- Curragh Cup
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Group 3 race
Curragh CupLocation Curragh Racecourse
Co. Kildare, IrelandInaugurated 1987 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor At The Races Website Curragh Race information Distance 1m 6f (2,816 metres) Track Turf, 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 yearPurse €62,500 (2011)
1st: €37,500The Curragh Cup is a Group 3 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.
The race is part of the Curragh's three-day Irish Derby Festival meeting, and it is currently held on the second day, the day before the Irish Derby.
Contents
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Vintage Crop – 1993, 1995
- Mkuzi – 2004, 2005
Leading jockey (5 wins):
- Michael Kinane – Vintage Crop (1993, 1995), Daliapour (2002), Mkuzi (2004), Kastoria (2006)
Leading trainer (5 wins):
- John Oxx – Thetford Forest (1990), Witness Box (1994), Mkuzi (2004, 2005), Kastoria (2006)
- Dermot Weld – Vintage Crop (1993, 1995), Quality Team (2000), Maharib (2003), Profound Beauty (2009)
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 See also
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Curragh Cup.
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Curragh Cup (2011).
- irishracinggreats.com – Curragh Cup (Group 3).
- pedigreequery.com – Curragh Cup – Curragh.
Categories:- Flat races in Ireland
- Open long distance horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1987
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