Revised Group Race Programme in Ireland for 2020 Announced

• Full complement of Group races to be staged • Majority of Group 1 races retain original dates • moves to July and now open to three-year-olds • Two-year-old Pattern to begin in early July

Horse Racing Ireland today published the revised list of Group races, Listed races and Premier Handicaps for the Covid 19 impacted 2020 Flat racing season which includes an important change to the conditions of the Tattersalls Gold Cup. These are the most significant races which are pivotal to the breeding industry and sales catalogues.

The Tattersalls Gold Cup will now be run at the end of July and will offer a new Group 1 opportunity for horses aged three-years-old and up over 10 furlongs, filling a significant gap in the revised Pattern.

Today’s publication confirms that the full complement of Group races will be run through the year given their importance to the Irish breeding industry.

Racing resumes in Ireland behind closed doors on June 8 having missed 87 fixtures since March 24, and Brian Kavanagh, Chief Executive of Ireland, said:

“The revised list of Pattern races published today will see the many of them run on their original dates and under their typical conditions, though inevitably some have had date, race conditions and even venue changes to allow them fit into the new schedule.

“Apart from the three Group 1 races normally run on Guineas weekend, all other Group 1 races in Ireland will be run on their originally scheduled dates and venues.

“The two-year-old Group race programme will start about six weeks later than normal, in early July, but again the full complement of opportunities will be run between then and season end.

“2020 will be anything but a normal year, but in the circumstances, we have tried to preserve the opportunities which the Irish race programme offers to the better horse.”

2yo Pattern, Listed Race and Premier Nurseries

5 6 7 8 9 Listed / Group Venue Date

CU 27-Jun L First Flier 5 6 7 8 9 NS 04-Jul f G3-f Naas Fillies Juvenile CK 05-Jul G3 Marble Hill CK 12-Jul L Tipperary CU 18-Jul G2 Railway CU 19-Jul f G2-f Balanchine 5 6 7 8 9 NS 03-Aug f L-f Marwell LP 06-Aug f G3-f Silver Flash LP 06-Aug G3 Tyros CU 09-Aug f W Loder CU 09-Aug G1 Phoenix CU 14-Aug L Curragh CU 22-Aug G2 Futurity CU 22-Aug f G2-f Debutante CU 28-Aug f G3-f Flame of Tara CU 28-Aug G3 Round Tower 5 6 7 8 9 NV 05-Sep H Premier Nursery CK 09-Sep H Premier Nursery LP 12-Sep f L-f Ingabelle LP 12-Sep G2 Golden Fleece CU 13-Sep G1 National CU 13-Sep f G1-f Moyglare LS 21-Sep H Premier Nursery FH 21-Sep L CU 27-Sep f G3-f Park CU 27-Sep G2 Beresford 5 6 7 8 9 DLK 02-Oct L Star Appeal (awt) DLK 02-Oct L Legacy (awt) TP 04-Oct L El Gran Senor CU 11-Oct G3 Anglesey CU 11-Oct f L-f Silken Glider DLK 16-Oct G3 Mercury (2yo +) (awt) LP 17-Oct G3 Killavullan LP 24-Oct G3 Eyrefield NS 01-Nov H Birdcatcher Nursery

