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An Irish Champions Festival clash awaits. 🔥
Seven fillies. Seven furlongs. One Group 1.
Sun Goddess, Green Empress, Alpha, Dancing Destiny, Ballinea Star, Controlla and Ibelieveicanfly go head-to-head in the Moyglare Stud Stakes - the first of four Group 1s at The Curragh this Sunday. 🏆
Old rivalries renewed. A new champion waiting to emerge. 👀
🎟️ Prices rise at midnight tonight. Book now at Curragh.ie.
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50 days ago
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Curragh ground report – 11.09.26
The ground at the Curragh is now Yielding on the straight and Good, Yielding in places on the round.
The forecast is dry today. Saturday will see some light rain late morning/early afternoon, with 2–4mm expected according to Met Éireann. Dry on Sunday.
Racing on the standside track.
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50 days ago
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First ride in Ireland. 🇮🇪
Kaiya Fraser heads to the Curragh on Sunday with unbeaten Dr Rascal for the Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes G1.
The pair are three from three together, most recently landing the Group 2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood - a first Group success for Fraser.
Now Dr Rascal steps up to the highest level, with Fraser preparing for his first ever ride on Irish soil.
“When you have a good horse, you want to be riding them in the best races and these are the places you have to go.”
The next stop: The Curragh. 🏆
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52 days ago
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RT Kevin Blake: Al Riffa has been retired from racing due to injury. He won three Group 1s from 7f to 14f, raced in nine different coun…
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52 days ago
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Happy Retirement, Al Riffa 💙
Al Riffa, winner of the 2025 Comer Group International Irish St Leger, has been retired from racing.
A three-time Group 1 winner who competed at the highest level around the world, he leaves behind some remarkable memories - none more special to us than his Classic triumph here at the Curragh last September at Irish Champions Festival 🏆
Wishing Al Riffa a long and happy retirement, and congratulations to Joseph O’Brien and all the team behind him on a brilliant career. 🐎💙
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52 days ago
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RT Kevin Blake: Al Riffa has been retired from racing due to injury. He won three Group 1s from 7f to 14f, raced in nine different coun…
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52 days ago
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The next generation is coming… 👀
“The lads are obviously coming along behind us and are going to stamp over us very shortly! That’s a motivation to keep working.”
Aidan O’Brien on sons Joseph and Donnacha, who have quickly become two of his biggest challengers in the training ranks.
Father and sons, rivals on the track - all heading into a huge Irish Champions Festival weekend. 🏆
12-13 September | Leopardstown & The Curragh
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53 days ago
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Curragh Ground Report 08.09.26
Following 10mm of rain yesterday the ground on the Curragh is Good to Yielding on the straight and Good, Good to Yielding in places on the round.
The forecast shows scattered showers this afternoon, mainly dry conditions on Wednesday, with a band of rain moving through on Thursday evening. Met Éireann is forecasting 4–5mm of rain.
Racing on standside track on Sunday.
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53 days ago
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Ahead of Day 2 of Irish Champions Festival - Curragh Ground Update 07.09.26
Following a mainly dry weekend,
the ground on the Curragh is now Good, Good to Yielding in places on the straight and Good on the round.
Forecast for 10 to 12mm of rainfall tonight according to Met Eireann, sunny spells with scattered showers Tuesday/ Wednesday with another band of rain expected on Thursday evening.
Racing will take place on the standside track.
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54 days ago
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ONE WEEK TO GO. ⏳🏆
This time next week… we’ll be crowning Champions. 👀
Two days. Two iconic racecourses. The very best of Irish and international racing.
The countdown to Irish Champions Festival is officially ON. 🔥
📍Leopardstown | Saturday 12 September
📍The Curragh | Sunday 13 September
🎟️➡️ irishchampionsfestival.ie
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56 days ago
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Curragh ground update — 04.09.26
Ahead of Day 2 of Irish Champions Festival on 13 September.
Following 14 mm of rain overnight, the ground is now Good to Yielding on the straight and Good, Good to Yielding in places on the round.
Racing on the standside track (plate course).
The forecast is dry and breezy over the coming days, with scattered showers expected this Sunday.
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57 days ago
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A morning with the Champions. 🏆🐎
We were delighted to welcome press, sponsors and guests to The Curragh this morning for Irish Champions Festival Preview Morning, as excitement builds towards a huge weekend of world-class racing.
Guests had the chance to see some of Ireland’s leading contenders put through their paces and hear from Joseph O’Brien, Johnny Murtagh, Jim Bolger and Kate Harrington, while international trainers Oliver Cole and Charlie Johnston joined us virtually to share their thoughts ahead of the Festival.
The countdown is well and truly on. 👀
🏆 Irish Champions Festival
📍 Saturday 12 September | Leopardstown
📍 Sunday 13 September | The Curragh
🎟️ irishchampionsfestival.ie
#IrishChampionsFestival
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59 days ago
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10 DAYS TO GO. ⏳🏆
The countdown to Irish Champions Festival is officially on.
🏆 7 Group 1 races
💰 Over €5 million in prize money
🏇 2 days of world class racing
📍 2 iconic racecourses
Leopardstown | Saturday 12 September
The Curragh | Sunday 13 September
The champions are coming. Are you? 👀
🎟️➡️ irishchampionsfestival.ie
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59 days ago
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🎨 Could you be our next Artist of the Curragh?
The Curragh is delighted to launch the 2026-2027 Artist of the Curragh Competition, open to artists from across County Kildare.
Five finalists will be selected and invited to The Curragh on Goffs Millions Race Day, Saturday 26 September, to capture their own interpretation of a Curragh race day scene. 🏇🎨
We’re delighted to have acclaimed Kildare artist @emmacampbellartist joining us to judge the competition.
🏆 The overall winner will receive a €1,500 commission, with their finished artwork proudly displayed at The Curragh throughout 2027.
🎨 📩 To enter, email your artwork and 100-word submission to rnorton@curragh.ie
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60 days ago
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