacken StakesNaas6f3yo The Antarctic
MayFillies' Sprint StakesNaas6f 2yo f Porta Fortuna
MayGallinule StakesCurragh1m 2f3yo Drumroll
May Marble Hill Stakes Curragh 6f 2yo Givemethebeatboys
JuneBallycorus StakesLeopardstown7f3yo+ Ocean Jewel
JuneMunster OaksCork1m 4f3yo+ f Rosscarbery
June / JulyInternational StakesCurragh1m 2f3yo+ Mashhoor
June / JulyBrownstown StakesFairyhouse7f3yo+ f Zarinsk
JulyStannera StakesLeopardstown1m 6f3yo+ f Shamida
JulySilver Flash StakesLeopardstown7f2yo f Ylang Ylang
JulyAnglesey StakesCurragh6f 63y2yo Kairyu
JulyRathbride StakesCurragh[lower-alpha 2]1m 1f3yo+ fJackie Oh
JulyTyros StakesLeopardstown7f2yo Henry Adams
JulyMeld StakesLeopardstown1m 1f3yo+ Self Belief
AugustBallyroan StakesLeopardstown[lower-alpha 3]1m 4f3yo+ Vauban
AugustPhoenix Sprint StakesCurragh6f3yo+ Moss Tucker
AugustDesmond StakesLeopardstown1m3yo+ Lord Massusus
AugustGive Thanks StakesCork1m 4f3yo+ f Terms of Endearment
AugustRoyal Whip StakesCurragh1m 2f3yo+ Layfayette
AugustIrish St Leger Trial StakesCurragh1m 6f3yo+ Shamida
AugustBallyogan StakesNaas6f3yo+ f Ocean Quest
AugustFairy Bridge StakesTipperary7f 100y3yo+ f Clever And Cool
AugustFlame Of Tara StakesCurragh1m2yo f Opera Singer
Aug / SeptRound Tower StakesCurragh6f2yo Letsbefrankaboutit
Aug / SeptSnow Fairy StakesCurragh1m 1f3yo+ f Red Riding Hood
SeptemberPaddy Power StakesLeopardstown1m 4f3yo+ Adelaide River
SeptemberDenny Cordell Lavarack Fillies StakesGowran Park1m 1f 100y3yo+ f Maxux
Sept / OctWeld Park StakesCurragh7f2yo f Caught U Looking
SeptemberRenaissance StakesCurragh6f3yo+ Go Athletico
October Staffordstown Stud Stakes Curragh 1m 2yo f Content
OctoberKillavullan StakesLeopardstown7f2yo Atlantic Coast
OctoberEyrefield StakesLeopardstown1m 1f2yo Grosvenor Square
October Mercury Stakes Dundalk 5f 2yo+ Dun Na Sead
NovemberLoughbrown StakesCurragh2m3yo+ Falcon Eight

