Curragh Cup
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.
| Group 2 race | |
| 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 |
| 2023 | ||
| Emily Dickinson | Rosscarbery | Amusement |
| Previous years | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||
| Camorra | Gear Up | Wordsworth |
| 2021 | ||
| Amhran Na Bhfiann | Pondus | Passion |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Twilight Payment | Master Of Reality | Camphor |
| 2019 | ||
| Twilight Payment | Latrobe | Raa Atoll |
| 2018 | ||
| Flag Of Honour | Giuseppe Garibaldi | Twilight Payment |
| 2017 | ||
| Rekindling | Wicklow Brave | Elidor |
| 2016 | ||
| Sword Fighter | Landofhopeandglory | Alveena |
| 2015 | ||
| Bondi Beach | Order Of St George | Drifting Mist |
| 2014 | ||
| Ernest Hemingway | Certerach | Tarana |
| 2013 | ||
| Ernest Hemingway | Royal Diamond | Voleuse De Coeurs |
| 2012 | ||
| Hartani | Midnight Soprano | Offer |
| 2011 | ||
| Red Cadeaux | Zerashan | Admiral of The Red |
| 2010-2001 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||
| Tactic | Profound Beauty | Roses For The Lady |
| 2009 | ||
| Profound Beauty | Alandi | Yankee Doodle |
| 2008 | ||
| Septimus | Mores Wells | Peppertree Lane |
| 2007 | ||
| Peppertree Lane | Nick's Nikita | Alfie Flits |
| 2006 | ||
| Kastoria | Collier Hill | Mkuzi |
| 2005 | ||
| Mkuzi | Orpington | Akarem |
| 2004 | ||
| Mkuzi | Dubai Success | Cruzspiel |
| 2003 | ||
| Maharib | Arundel | Rayshan |
| 2002 | ||
| Daliapour | Boreas | Quality Team |
| 2001 | ||
| Chimes At Midnight | Mediterranean | Pillars Of Society |
| 2000-1991 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||
| Quality Team | Royal Rebel | Churlish Charm |
| 1999 | ||
| Maridpour | Yeoman's Point | Gordi |
| 1998 | ||
| Memorise | Stage Affair | Theatreworld |
| 1997 | ||
| Orchestra Stall | Zafarabad | Damancher |
| 1996 | ||
| Blushing Flame | Fill The Bill | Damancher |
| 1995 | ||
| Vintage Crop | Capias | Mohaajir |
| 1994 | ||
| Witness Box | Vintage Crop | Portrait Gallery |
| 1993 | ||
| Vintage Crop | Ballykett Lady | Garabagh |
| 1992 | ||
| Arrikala | Parting Moment | Sleet Skier |
| 1991 | ||
| Hateel | Sleet Skier | Thetford Forest |
| 1990-1988 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ||
| Thetford Forest | Cheering News | Smaoineamh |
| 1989 | ||
| Tyrone Bridge | Sergeyevich | Smaoineamh |
| 1988 | ||
| Heavenly Manna | Shimshek | Skating |
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.
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.
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