Irish Derby

Irish Derby
Group 1 race
Assert, oil on canvas
Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
LocationCurragh Racecourse
County Kildare, Ireland
Inaugurated1866
Race typeFlat / Thoroughbred
SponsorDubai Duty Free
WebsiteCurragh
Race information
Distance1m 4f (2,414 metres)
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
excluding geldings
Weight9 st 0 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
Purse1,000,000 (2022)
1st: €580,000
Irish Derby
2024
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Previous years
2023
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Auguste Rodin Adelaide River Covent Garden
2022
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2021
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2020-2011
2020
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Santiago Tiger Moth Dawn Patrol
2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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2012
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2011
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2010-2001
2010
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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2002
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2001
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2000-1991
2000
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1999
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1998
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1997
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1996
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1995
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1994
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1993
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1992
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1991
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1990-1980
1990
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1989
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1988
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1987
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1986
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1985
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1984
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1983
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1982
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1981
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1980
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Shirley Heights, Derby winner by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)

The Irish Derby (Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.

It is Ireland's equivalent of the Derby Stakes, and it is usually held four weeks after the English race.