| Class: | Group 2 |
| Horse Race: | Curragh Cup |
| Location: | Curragh Racecourse County Kildare, Ireland |
| Inaugurated: | 1987 |
| Race Type: | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor: | Comer Group |
| Website: | Curragh |
| 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 1 winners * * at 11 furlongs or over since 1 November last year |
| Purse: | €120,000 (2022) 1st: €70,800 |
|}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 first day. The Curragh Cup has been won by several top-class horses including Almaarad, Vintage Crop, Daliapour, Kastoria, Septimus, Red Cadeaux and Rekindling.
Most successful horse (2 wins):
Leading jockey (5 wins):
Leading trainer (9 wins):
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| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Time | |||
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| 1987 | width=150px | Almaarad | 4 | width=160px | Pat Eddery | width=170px | 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 | Sir Michael Stoute | 3:00.60 | |||
| 1997 | Orchestra Stall | 5 | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | 3:04.50 | |||
| 1998 | Memorise | 4 | Kieren Fallon | Sir 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 2021 | Amhran Na Bhfiann | 4 | Colin Keane | Aidan O'Brien | 3:03.28 | |||
| 2022 | Camorra | 5 | Colin Keane | Ger Lyons | 3:03.70 | |||
| 2023 | Emily Dickinson | 4 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 3:16.00 | |||
| 2024 | Tower Of London | 4 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | 3:01.60 |
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