Curragh Cup
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 |
2024 | ||
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Tower Of London | Grosvenor Square | Vauban |
Previous years | ||
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2023 | ||
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Emily Dickinson | Rosscarbery | Amusement |
2022 | ||
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Camorra | Gear Up | Wordsworth |
2021 | ||
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Amhran Na Bhfiann | Pondus | Passion |
2020-2011 | ||
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2020 | ||
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Twilight Payment | Master Of Reality | Camphor |
2019 | ||
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Twilight Payment | Latrobe | Raa Atoll |
2018 | ||
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Flag Of Honour | Giuseppe Garibaldi | Twilight Payment |
2017 | ||
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Rekindling | Wicklow Brave | Elidor |
2016 | ||
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Sword Fighter | Landofhopeandglory | Alveena |
2015 | ||
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Bondi Beach | Order Of St George | Drifting Mist |
2014 | ||
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Ernest Hemingway | Certerach | Tarana |
2013 | ||
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Ernest Hemingway | Royal Diamond | Voleuse De Coeurs |
2012 | ||
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Hartani | Midnight Soprano | Offer |
2011 | ||
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Red Cadeaux | Zerashan | Admiral of The Red |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
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Tactic | Profound Beauty | Roses For The Lady |
2009 | ||
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Profound Beauty | Alandi | Yankee Doodle |
2008 | ||
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Septimus | Mores Wells | Peppertree Lane |
2007 | ||
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Peppertree Lane | Nick's Nikita | Alfie Flits |
2006 | ||
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Kastoria | Collier Hill | Mkuzi |
2005 | ||
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Mkuzi | Orpington | Akarem |
2004 | ||
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Mkuzi | Dubai Success | Cruzspiel |
2003 | ||
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Maharib | Arundel | Rayshan |
2002 | ||
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Daliapour | Boreas | Quality Team |
2001 | ||
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Chimes At Midnight | Mediterranean | Pillars Of Society |
2000-1991 | ||
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2000 | ||
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Quality Team | Royal Rebel | Churlish Charm |
1999 | ||
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Maridpour | Yeoman's Point | Gordi |
1998 | ||
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Memorise | Stage Affair | Theatreworld |
1997 | ||
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Orchestra Stall | Zafarabad | Damancher |
1996 | ||
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Blushing Flame | Fill The Bill | Damancher |
1995 | ||
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Vintage Crop | Capias | Mohaajir |
1994 | ||
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Witness Box | Vintage Crop | Portrait Gallery |
1993 | ||
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Vintage Crop | Ballykett Lady | Garabagh |
1992 | ||
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Arrikala | Parting Moment | Sleet Skier |
1991 | ||
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Hateel | Sleet Skier | Thetford Forest |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
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Thetford Forest | Cheering News | Smaoineamh |
1989 | ||
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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
Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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1987 | Almaarad | 4 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 3:11.00 |
1988 | Heavenly Manna | 3 | Christy Roche | Paddy Mullins | 3:04.60 |
1989 | Tyrone Bridge | 3 | David Parnell | Kevin Prendergast | 3:00.60 |
1990 | Thetford Forest | 3 | Ron Quinton | John Oxx | 2:55.40 |
1991 | Hateel | 5 | Willie Carson | Peter Walwyn | 3:03.70 |
1992 | Arrikala | 3 | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger | 2:55.40 |
1993 | Vintage Crop | 6 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 3:04.90 |
1994 | Witness Box | 7 | John Reid | John Oxx | 3:04.30 |
1995 | Vintage Crop | 8 | Michael Kinane | Dermot Weld | 3:00.20 |
1996 | Blushing Flame | 5 | John Reid | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:00.60 |
1997 | Orchestra Stall | 5 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 3:04.50 |
1998 | Memorise | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Henry Cecil | 3:16.30 |
1999 | Maridpour | 4 | Gary Stevens | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:01.40 |
2000 | Quality Team | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 3:05.60 |
2001 | Chimes at Midnight | 4 | Wayne Smith | Luke Comer | 3:22.50 |
2002 | Daliapour | 6 | Michael Kinane | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:04.30 |
2003 | Maharib | 3 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 3:04.40 |
2004 | Mkuzi | 5 | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 2:59.70 |
2005 | Mkuzi | 6 | Fran Berry | John Oxx | 3:05.50 |
2006 | Kastoria | 5 | Michael Kinane | John Oxx | 2:58.64 |
2007 | Peppertree Lane | 4 | Kevin Darley | Mark Johnston | 3:10.99 |
2008 | Septimus | 5 | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien | 3:07.17 |
2009 | Profound Beauty | 5 | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld | 3:03.35 |
2010 | Tactic | 4 | Tadhg O'Shea | John Dunlop | 2:58.92 |
2011 | Red Cadeaux | 5 | Tom McLaughlin | Ed Dunlop | 3:05.82 |
2012 | Hartani | 3 | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | 3:12.72 |
2013 | Ernest Hemingway | 4 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 2:56.33 |
2014 | Ernest Hemingway | 5 | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien | 3:04.68 |
2015 | Bondi Beach | 3 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 3:03.31 |
2016 | Sword Fighter | 3 | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien | 3:08.37 |
2017 | Rekindling | 3 | Wayne Lordan | Joseph O'Brien | 3:03.33 |
2018 | Flag Of Honour | 3 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 3:02.46 |
2019 | Twilight Payment | 6 | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger | 3:03.83 |
2020 | Twilight Payment | 7 | Declan McDonogh | Joseph O'Brien | 3:07.18 |
2021 | Amhran Na Bhfiann | 4 | Colin Keane | Aidan O'Brien | 3:03.28 |
2022 | Camorra | 5 | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 3:03.70 |
2023 | Emily Dickinson | 4 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 3:16.00 |
2024 | Tower Of London | 4 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 3:01.60 |
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
- 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.
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