When is the 2027 Irish St Leger?
The 2027 Irish St Leger, a premier Group One race for stayers, will be held at the Curragh racecourse on Sunday, 12th September 2027. The event is unique for allowing both three-year-olds and older horses, fostering exciting generational clashes. Scandinavia won the 2026 edition. Fans can view the race live on ITV, RacingTV, or through bookmaker streams like bet365. Steeped in history, the Irish St Leger is the final leg of the Irish Triple Crown and hosts some of the world's top staying horses each year.
- We bring you the dates and vital information about the 2027 Irish St Leger
- This Classic will be run at the Curragh on Sunday 12th September 2027
When is the 2027 Irish St Leger?
The 2027 Irish St Leger will be run at the Curragh racecourse on Sunday 12th September 2027.
What is the Irish St Leger?
The Irish St Leger is one of Ireland’s leading races for staying horses and is one of the major Group One contests staged at the Curragh during Irish Champions Weekend. Run over 14 furlongs, the race provides a demanding test of stamina and regularly attracts accomplished stayers from Ireland, Britain and further afield.
Unlike the St Leger at Doncaster, which is restricted to three-year-olds, the Irish equivalent is open to horses aged three and older. This allows emerging stayers from the Classic generation to compete directly against more experienced rivals, adding an interesting clash of ages to the contest.
The race has a rich history and has produced several outstanding multiple winners, with Vintage Crop, Vinnie Roe, Order Of St George and Kyprios among the notable stayers to have enjoyed success in the Irish St Leger.
Who won the Irish St Leger?
Leading stayer Scandinavia claimed a comfortable victory in the 2026 Irish St Leger, beating stablemate Queenstown by a couple of lengths.
Which horses will run in the Irish St Leger?
The Irish St Leger can attract leading stayers from several generations, with three-year-olds able to take on more experienced older horses at the Curragh. Some younger contenders may have previously competed in races such as the Epsom Derby, Irish Derby, Epsom Oaks or Irish Oaks before stepping up to the longer 14-furlong distance.
Established stayers are also regularly targeted at the race, including horses that have contested major long-distance events such as the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot and the Goodwood Cup. The combination of proven staying talent and improving three-year-olds can make the Irish St Leger one of the most competitive long-distance Group One races of the season.
Where is the Irish St Leger run?
The Irish St Leger is run at the Curragh racecourse, situated in County Kildare, Ireland.
Where can I watch the Irish St Leger?
The Irish St Leger will be shown on channels like ITV and RacingTV, but the easiest way would be to stream the race live. If you plan on watching the racing via your mobile or tablet, then bookmakers such as bet365 will allow you to stream the race live.
Irish St Leger Live Streaming
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Irish St Leger History
The Irish St Leger is the fifth and final Classic of the season in Ireland. This Group One race is staged at the Curragh, and is run over a challenging one-and-three-quarter mile trip.
The Irish St Leger is also the final leg on the Irish Triple Crown. The colt's Triple Crown consists of the Irish 2000 Guineas, the Irish Derby and the Irish St Leger.
Fillies have to win the Irish 1000 Guineas and the Irish Oaks, along with the Irish St Leger, if they want to win the Triple Crown.
Unlike the British version of the St Leger, which is only open to three-year-olds, older horses are free to enter the Irish St Leger. This means there have been a number of multiple winners of this Classic.
Vintage Crop was the first to do just that, winning the Irish St Leger in 1993 and '94. Oscar Schindler and Kayf Tara both managed back to back victories before the turn of the century.
2001 saw Dermot Weld's Vinnie Roe win the Irish St Leger for the first time. Vinnie Roe would go on to retain his title the following year, complete a hat-trick in 2003 and win the Irish St Leger for the fourth time in 2004.
Vincent O'Brien is the most successful trainer in the history of this Classic, having saddled nine winners between 1959 and 1988.
His son, Aidan O'Brien has carried on his family's rich tradition of Irish St Leger winners, with the last of his five winners coming in 2019, when Flag Of Honour scooped the top prize.
Plenty of British trainers have celebrated success in the Irish St Leger down the years. John Dunlop, Paul Cole, James Fanshawe and Jeremy Noseda have all won the race. John Gosden and Mark Johnston shared the prize in 2011, when Duncan and Jukebox Jury dead-heated.
Tom Dascombe celebrated a famous win in 2014, when the popular Brown Panther won the Irish St Leger.
Order Of St George won the race for the first time the following season. Having been upset by Willie Mullins Wicklow Brave in 2016, Order Of St George successfully regained his title in 2017.
The 2019 edition of the Irish St Leger went the way of Dermot Weld once again, as his three-year-old filly, Search For A Song upset Kew Gardens to claim Classic glory. Weld's filly then joined the illustrious list of two-time Irish St Leger winners, beating Fujaira Prince to retain her title in 2020.
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