Curragh Cup
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Curragh Racecourse County Kildare, Ireland |
| Inaugurated | 1987 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Comer Group |
| Website | Curragh |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 6f (2,816 metres) |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 8 st 10 lb (3yo); 9 st 11 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares Penalties 3 lb for Group 1 winners * * at 11 furlongs or over since 1 November last year |
| Purse | €120,000 (2022) 1st: €70,800 |
| 2025 | ||
 |  |  |
| Al Riffa | Shackleton | Drawn To Dream |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||
 |  |  |
| Tower Of London | Grosvenor Square | Vauban |
| 2023 | ||
 |  |  |
| Emily Dickinson | Rosscarbery | Amusement |
| 2022 | ||
 |  | |
| Camorra | Gear Up | Wordsworth |
| 2021 | ||
|  | |
| Amhran Na Bhfiann | Pondus | Passion |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
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| Thetford Forest | Cheering News | Smaoineamh |
| 1989 | ||
 |  | |
| Tyrone Bridge | Sergeyevich | Smaoineamh |
| 1988 | ||
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| Heavenly Manna | Shimshek | Skating |
The Curragh Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.
The event was established in 1987, and for a period it was classed at Listed level. It was promoted to Group 3 status in 1994 and upgraded again to Group 2 status in 2016.[1]
The race is part of the Curragh's three-day Irish Derby Festival meeting, and it is currently held on the first day. The Curragh Cup has been won by several top-class horses including Almaarad, Vintage Crop, Daliapour, Kastoria, Septimus, Red Cadeaux and Rekindling.
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Vintage Crop – 1993, 1995
- Mkuzi – 2004, 2005
- Ernest Hemingway - 2013, 2014
- Twilight Payment - 2019, 2020
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Michael Kinane – Vintage Crop (1993, 1995), Daliapour (2002), Mkuzi (2004), Kastoria (2006)
Leading trainer (9 wins):
- Aidan O'Brien - Septimus (2008), Ernest Hemingway (2013, 2014), Bondi Beach (2015), Sword Fighter (2016), Flag Of Honour (2018), Amhran Na Bhfiann (2021), Emily Dickinson (2023) , Tower Of London (2024)
Winners
See also
References
- ^ "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2016 European Programme / 21 Jan 16". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- Paris-Turf:
- "1987".
- Racing Post:
- 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- galopp-sieger.de – Curragh Cup.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Curragh Cup (2018).
- irishracinggreats.com – Curragh Cup (Group 3).
- pedigreequery.com – Curragh Cup – Curragh.
