Owners and Trainers

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All owners including their guests, syndicate and club members will have access to the Tattersalls Owners & Trainers Club, located on level 2, using their Owners & Trainers wrist band.  Incorporating a restaurant, bar and beautiful terrace overlooking the parade ring, this is a wonderful base from which to enjoy your day.  Complimentary tea and coffee are available throughout race days.

Complimentary dining of 4 meals per ownership to include main course, dessert and tea/coffee, is available, courtesy of The Curragh, in the Tattersalls Owners & Trainers Club, for 40 minute sittings until after the 5th race. Additional guests may be booked and paid for on the day subject to availability.

Trainers are welcome to have a complimentary lunch with a guest on the day they have a runner.

Additional dining options are available in the St Leger Restaurant and private suites. Please contact a member of The Curragh team in advance of the race day for information on cost and availability.

Upon arrival at the racecourse, owners and trainers with a declared runner (s) should present their AIR cards (admission card issued by the Association of Irish Racecourses) at the AIR desk, located in the reception area at the main entrance, to receive their allocation of race day admission, a complimentary race card and a wrist band giving access to the Tattersalls Owners and Trainers club and the parade ring.

Should you wish to send a representative in your place, please order your AIR representative badges by 12 noon the day before racing via the HRI Ownership website.

Owner guests and syndicates and club members should give their names at the AIR desk to receive racecourse admission, a complimentary race card and access to the Tattersalls Owners & Trainers Club in addition to the parade ring.  Please refer to the HRI Ownership guidelines on ticket allocations.

Owners and trainers with a runner on the day are entitled to complimentary car parking in Area A (blue car park) adjacent to the main entrance by showing the dated car park label, sent by HRI at time of declaration of runners, to the parking attendant.

Parking is limited and is on a first come first served basis. Our team of parking attendants will guide owner guests, syndicate, and club members to additional parking Area B/D (Yellow car park) nearby if it is required.

All winning owners are presented with a memento following the race and are accompanied by a member of The Curragh team for a celebratory drink and to watch a replay of the race. They also receive a framed souvenir photograph of their winning horse.

Owners and Trainers should contact the racecourse in advance to ensure all arrangements with regards to tickets, car parking, complimentary hospitality are in order. Upon arrival, owners and trainers of overseas trained runners should go to the AIR desk to collect their tickets.

Horses travelling from overseas will be stabled in secure overnight stables at the racecourse. While your horse is based at the Curragh, it will have the best equine care to ensure the highest welfare standards are met.

It is important that overseas based trainers contact the Curragh in advance to make the necessary arrangements for their horses.

For hygiene reasons, only shavings or paper bedding are provided by the racecourse. Horses will also have access to facilities of the Curragh Training Grounds during their stay.

Complimentary dining for stable staff working on race days is available in the Stable Staff Canteen, sponsored by Moyglare Stud, while there is also a lounge available for use on race days.

For overseas runners, trainers should contact The Curragh in advance in order for us to arrange complimentary accommodation for their employees and transfers during their stay.

There is a prize presented to the groom in charge of the horse judged to be best turned out in all races. The trainer, whose staff win the most Best Turned Out Awards each month, will receive a prize courtesy of Cavalor Equine Nutrition.

See www.ihrb.ie for further information. We strongly advise that overseas trainers check that vaccination information is in order by sending a copy of the front cover of the passport and vaccination page to the IHRB:

email: [email protected]

tel: 045 445600

The Curragh will offer trainers the opportunity to gallop their horses on the track after the races on a limited number of days, subject to suitability of ground conditions. Bookings must be made no later than 12 noon the day before. If on a Sunday, this must be done by 12 noon Friday. The name of the horse and vaccination details must be sent to [email protected].

Bookings and all enquires should be made by contacting Richie Brophy at [email protected]

If you are thinking of staying in the locality, we would like to recommend our partner hotels and accommodation providers – see where-to-stay in Kildare for details.

Regular updates are available from @IHRBRaceday on X and will be shared across the Curragh’s social media channels.

Brian Kavanagh – CEO 045 441205 [email protected]
Evan Arkwright – Racing & Sponsorship Manager 045 441205 [email protected]
Joanne Hyland – Racing Administration Liaison 045 257582 [email protected]
Robbie Moore – Stable Yard Manager 087 6001368 [email protected]
Richie Brophy – Grounds Manager 087 6672556 [email protected]
Paddy Graffin – Clerk of the Course (IHRB) 087 8597110 [email protected]

1. The winner and horses who are placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the following races will have any entry or supplementary entry fee that has been paid by them refunded should they run in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby: Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas, Prix Du Jockey Club and Epsom Derby.
2. The winner of the following races will be given a free entry into the Irish Derby (should they run, any entry or supplementary fees paid will be refunded): Derby Italiano, Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas, Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes, Nijinsky Stakes (King George VI Cup), Epsom Oaks, Prix de Diane, King Edward VII Stakes, Hampton Court Stakes, Prix Hocquart, Prix du Lys.
3. The winner of the following races will be given a free entry (not to include supplementary as these races are run before the second entry stage) into the Irish Derby (should they run, any entry fees paid will be refunded): Leopardstown Derby Trial, Dante Stakes, Prix Greffulhe, Chester Vase, Dee Stakes, and the Lingfield Derby Trial.

The Curragh stages three races as part of the Breeders’ Cup ‘Win and You’re In’ Challenge series: the Moyglare Stud Stakes (Group 1), Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes (Group 1), and Bar One Racing Flying Five (Group 1). The winners of these races will earn an automatic starting berth, waived entry fees, and travel incentives into the corresponding races in the Breeders’ Cup World Championship, which takes place in Keeneland this year.

The winner of the GAIN Railway Stakes, July Stakes and Coventry Stakes receive a free entry to the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1).

1. The winners of the Tattersalls Gold Cup, Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby and Juddmonte Irish Oaks will each receive a free entry to the Japan Cup 2026.
2. The winner of the Bar One Racing Flying Five will receive a free entry to both the Takamatsunomiya Kinen and the Sprinters Stakes (Group 1’s).
3. The winners of the Tattersalls Irish 1000 and 2000 Guineas will receive free entries to the Yasuda Kinen, the Victoria Mile and the Mile Championship (Group 1’s).
4. The winner of the Paddy Power Pretty Polly Stakes will receive a free entry to each of the Osaka Hai, the Takarazuka Kinen, the Tenno Sho (Autumn), the Queen Elizabeth II Cup and the Arima Kinen, all Group 1 races.
5. The winner of the Comer Group International Irish St. Leger will receive a free entry to the Tenno Sho – Spring (Group 1).
6. The winner of the Tenno Sho (Spring) Group 1 will receive a free entry to the Comer Group International Irish St. Leger.
7. The winners of Takamatsunomiya Kinen and Sprinters Stakes (Group 1’s) will receive a free entry to the Bar One Racing Flying Five.

The winner of The Diana Trial (Group 3) at Hoppengarten is entitled to a free entry in the The Moyglare Jewels Blandford Stakes (Group 2).

The winner and horses placed second and third in the Comer Group International Oleander Rennan in Hoppengarten will receive a free entry to The Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1).