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.

Curragh Cup
Group 2 race
LocationCurragh Racecourse
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated1987
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorComer Group
WebsiteCurragh
Race information
Distance1m 6f (2,816 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-years-old and up
Weight8 st 11 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€75,200 (2020)
1st: €47,200
Curragh Cup
2020
Twilight Payment Master Of Reality Camphor

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 final 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 (6 wins):

  • John Oxx – Thetford Forest (1990), Witness Box (1994), Mkuzi (2004, 2005), Kastoria (2006), Hartani (2012)
  • Aidan O'Brien - Septimus (2008), Ernest Hemingway (2013, 2014), Bondi Beach (2015), Sword Fighter (2016), Flag Of Honour (2018)

Winners
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time
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 Michael Stoute 3:00.60
1997 Orchestra Stall 5 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 3:04.50
1998 Memorise 4 Kieren Fallon 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 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

See also

References
  1. "European Pattern Committee announces changes to the 2016 European Programme / 21 Jan 16". British Horseracing Authority. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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