The Curragh Racecourse

🏇 Ireland’s Flat Racing HQ 🏆 Home of all 5 Irish Classics 🎩 Racing, fashion & family days 📍5 mins from Kildare Town 🎟️

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Speed, style, sounds & spectacle. 🇮🇪🏇

The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby returns to The Curragh this June 26-28 - bringing together world-class racing, fashion, music, food, and the unmissable atmosphere of Irish Derby weekend in Kildare.

Feel the roar. Experience the occasion.

This is where legends begin.

🎟️ Earlybird Tickets on sale now.
📆 26-28 June

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⚡️ Thundering On. Thundering home. Now potentially thundering towards the Curragh.

Fresh from her impressive Epsom Oaks victory, Joseph O’Brien has revealed that the @JuddmonteFarms Irish Oaks is the most likely next target for the exciting daughter of Frankel.

Could she complete the Oaks double on July 18th? 🌹🏆

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Will Christmas Day become the latest colt to complete the Epsom–Irish Derby double? Twenty horses have achieved the feat, most recently Lambourn in 2025 ✨🏆

Where legends begin✨
@dubaidutyfree Irish Derby 26 -28 June 🏆🐎🇮🇪

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🚆 Leave the car at home.

Dublin to Kildare from just €16 return @IrishRail , plus complimentary buses to The Curragh throughout the @DubaiDutyFree Irish Derby Festival.

🎟️ Early Bird tickets available now - save up to €10.
➡️ Bus timetables will be available closer to the festival.

A special thank you to @ManguardPlus for their sponsorship of our complimentary bus service.

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Three Days. Three Great Acts.

🎸 Friday- The Whistlin’ Donkeys

🎤 Saturday - The Final Furlong Session in Kildare Town featuring Paddy Casey, Brian Kennedy, Dublin City Ramblers & more!

🎶 Irish Derby Sunday - The Tumbling Paddies

Three days of world class racing, music, style and unforgettable memories.

📆 @dubaidutyfree Irish Derby Festival 26-28 June
🎟️ Early Bird Tickets from €20
⏰ Save up to €10 before 24 June
🏆 Three Day Festival Ticket €70

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🗣️ "Our first day sponsoring today."

Thanks to our sponsors Pension Structures who sponsored the Pension Structures Irish EBF Maiden & we hear more from Brian Lacey from the company

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Poetic Sound wins our feature event, the @SkyBet Race To The Ebor Handicap

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Amiata wins the @SkyBet Price Boosts Premier Handicap

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Curragh Ground Report 03.06.26

The ground on the Curragh is Good to Yielding on both tracks.

Forecast for scattered showers today clearing in the afternoon/evening.

Racing on Curragh side.

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Curragh Ground Update - 02.06.26

Following 18mm of rain in the past 24 hours, the ground is now Good to Yielding on both tracks.

The forecast remains unsettled, with scattered showers expected today and more persistent rain forecast for the early hours of Wednesday morning.

A further 10–15mm of rainfall is expected by the end of racing.

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@OwenDavin We’ll see your €9.99 flight with Ryanair and raise you a complimentary return bus from Kildare or Newbridge Train Station or Town Centre #MichaelWouldntOfferThat

*One small bag per person. Ladies Hats must fit under the seat in front

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@OwenDavin @DebbieFishman08 @SkyBet @HarryJamesD123 @EvanMoloney8 @Dorset_Diva We don’t operate the DM service on this route. Please contact @SkyBet directly. Thank you for flying The Curragh ✈️

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Curragh Ground Report 01.06.26

Following 3mm of rain overnight, the ground remains Good, Good to Firm in places on the straight, and Good to Firm on the round course.

Rain is forecast today, with unsettled conditions thereafter and the possibility of 15–20mm of rainfall before racing.

Racing will take place on the Curragh side.

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✨🏆 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗟 Among 63 Entries for the €500,000 Irish St Leger 🏆✨

A stellar list of 63 entries has been revealed for the €500,000 Comer Group International Irish St Leger, the final Classic of the season at the Irish Champions Festival.

Among the headline names is the brilliant Constitution Hill, with Nicky Henderson’s eight-time Grade 1 winner set to bring huge excitement should he take his chance at the Curragh.

The potential opposition is equally compelling, including:

⭐ Jan Brueghel – the highest-rated horse in the field (125)
⭐ Al Riffa – last year’s Irish St Leger winner
⭐ Scandinavia – unbeaten in his last five starts, including the St Leger at Doncaster
⭐ Ethical Diamond – Breeders’ Cup Turf champion
⭐ Caballo De Mar – fresh from Group 1 success in Paris

International interest is also strong, with German challengers Lordano and Narrativo among the entries.

Who would you like to see line up for the final Classic of the season? 👇

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Feel the roar. Experience the occasion.
This is Ireland’s race. This is where legends begin.

@DubaiDutyFree Irish Derby Festival
📆 26–28 Jun
🎟️ Early Bird Tickets at https://t.co/xBujnDBv1M

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Westminster Moon closes Tattersalls Irish Guineas Weekend with victory in the @Cavalor_RACE Handicap for trainer Aj Martin under Seamie Heffernan.

Another excellent performance at the Curragh, congratulations to all the winning connections 👏✨

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Pretty Omagh Girl produces a strong finish to win the @VeloRoasters Velo Coffee Handicap for trainer Andy Oliver under @BenCoen2 .

Congratulations to all the winning connections ☕🏇

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City Of Memphis claims Group 2 success in the @Lanwades Stud Stakes for trainer @paddytwomey with Billy Lee producing a superb ride.

A top-class performance at the Curragh, congratulations to the winning connections 🏆🌟

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Green Carrera powers home to take the @BYD_Ireland at @mafinlay Finlay Motors Spring Fillies Handicap for trainer @JosephOBrien2 under @DylanBrowneMcM 👏✨

Congratulations to all the winning connections 🏆

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Precise is back and in style under @waynemlordan for Aidan O'Brien in the @Tattersalls1766 Irish 1,000 Guineas!