3yo and up Pattern, Listed Race and Premier Handicaps

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Venue Date Race

DK 28-Feb 3 L Patton NS 23-Mar f G3-f Park Express NS 23-Mar 3 H Madrid NS 23-Mar 4+ L Devoy 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NS 08-Jun 4+ L Woodlands (5.5f) NS 08-Jun 3 L Committed (5.5f) LP 09-Jun f 3 G3-f Fillies Trial LP 09-Jun 3 L Colts Trial Derrinstown Derby LP 09-Jun 3 G3 Trial NV 10-Jun f 3 L-f Salsabil NV 10-Jun 4+ L Heritage CU 12-Jun f 3 G1 Irish 2000 Guineas CU 12-Jun 4+ H CU 12-Jun f 4+ G2-f Ridgewood Pearl CU 13-Jun 4+ H Lincolnshire CU 13-Jun c+f 3 G1-f Irish 1000 Guineas CU 13-Jun 4+ G3 Gladness Mooresbridge CU 13-Jun 4+ G2 (10.5f) CU 13-Jun f 3 G3 Gallinule LP 14-Jun 4+ L Saval Beg LP 14-Jun f 4+ L-f Noblesse 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 LM 17-Jun L Martin Molony GP 19-Jun L-f Victor McCalmont NS 20-Jun 3 L-f Polonia (5.5f) NS 20-Jun L Sole Power LP 21-Jun 3 G3-f Blue Wind 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 CU 26-Jun 3 H-f Spring Fillies CU 27-Jun 4+ L Celebration CU 27-Jun 4+ G3 Alleged CU 27-Jun G2 Greenlands CU 27-Jun c+f 3 G1 CU 27-Jun 4+ H Mallow CU 28-Jun 4+ G3 Vintage Crop CU 28-Jun H Rockingham CU 28-Jun f G1-f Pretty Polly 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 LP 01-Jul f 3 G3-f Derrinstown Fillies LP 01-Jul c+g 3 G3 Amethyst NV 03-Jul 4+ H NV 03-Jul 3 H Royal County NS 04-Jul 3 G3 Lacken NS 04-Jul f 3 L-f Naas Oaks Trial NS 04-Jul 3 H Blackwater FH 05-Jul G3 Ballycorus CK 05-Jul f L-f Sweet Mimosa CK 05-Jul 4+ H Cork Derby CK 05-Jul f G3-f Munster Oaks 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 RS 07-Jul 4+ L Lenebane Midsummer Sprint CU 10-Jul L (5.5f) CU 10-Jul 4+ 14-H Race To The Ebor LP 11-Jul G3 Meld LP 11-Jul 3 L CK 12-Jul 4+ H Habitat CK 12-Jul f G3-f Brownstown 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 KL 13-Jul f L-f Cairn Rouge LP 16-Jul 3 G3 Ballysax CU 18-Jul H Scurry CU 18-Jul G2 Minstrel CU 18-Jul f 3 G1-f Irish Oaks CU 18-Jul G2 Curragh Cup CU 19-Jul f G2-f Kilboy Estate CU 19-Jul G2 Sapphire CU 19-Jul 3 H Derby Festival 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 G3- NS 22-Jul f Ballyogan LP 23-Jul L Silver DR 24-Jul 3 H Ulster Derby GP 25-Jul f 4+ L-f Vintage Tipple CU 26-Jul 3 H Junefest CU 26-Jul H Guineas Festival Tattersalls Gold CU 26-Jul 3+ G1 Cup 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Premier Handicap GW 27-Jul 4+ 16-H (70-100) Q.R. GW 28-Jul H Galway Mile GW 28-Jul L-f Corrib GW 01-Aug H GW 02-Aug H Guinness 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 LP 06-Aug G3 Ballyroan CK 08-Aug f G3-f Give Thanks CK 08-Aug H Doneraile CK 08-Aug L Platinum CU 09-Aug G3 Phoenix Sprint GP 12-Aug f L-f Hurry Harriet LP 13-Aug 3 L Vinnie Roe LP 13-Aug G3 Desmond CU 14-Aug G3 Ballycullen CU 14-Aug f H-f Summer Fillies CU 14-Aug G3 Royal Whip DLK 15-Aug H Red God (awt) KL 21-Aug 14-H Kingdom Gold Cup KL 22-Aug L Ruby CU 22-Aug L Cork Sprint NS 23-Aug f G3-f Stanerra Whitehead NS 23-Aug L Memorial NS 23-Aug 3 H Premier Handicap TP 27-Aug L Abergwaun TP 27-Aug f G3-f Fairy Bridge CU 28-Aug G3-f Snow Fairy CU 28-Aug H Cambridgeshire NV 29-Aug 3 L Yeats 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DR 04-Sep 4+ L Her Majesty's Plate GW 08-Sep f L-f Oyster CK 09-Sep L Tetrarch LP 12-Sep G2 Solonaway LP 12-Sep f G1-f Matron LP 12-Sep G1 Irish Champion LP 12-Sep G3 Kilternan LP 12-Sep H LP 12-Sep H Sovereign Path CU 13-Sep H Northfields CU 13-Sep f G2-f Blandford CU 13-Sep G1 Flying Five CU 13-Sep H CU 13-Sep G1 Irish St Leger GP 19-Sep f G3-f Cordell Lavarack LS 21-Sep L Listowel LS 21-Sep H Premier DLK 25-Sep G3 Diamond (awt) CU 26-Sep G3 Renaissance CU 26-Sep 16-G3 Loughbrown CU 26-Sep H Joe McGrath CK 29-Sep L Navigation 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 TP 04-Oct G3 Concorde Waterford CU 11-Oct L Testimonial CU 11-Oct G3 International CU 11-Oct 16-H Cesarewitch Mercury (2yo+) DLK 16-Oct 2+ G3 (awt) LP 17-Oct L Knockaire Leopardstown LP 17-Oct H October NS 18-Oct f L-f Garnet NS 18-Oct L-f Bluebell LP 24-Oct L Trigo NS 01-Nov f G3-f Athasi NS 01-Nov L Glencairn NS 01-Nov 14-H Naas November NS 01-Nov L Finale DLK 06-Nov L Belgrave (awt) DLK 13-Nov f L-f Cooley (awt)

indicates a change of age restriction from normal