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Irish St. Leger

Field	Value
class	Group 1
horse race	Irish St Leger
location	Curragh Racecourse
County Kildare, Ireland
inaugurated	1915
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	9 st 1 lb (3yo);
9 st 9 lb (4yo+)
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
purse	€460,000 (2021)
1st: €285,000

County Kildare, Ireland 9 st 9 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares 1st: €285,000 |}

The Irish St Leger is a Group 1 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 September.

It is Ireland's equivalent of the St Leger Stakes, a famous race in England (although unlike the English race, it is open to both horses above age three and geldings).

History

The event was established in 1915, and it was originally restricted to three-year-olds. The first horse to win both the English and Irish St Legers was Royal Lancer in 1922.

The first Irish St. Leger winner to complete a Triple Crown (having previously won the Irish 2,000 Guineas and the Irish Derby) was Museum in 1935. The only subsequent horse to win all three races was Windsor Slipper in 1942.

The Irish St Leger became an open-age race in 1983, and there have been several repeat winners since then. The most successful has been Vinnie Roe, with four consecutive victories from 2001 to 2004.

The leading horses from the Irish St Leger sometimes go on to compete in the Melbourne Cup. The race has been sponsored by the Comer Group since 2014. It takes place on the second day of Irish Champions Weekend.

Records

Most successful horse (4 wins):

Vinnie Roe – 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Leading jockey (7 wins):

Morny Wing – Kirk-Alloway (1920), O'Dempsey (1923), Sol de Terre (1930), Ochiltree (1938), Windsor Slipper (1942), Spam (1945), Esprit de France (1947)

Leading trainer (9 wins):

Vincent O'Brien – Barclay (1959), White Gloves (1966), Reindeer (1969), Caucasus (1975), Meneval (1976), Transworld (1977), Gonzales (1980), Leading Counsel (1985), Dark Lomond (1988)
Dermot Weld - Vintage Crop (1993, 1994), Vinnie Roe (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), Voleuse de Coeurs (2013), Search for A Song (2019, 2020)

Leading owner since 1960 (6 wins) (includes part ownership):

Susan Magnier - *Yeats (2007), Septimus (2008), Order of St George (2015, 2017), Flag of Honour (2018), Kyprios (2022) *

