Horse Racing Events in Ireland

Horse racing is a popular spectator sport in the UK, and gambling on horseraces is the cornerstone of the British betting industry.

The two main forms of horse racing in the UK are unobstructed distances races, known as flat racing, and races over fences or over hurdles, known as National Hunt racing. Additionally there is another form of racing which is run on an altogether more informal and ad hoc basis, known as point to point racing.

Point to point is a form of steeplechasing for amateur riders. Like professional racing, it is run under the auspices of the governing and regulatory body for horse-racing in Great Britain, the British Horseracing Authority.

The UK has produced some of the greatest jockeys, including Sir Gordon Richards, usually considered the greatest jockey ever. There are between four and five hundred professional jockeys based in the UK.

Here's a list of notable horse racing events which take place annually in the UK, under the jurisdiction of the British Horseracing Authority.

Group 1

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
May	Irish 2,000 Guineas	Curragh	1m	3yo c&f
May	Tattersalls Gold Cup	Curragh	1m 2f 110y	4yo+
May	Irish 1,000 Guineas	Curragh	1m	3yo f
June / July	Pretty Polly Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+ f
June / July	Irish Derby	Curragh	1m 4f	3yo c&f
July	Irish Oaks	Curragh	1m 4f	3yo f
August	Phoenix Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo c&f
Aug / Sept	Moyglare Stud Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo f
September	Matron Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+ f
September	Irish Champion Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo+
September	Irish St. Leger	Curragh	1m 6f	3yo+
September	National Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo c&f

Group 2

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
May	Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo
June / July	Railway Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo
August	Royal Whip Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+
August	Debutante Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo f
August	Futurity Stakes	Curragh	7f	2yo
September	Blandford Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo+ f
Sept / Oct	Beresford Stakes	Curragh	1m	2yo

Group 3

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
March	Park Express Stakes	Curragh	1m	3yo+ f
April	Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial	Leopardstown	7f	3yo f
April	Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial	Leopardstown	1m	3yo c&g
April	Gladness Stakes	Curragh	7f	4yo+
April	Ballysax Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo
April / May	Tetrarch Stakes	Curragh	7f	3yo c&f
April / May	Athasi Stakes	Curragh	7f	3yo+ f
April / May	Mooresbridge Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	4yo+
May	Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial	Leopardstown	1m	3yo f
May	Amethyst Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+
May	Blue Wind Stakes	Naas	1m 2f	3yo+ f
May	Greenlands Stakes	Curragh	1207 6f	3yo+
May	Ridgewood Pearl Stakes	Curragh	1m	4yo+ f
May	Gallinule Stakes	Curragh	1m 2f	3yo
June	Swordlestown Stud Sprint Stakes	Naas	6f	2yo f
June	Ballyogan Stakes	Leopardstown	6f	3yo+ f
June	Ballycorus Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	3yo+
June	Noblesse Stakes	Cork	1m 4f	3yo+ f
June / July	Curragh Cup	Curragh	1m 6f	3yo+
June / July	Sapphire Stakes	Curragh	5f	3yo+
July	Brownstown Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	3yo+ f
July	Anglesey Stakes	Curragh	6f 63y	2yo
July	Minstrel Stakes	Curragh	7f	3yo+
July	International Stakes	Curragh	1m 1f	3yo+
July	Silver Flash Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo f
July	Tyros Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo
July	Meld Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo+
August	Give Thanks Stakes	Cork	1m 4f	3yo+ f
August	Phoenix Sprint Stakes	Curragh	6f	3yo+
August	Ballyroan Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 4f	3yo+
August	Desmond Stakes	Leopardstown	1m	3yo+
Aug / Sept	Round Tower Stakes	Curragh	6f	2yo
Aug / Sept	Flying Five	Curragh	5f	3yo+
September	Kilternan Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 2f	3yo+
September	Renaissance Stakes	Curragh	6f	3yo+
September	Solonaway Stakes	Curragh	1m	3yo+
Sept / Oct	Denny Cordell Fillies Stakes	Gowran Park	1m 1f 100y	3yo+ f
Sept / Oct	C. L. Weld Park Stakes	Curragh	1408 7f	2yo f
October	Concorde Stakes	Tipperary	7f 100y	3yo+
October	Killavullan Stakes	Leopardstown	7f	2yo

Other Horse Racing Events

Month	Race Name	Racecourse	Distance	Age/Sex
May	Gowran Classic Trial	Gowran Park	1m 4f	3yo
May	Saval Beg Stakes	Leopardstown	2816 1m 6f	4yo+
June	Ulster Derby	Down Royal	1m 4f 190y	3yo+
September	Goffs Fillies Million	Curragh	7f	2yo f
September	Goffs Million	Curragh	7f	2yo c&g
Oct / Nov	Eyrefield Stakes	Leopardstown	1m 1f	2yo