The 2020 season at The Curragh takes place from March to October 2020 and includes the opporunity to see the world's best jockeys and horses compete with 11 Group 1, 13 Group 2 & 3 and 9 Listed races including the Tattersalls Irish 1000 and 2000 Guineas, Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Festival, Kerrygold Irish Oaks and Longines Irish Champions Weekend featuring The Comer Group International St. Leger. Other major races include the Juddmonte Pretty Polly Stakes, Keeneland Phoenix Stakes, Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes, Derrinstown Stud Flying Five and Moyglare Stud Stakes.
General admisson tickets for 2020 are on sale now and you can save €5 by booking online for each meeting.
The Curragh 2020 season begins on Sunday 29th March with a Family Day and general admission tickets starts from €10. There is so much to look forward to in the season ahead with 3 exciting family days, 4 style days, 3 music nights, students' day and a picnic day and we look forward to welcoming everyone back soon.
| 29th March, Sunday | Spring Family Day | Gates Open 12 Noon, First race 1.45pm | The first race meeting of 2020 at the Curragh Racecourse will feature entertainment for all the family |
| 18th April, Saturday | Club Colours Day | Gates Open 12 Noon, First race 1.45pm | Gladness & Alleged Stakes |
| 4th May, Monday | Newbridge Parishes Day | Gates Open 12.30pm, First race 2pm | First Flier Stakes (Listed), Coolmore Churchill Tetrarch Stakes (Listed), Coolmore Gleneagles Athasi Stakes (Group 3), Coolmore Highland Reel Moorebridge Stakes (Group 2) |
| 23rd May, Saturday | Tattersalls Irish Guineas Festival | Gates Open 11.30am, First race 1.50pm | Marble Hill Stakes (Listed), Gallinule Stakes (Group 3), Tatttersalls Irish 2000 Guineas (Group 1), Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes (Group 2), Lanwades Stud Stakes (Group 2) |
| 24th May, Sunday | Tattersalls Irish Guineas Festival | Gates Open 11.30am, First race 1.50pm | Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas (Group 1), Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) |
| 3rd June, Wednesday (e) | Midsummer Evening | Gates Open 4pm, First race 5.45pm | TRM Ballyogan Stakes (Group 3), TRI Equestrian Silver Stakes (Listed) |
| 26th June, Friday | Curragh Party Night | Gates Open 3.30pm, First race 5.15pm | Ragusa EBF Premier Handicap, Tote Rockingham Handicap |
| 27th June, Saturday | Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby | Gates Open 11.30am, First race 2.20pm | Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1), Dubai Duty Free International Stakes (Group 3), GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2) |
| 28th June, Sunday | Juddmonte Curragh Picnic Day | Gates Open 11.30am, First race 1.15pm | Juddmonte Pretty Polly Stakes (Group 1), Comer Group International Curragh Cup (Group 2), Airlie Stud Stakes (Group 2), Jumeriah Creekside Dash Stakes (Listed), Dubai Duty Free Millionaire Celebration Stakes (Listed) |
| 18th July, Saturday | Kerrygold Irish Oaks | Gates Open 12 noon, First race 2.15pm | Kerrygold Irish Oaks (Group 1), Tote Scurry, Jebel Ali Racecourse and Stables Anglesey (Group 3), Friarstown Stud Minstrel Stakes (Group 2) |
| 19th July, Sunday | Ladies Derby Day | Gates Open 12 noon, First race 2pm | Sapphire Stakes (Group 2), Kilboy Estate Stakes (Group 2), Ladies Derby |
| 9th August, Sunday | Keeneland Summer Family Day | Gates Open 12.30pm, First race 2pm | Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1), Phoenix Sprint (Group 3) |
| 14th August, Friday (e) | Music Night | Gates Open 3.30pm, First race 5.10pm | Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3), Comer Group Irish St Leger Trial (Group 3) |
| 22nd August, Saturday (e) | Music Night | Gates Open 3.30pm, First race 5.10pm | Debutante Stakes (Group 2), Galileo Futurity Stakes (Group 2), The Curragh Stakes (Listed) |
| 28th August, Friday (e) | Music Night | Gates Open 3.30pm, First race 5.10pm | Flame of Tara Stakes (Group 3) Round Tower Stakes (G) Snow Fairy Stakes (Group 3), Tote Cambridgeshire |
| 13th September, Sunday | Longines Irish Champions Weekend | Gates Open 11.30am, First race 2pm | Comer Group International Irish St Leger (Group 1), Derrinstown Stud Flying Five (Group 1), Moyglare Stud Stakes (Group 1), Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes (Group 1), Moyglare Jewels Blandford Stakes (Group 2), Waterford Testimonial (Listed) |
| 26th September, Saturday | Curragh Autumn Festival | Gates Open 12 Noon, First race 1.45pm | Renaissance Stakes (Group 3), Loughbrown Stakes (Group 3) |
| 27th September, Sunday | Curragh Autumn Festival | Gates Open 12 Noon, First race 1.45pm | Weld Park Stakes (Group 3), Beresford Stakes (Group 2) |
| 11th October, Sunday | Autumn Family Day | Gates Open 12 Noon, First race 1.45pm | Waterford Testimonial Stakes (Group 3), Staffordstown Stud Stakes (Listed), Tote Irish Cesarewitch |
| 15th October, Thursday | Students Day | Gates Open 12 Noon, First race 1pm | The Curragh 2020 season comes to a close with our first student race day |
Gate & first race times are subject to change*