Other races

Month Race Name Racecourse Status Distance Age/Sex 2023 winner
March Patton Stakes Dundalk Listed 1m 3yo Cairo
March Irish Lincolnshire Curragh Handicap 1m 4yo+ Lattam
March Madrid Handicap Naas Handicap 7f 3yo Paddington
March Devoy Stakes Naas Listed 1m 2f 4yo+ Visualisation
April Cork Stakes Cork Listed 6f 3yo+ Tenebrism
April Noblesse Stakes Cork Listed 1m 4f 4yo+ f Moracana
April Heritage Stakes Leopardstown Listed 1m 4yo+ Buckaroo
April Committed Stakes Navan Listed 5f 164y 3yo Ocean Quest
April Salsabil Stakes Navan Listed 1m 2f 3yo f Village Voice
April Vintage Crop Stakes Navan Listed 1m 6f 3yo+ Emily Dickinson
April Woodlands Stakes Naas Listed 5f 3yo+ Moss Tucker
May First Flier Stakes Curragh Listed 5f 2yo His Majesty
May Tetrarch Stakes Curragh Listed 1m 3yo Paddington
May Vintage Tipple Stakes Gowran Park Listed 1m 6f 4yo+ f Final Gesture
May Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes Gowran Park Listed 1m 1f 100y 3yo+ f Indian Wish
May Polonia Stakes Cork Listed 5½f 3yo+ f Fix You
May Sole Power Sprint Stakes Curragh Listed 5f 4yo+ Ladies Church
May Yeats Stakes Navan Listed 1m 5f 3yo Peking Opera
May Owenstown Stud Stakes Naas Listed 7f 3yo+ Cosmic Vega
June Orby Stakes Curragh Listed 1m 2f 3yo+ Mashoor
June King George V Cup Leopardstown Listed 1m 4f 3yo Tower of London
June Glencairn Stakes Leopardstown Listed 1m 3yo+ Moon De Vega
June Kooyonga Stakes Navan Listed 1m 3yo f+ Cadeau Belle
June Royal County Handicap Navan Handicap 1m 2f 3yo Canute
June Midsummer Sprint Stakes Cork Listed 5f 3yo+ Go Athletico
June Martin Molony Stakes Limerick Listed 1m 4f 110y 4yo+ Layfayette
July His Majesty's Plate Down Royal Listed 1m 6f 4yo+ Powerful Aggie
June Ulster Derby Down Royal Handicap 1m 4f 190y 3yo+ Tower of London
June Naas Oaks Trial Naas Listed 1m 2f 3yo f Library
June Celebration Stakes Curragh Listed 1m 3yo+ Bold Discovery
June Belgrave Stakes Curragh Listed 6f 3yo+ Commanche Falls
June Rockingham Handicap Curragh Handicap 5f 3yo+ Harry's Hill
June Derby Festival Handicap Curragh Handicap 1m 3yo+ Blues Emperor
June Summer Fillies Handicap Curragh Handicap 7f 3yo+ Aussie Girl
June Ragusa Handicap Curragh Handicap 1m 4f 4yo+ Safecracker
July Lenebane Stakes Roscommon Listed 1m 4f 3yo+ Espionage
July Tipperary Stakes Tipperary Listed 5f 2yo Son Of Corballis
July Cairn Rouge Stakes Killarney Listed 1m 100y 3yo+ f Indian Wish
July Scurry Handicap Curragh Handicap 6½f 3yo+ Strike Red
July Yeomanstown Stud Stakes Naas Listed 6f 3yo+ f Clounmacon
July Marwell Stakes Naas Listed 5f 2yo Tiger Belle
July/August Colm Quinn BMW Mile Handicap Galway Handicap 1m ½f 3yo+ Coeur D'or
July/August Corrib Fillies Stakes Galway Listed 7f 3yo+ f Miramis
July/August Guinness Handicap Galway Handicap 1m 4f 3yo+ Brazil
July/August Ahonoora Handicap Galway Handicap 7f 3yo+ Dunum
August Churchill Stakes Tipperary Listed 7f 100y 2yo Warnie
August Platinum Stakes Cork Listed 1m 3yo+ Clever And Cool
August Curragh Stakes Curragh Listed 5f 2yo Asean
August Vinnie Roe Stakes Leopardstown Listed 1m 6f 3yo Harbour Wind
August Hurry Harriet Stakes Gowran Park Listed 1m 1f 100y 3yo+ f Unless
August Ruby Stakes Killarney Listed 1m 100y 3yo+ Salt Lake City
August Abergwaun Stakes Tipperary Listed 5f 3yo+ Twlight Jet
August Irish Cambridgeshire Curragh Handicap 1m 3yo+ Coeur D'or
September Ingabelle Stakes Leopardstown Listed 7f 2yo Kitty Rose
September Pentingo Handicap Leopardstown Handicap 1m 5f 3yo+ Satin
September Sovereign Path Handicap Leopardstown Handicap 7½f 3yo+ Broadhurst
September Bold Lad Sprint Handicap Curragh Handicap 6f 3yo+ Big Gossey
September Oyster Stakes Galway Listed 1m 4f 3yo+ f Thunder Roll
September Listowel Stakes Listowel Listed 1m 1f 3yo+ Maud Gonne Spirit
September Blenheim Stakes Fairyhouse Listed 6f 2yo Megarry
September Listowel Printing Works Handicap Listowel Handicap 1m 4f 3yo+ Vera Verto
September Joe McGrath Handicap Curragh Handicap 5f 3yo+ Laugh A Minute
September Goffs Million Curragh Conditions 7f 2yo One Look
September Irish Cesarewitch Curragh Handicap 2m½f 3yo+ Magellan Strait
September Navigation Stakes Cork Listed 1m 3yo+ Foniska
October Diamond Stakes Dundalk Listed 1m 2½f 3yo+ Piz Badile
October Concorde Stakes Tipperary Listed 7f 100y 3yo+ Snapraeterea
October Legacy Stakes Dundalk Listed 5f 2yo Pipsy
October Star Appeal Stakes Dundalk Listed 7f 2yo Mountain Bear
October Testimonial Stakes Curragh Listed 6f 3yo+ Aussie Girl
October Birdcatcher Premier Nursery Handicap Naas Handicap 6f 2yo Glamorously
October RFL Steels Stakes Naas Listed 6f 3yo+ My Eyes Adore You
October Bluebell Stakes Naas Listed 1m 4f 3yo+ f Dancing Tango
October Garnet Stakes Naas Listed 1m 3yo+ f Curvature
October Knockaire Stakes Leopardstown Listed 7f 3yo+ Mutasarref
October Trigo Stakes Leopardstown Listed 1m 2f 3yo+ Boogie Woogie
October October Handicap Leopardstown Handicap 1m 4f 3yo+ Eastern Legend
November Finale Stakes Naas Listed 1m 4f 3yo+ Vischio
November Cooley Fillies Stakes Dundalk Listed 1m 3yo+ f Many Tears

Discontinued

Last Run Race Name Racecourse Distance Age/Sex
Sept 2009 Goffs Million Sprint Curragh 6f 2yo
Sept 2009Goffs Million MileCurragh1m2yo
Oct 1994Leopardstown StakesLeopardstown7f2yo

Notes

  1. ↑ Run at Leopardstown in 2023, due to abandonment at the Curragh
  2. ↑ Run at Gowran Park in 2023, due to abandonment at the Curragh
  3. ↑ Run at Naas in 2023

References

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