The Curragh will stage another Classic two days of racing this weekend with Saturday featuring the Group 1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks with eight of the top fillies in Europe set to line up in the Group 1 contest.
Epsom Oaks runner up Savethelastdance and Warm Heart, winner of the prestigious Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot lead a strong team trained by Aidan O’Brien, who will also be represented by Library and Be Happy
Other contenders include Ribblesdale Stakes runner up Lumiere Rock who represents Joseph O’Brien, Azazat trained by Dermot Weld and Comhra trained by Jim Bolger, while the Ralph Beckett trained Bluestocking is the sole British trained runner and will carry the colours of the race sponsor Juddmonte.
The Group 2 Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes has attracted eight runners including the British trained pair of White Lavender and Art Power. The home trained team is lead by Ladies Church, Go Athletico and Ana Syra.
Okita Soushi, Rosscarbery and Emily Dickinson are among the eleven runners in the Group 2 Comer Group International Curragh Cup, while eight two year olds will face the starter in the Group 3 Jebel Ali Racecourse and Stables Anglesey Stakes including Buyin Buyin, Pearls and Rubies and Kairyu and The Caribbean.
A very competitive field will line up for the valuable Paddy Power Scurry with the Gordon Elliott trained Coachello set to carry top weight of 10 stone. Other notable contenders include Big Gossey, Verhoyen, Aussie Girl and Gustavus Weston.
The are ten runners in the La Celia Wines Sprint, eleven in the Barberstown Castle EBF Maiden while there are eleven juveniles in the opening Juddmonte EBF Maiden
Ground
Following a dry 24 hours the ground on both tracks is now Yielding to Soft
Forecast
Mainly dry today and morning, rain moving in on Friday night and through weekend – 20-25mm forecast according Met Eireann
Track
Racing on middle track with stalls in centre for all sprints
Getting to the races
The Curragh offer a FREE shuttle bus service from Newbridge, picking up at the train station and outside Eddie Rockets in the Main Street and from Kildare, picking up at the train station and in the Square at the bus stop.
Media Coverage
Sat: RTE live coverage of races 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Sat and Sun: live coverage of all races on Racing TV
Entries
Declared runners, click here Rider Information (hri-ras.ie)
Sun – declared runners at 10am tomorrow Friday
For further information, call the Curragh team on 045 441205, email [email protected]
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