| Location | Curragh Racecourse Co. Kildare, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1915 |
| Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
| Sponsor | Irish Field |
| Website | Curragh |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1m 6f (2,816 metres) |
| Track | Turf, right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-years-old and up |
| Weight | 9 st 0 lb (3yo); 9 st 11 lb (4yo+) Allowances 3 lb for fillies and mares |
| Purse | €240,000 (2010) 1st: €139,400 |
The Irish St. Leger is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland which is 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.
The event was established in 1915, and it was originally restricted to three-year-old horses only. It was modelled on the St. Leger Stakes in England, and the first horse to win both races was Royal Lancer in 1922. The first winner of the Irish Triple Crown (which comprises the Irish 2,000 Guineas, the Irish Derby and the Irish St. Leger) was Museum in 1935.
The Irish St. Leger was opened to horses aged four or older in 1983. Since then there have been several repeat winners, and the most successful is Vinnie Roe, who recorded his fourth victory in 2004. The leading horses from the race in recent years have often gone on to compete in the Melbourne Cup.
Contents |
Most successful horse (4 wins):
Leading jockey (7 wins):
Leading trainer (9 wins):
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1975 | Caucasus | 3 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Jane Engelhard | 3:02.40 |
| 1976 | Meneval | 3 | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Mrs G. Getty II | 3:02.10 |
| 1977 | Transworld | 3 | Tommy Murphy | Vincent O'Brien | Simon Fraser | 3:30.60 |
| 1978 | M-Lolshan | 3 | Brian Taylor | Ryan Price | E. Al Khalifa | 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 | Prince Fahd bin 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 | Seamus 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 | Duncan (DH) | 6 | Eddie Ahern | John Gosden | Normandie Stud Ltd | 3:08.01 |
| 2011 | Jukebox Jury (DH) | 5 | Johnny Murtagh | Mark Johnston | A. D. Spence | 3:08.01 |