Curragh Cup

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Curragh Cup
Group 2 race
Location Curragh Racecourse
Co. Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated 1987
Race type Flat / Thoroughbred
Sponsor At The Races
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 winners *
* at 11 furlongs or over
since June 1 last year
Purse €65,000 (2015)
1st: €39,000
Curragh Cup
2015
Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap 92px
Bondi Beach Order Of St George Drifting Mist

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 final day.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

  • Vintage Crop – 1993, 1995
  • Mkuzi – 2004, 2005
  • Ernest Hemingway - 2013, 2014

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)

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 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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