Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Website Curragh Surface Turf | Sponsor Finlay Volvo Distance 1m 2f (2,012 metres) | |
Location Curragh Racecourse
County Kildare, Ireland | ||
The International Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,012 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.
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History
The event was originally held at Phoenix Park, and it was formerly known as the Whitehall Stakes. It was initially contested over 1 mile and 1 furlong, and for a period it was classed at Group 2 level. It was cut to 1 mile in 1986, and it was transferred to the Curragh in 1991.
The distance was extended by a furlong in 1999, and it reverted to its previous length in 2002. The race was restricted to three-year-olds in 2003, and it was downgraded to Group 3 status the following year. It was re-opened to older horses in 2006, and the race returned to 1 mile and 1 furlong in 2007. It was increased to 1 mile and 2 furlongs in 2010.
The International Stakes is currently held on the final day of the Curragh's three-day Irish Derby meeting.
Winners since 1980
a Alflora finished first in 1993, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry.
Earlier winners
* The 1973 race was a dead-heat and has joint winners.