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Group 2 race | |
Location | Curragh Racecourse County Kildare, Ireland |
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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 |
2023 | ||
Emily Dickinson | Rosscarbery | Amusement |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Camorra | Gear Up | Wordsworth |
2021 | ||
Amhran Na Bhfiann | Pondus | Passion |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Thetford Forest | Cheering News | Smaoineamh |
1989 | ||
Tyrone Bridge | Sergeyevich | Smaoineamh |
1988 | ||
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 (8 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)