Padraig McManus, chairman of the board of The Curragh, said, “The board are looking forward to welcoming Brian into his new role as CEO of The Curragh Racecourse and training grounds, and look forward to Brian leading The Curragh as we prepare for racing post-Covid world and growing the world-class training ground facilities here at The Curragh together with the strong, committed team we have already in place.

“We also want to put on record how extremely grateful we are to Pat Keogh for the tremendous job he has done, and his leadership of The Curragh Racecourse and training grounds over the last two years.”

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The racecourse's chief executive Pat Keogh confirmed that the course is currently unraceable. He said: “We got a lot more rain than we anticipated overnight. We were forecast 15 millimetres at the most in the last 24 hours, and we got 35 millimetres. It's come completely out of left field, unfortunately.”

He added, “The track would not be raceable today. Most of the track is raceable, but there are a few [waterlogged] areas and we will look to get that off the track.

“We're hopeful, but we will have a precautionary inspection tomorrow morning.”

Along with the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas, the first of two days of racing is also set to feature three further Group races, while the G1 Irish 1,000 Guineas and G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup is set to be staged on Sunday.

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“The Curragh Awards acknowledge the outstanding achievements during 2020 at The Curragh and presents an opportunity for the public to be involved in determining the champions of the season,” said The Curragh CEO Pat Keogh. “Despite the cancellation of the traditional annual awards ceremony at The Curragh due to the Covid-19 pandemic this year, the public can celebrate achievements and join The Curragh for the Virtual Awards.”

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“We are very grateful to His Highness Prince Khalid and the team at Juddmonte for their generous support of The Curragh,” said The Curragh Chief Executive Pat Keogh. “These are very challenging times for all of us and having a great name like Juddmonte sponsoring the Irish Oaks is a great vote of confidence for Irish racing. Juddmonte’s global operation has been associated with some of the greatest thoroughbred horses of our time and is synonymous with quality and prestige which connects well to the sponsorship of an Irish Classic race.”

Added Juddmonte Chief Executive Douglas Erskine Crum, “Juddmonte is very supportive of The Curragh and we are delighted to sponsor this prestigious Classic for the first time. We feel strongly that Juddmonte should demonstrate our support and appreciation of Irish racing and breeding.”

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TRM will also sponsor the Listed Waterford Testimonial S. on Oct. 11.

Pat Keogh, chief executive officer of Curragh Racecourse, said, “We are hugely grateful to TRM for their continued support particularly during these unprecedented and challenged times.  As our nearest neighbour we are delighted to continue a strong partnership with them and to work collaboratively on initiatives to benefit  stable staff to show our appreciation for their hard work and dedication.”

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