Winners since 1972

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1972	Pidget	3	T. P. Burns	Kevin Prendergast	Norman Butler	3:06.60
1973	Conor Pass	3	Paul Jarman	Kevin Prendergast	Rita Moore	3:14.20
1974	Mistigri	3	Christy Roche	Paddy Prendergast	Rory More O'Ferrall	3:10.00
1975	Caucasus	3	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Jane Engelhard	3:02.40
1976	Meneval	3	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Jacqueline Getty	3:02.10
1977	Transworld	3	Tommy Murphy	Vincent O'Brien	Simon Fraser	3:30.60
1978	M-Lolshan	3	Brian Taylor	Ryan Price	Essa Alkhalifa	3:04.10
1979	Niniski	3	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Lady Beaverbrook	3:11.70
1980	Gonzales	3	Raymond Carroll	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	3:23.60
1981	Protection Racket	3	Brian Taylor	Jeremy Hindley	Serge Fradkoff	3:06.00
1982	Touching Wood	3	Paul Cook	Harry Thomson Jones	Maktoum Al Maktoum	3:10.20
1983	Mountain Lodge	4	Declan Gillespie	John Dunlop	3rd Earl of Halifax	3:15.90
1984	Opale	4	Darrel McHargue	Alec Stewart	Snailwell Stud	3:08.80
1985	Leading Counsel	3	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	3:15.80
1986	Authaal	3	Christy Roche	David O'Brien	Sheikh Mohammed	3:04.80
1987	Eurobird	3	Cash Asmussen	John Oxx	Gerald Jennings	3:18.70
1988	Dark Lomond	3	Declan Gillespie	Vincent O'Brien	Stavros Niarchos	3:15.00
1989	Petite Ile	3	Ron Quinton	John Oxx	Jean-François Malle	3:05.00
1990	Ibn Bey	6	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Fahd Salman	3:00.60
1991	Turgeon	5	Tony Cruz	Jonathan Pease	George Strawbridge	3:05.30
1992	Mashaallah	4	Steve Cauthen	John Gosden	Ahmed Al Maktoum	3:02.10
1993	Vintage Crop	6	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	Michael Smurfit	3:06.70
1994	Vintage Crop	7	Michael Kinane	Dermot Weld	Michael Smurfit	3:07.30
1995	Strategic Choice	4	Richard Quinn	Paul Cole	Martyn Arbib	3:00.90
1996	Oscar Schindler	4	Stephen Craine	Kevin Prendergast	Oliver Lehane	2:59.10
1997	Oscar Schindler	5	Stephen Craine	Kevin Prendergast	Oliver Lehane	3:06.40
1998	Kayf Tara	4	John Reid	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	3:05.70
1999	Kayf Tara	5	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	3:12.50
2000	Arctic Owl	6	David Harrison	James Fanshawe	The Owl Society	3:02.20
2001	Vinnie Roe	3	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	Seamus Sheridan	2:58.40
2002	Vinnie Roe	4	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	Seamus Sheridan	2:59.00
2003	Vinnie Roe	5	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	Seamus Sheridan	2:58.90
2004	Vinnie Roe	6	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	Seamus Sheridan	3:03.90
2005	Collier Hill	7	Dean McKeown	Alan Swinbank	Hall / Young	3:01.20
2006	Kastoria	5	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	3:01.00
2007	Yeats	6	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Nagle	3:03.40
2008	Septimus	5	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	3:11.97
2009	Alandi	4	Michael Kinane	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	3:14.82
2010	Sans Frontieres	4	Olivier Peslier	Jeremy Noseda	Sir Robert Ogden	3:10.36
2011
(dh)	Duncan
Jukebox Jury	6
5	Eddie Ahern
Johnny Murtagh	John Gosden
Mark Johnston	Normandie Stud Ltd
Alan Spence	3:08.01
2012	Royal Diamond	6	Niall McCullagh	Tommy Carmody	Andrew Tinkler	3:08.47
2013	Voleuse de Coeurs	4	Chris Hayes	Dermot Weld	Lady O'Reilly	3:00.08
2014	Brown Panther	6	Richard Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	Black & Owen Promotions	2:57.15
2015	Order of St George	3	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	3:03.19
2016	Wicklow Brave	7	Frankie Dettori	Willie Mullins	Wicklow Bloodstock	3:05.95
2017	Order of St George	5	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	3:07.82
2018	Flag of Honour	3	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	3:05.72
2019	Search For A Song	3	Chris Hayes	Dermot Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	3:03.24
2020	Search For A Song	4	Oisin Orr	Dermot Weld	Moyglare Stud Farm	3:06.50
2021	Sonnyboyliston	4	Ben Coen	Johnny Murtagh	Kildare Racing Club	3:02.05
2022	Kyprios	4	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Moyglare Stud / Smith / Magnier / Tabor	3:04.67
2023	Eldar Eldarov	4	David Egan	Roger Varian	KHK Racing	3:01.72
2024	Kyprios	6	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Moyglare Stud / Smith / Magnier / Tabor	2:59.04
2025	Al Riffa	5	Dylan Browne McMonagle	Joseph O'Brien	Australian Bloodstock Two	2:59.87

Earlier winners

1915: La Paloma
1916: Captive Princess
1917: Double Scotch
1918: Dionysos
1919: Cheap Popularity
1920: Kirk-Alloway
1921: Kircubbin
1922: Royal Lancer
1923: O'Dempsey
1924: Zodiac
1925: Spelthorne
1926: Sunny View
1927: Ballyvoy
1928: Law Suit
1929: Trigo
1930: Sol de Terre
1931: Beaudelaire
1932: Hill Song
1933: Harinero
1934: Primero
1935: Museum
1936: Battle Song
1937: Owenstown
1938: Ochiltree
1939: Skoiter
1940: Harvest Feast
1941: Etoile de Lyons
1942: Windsor Slipper
1943: Solferino
1944: Water Street
1945: Spam
1946: Cassock
1947: Esprit de France
1948: Beau Sabreur
1949: Brown Rover
1950: Morning Madam
1951: Do Well
1952: Judicate
1953: Sea Charger
1954: Zarathustra
1955: Diamond Slipper
1956: Magnetic North
1957: Ommeyad
1958: Royal Highway
1959: Barclay
1960: Lynchris
1961: Vimadee
1962: Arctic Vale
1963: Christmas Island
1964: Biscayne
1965: Craighouse
1966: White Gloves
1967: Dan Kano
1968: Giolla Mear
1969: Reindeer
1970: Allangrange
1971: Parnell

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galopp-sieger.de – Irish St. Leger.
horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Irish St. Leger (2018).
irishracinggreats.com – Irish St. Leger (Group 1).
pedigreequery.com – Irish St. Leger – Curragh.
tbheritage.com – Irish St Leger.

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