The victory of the Ballydoyle-handled filly gave her trainer Aidan O’Brien a record seventh success in the fillies’ classic over a mile and a half.

Winner of the Cheshire Oaks in May and runner-up in the Epsom Oaks last month, the daughter of Galileo battled hard with the English challenger Bluestocking, representing the sponsors, at the business end of the race.

With the Ralph Beckett-trained Colin Keane-ridden Bluestocking moving on in the latter stages of the contest, and looking as though she was set for victory, Savethelastdance fought bravely for Ryan Moore and came back to claim the win.

Another Ballydoyle runner, the pacesetting Library (80/1) took third place.

“It was an incredible ride from Ryan.”

Great stuff with Aidan O’Brien following a fine day at the @curraghrace

Henry Longfellow
Emily Dickinson (Irish St leger)
Savethelastdance (Yorkshire Oaks or St Leger)
Kyprios on the comeback trail pic.twitter.com/rL7jBR6Rd8

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 22, 2023

The win of Savethelastdance was the middle part of a Curragh treble for O’Brien, Moore and the Coolmore partners.

The impressive newcomer Henry Longfellow set the ball rolling for the Ballydoyle team when claim the opening maiden.

A juvenile son of Dubawi out of the multiple Group 1 winner Minding, previously trained by O’Brien, the 5/4 favourite led home a 1-2-3 for O’Brien with Mythology (13/8) second and Master of the Hunt (13/2) in third.

We’ve seen a good one here

Henry Longfellow (Dubawi) is out of multiple G1 scorer Minding & is poetry in motion on debut for team @Ballydoyle & Ryan Moore in the opener at the @curraghrace

A 1-2-3 for the Coolmore Partnership too! pic.twitter.com/d3zqyCn0eV

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 22, 2023

The Group 2 Comer Group International Curragh Cup was won by Emily Dickinson (6/4f) to complete the treble. The four-year-old daughter of Dubawi had finished fourth in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last month, but on softer ground today, which is more to her liking, she ran out an impressive three length winner over Paddy Twomey’s Rosscarbery (13/8) and Donnacha O’Brien’s Amusement in third.

A quickfire double for team @Ballydoyle!

G1 Irish Oaks – Savethelastdance
G2 Comer Group International @curraghrace Cup – Emily Dickinson

A smart performance from this classy stayer in the hands of Ryan Moore pic.twitter.com/IRpzdGpDN7

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 22, 2023

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The 5/4f was a half-length winner over the Aidan O’Brien-trained Toy (5/1), with Ryan Moore in the saddle. Cairde Go Deo (6/1) from the Ger Lyons stable took third under Colin Keane.

Magical Lagoon is all heart as she follows up her Ribblesdale victoy with a gutsy display to land the €500,000 G1 @JuddmonteFarms Irish Oaks at the @curraghrace for Shane Foley & @Jessica_Racing pic.twitter.com/3rerYVUPt9

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 16, 2022

Ladies Church (12/1) came late to win the Group 2 Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes. Ridden by Ben Cohen for Johnny Murtagh, the daughter of Churchill came on the far side of last year’s winner and race favourite Mooniesta to get the verdict by   at the line.

Jack Davidson’s runner-up Mooniesta was game in second place under Colin Keane, while cross-channel challenger Equilateral took third for Charlie Hills and jockey Frankie Dettori.

Thrilling finish at the @curraghrace – Ladies Church chins Mooneista on the line to land the €120,000 G2 Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes for @JohnnyMurtagh & @BenCoen2 pic.twitter.com/1DzTGbW7A1

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 16, 2022

The opening race, the Juddmonte Farms Expert Eye Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden went the way of the Aidan O’Brien-trained Hans Andersen (10/11f). The son of Frankel was a three-parts-of-a-length runner-up to La Dolce Vita on debut at Tipperary at the end of June. Today, however, the Ryan Moore mount ran out a comfortable one-and-three-quarter length winner from Al Riffa (17/2), with Jim Bolger’s New Ireland (7/1) two-and-a-quarter lengths further back in third.

Windsor Castle Stakes winner at Royal Ascot last month, Little Big Bear (2/5f), brought up a double for Aidan O’Brien, Ryan Moore and the Coolmore partners when taking the Group 3 Jebel Ali Racecourse and Stables Anglesey Stakes.

A two-year-old son of No Nay Never, the winner showed he had progressed from his win in England last month, as his claimed today’s Group 3 contest by four-and-three-quarter lengths. It was an O’Brien Family trifecta with Donnacha O’Brien’s runners Yosemite Valley (9/1) and Badb (6/1) filling the second and third spots.

Little Big Bear is brilliant in the Anglesey to complete a quickfire double for @Ballydoyle & Ryan Moore at the @curraghrace

Four runs
Three wins
G3 Jebel Ali Racecourse & Stables Anglesey Stakes
Listed Windsor Castle Stakes
€320,000 purchase
Some prospect pic.twitter.com/2yK4aaHjSM

— Racing TV (@RacingTV) July 16, 2022

Mr Wayju (5/4jf) won the Paddy Power Scurry Handicap for raider John Quinn and Jason Hart. The Kidlare Village Ladies Derby sent the way of Sylvia and Pat O’Donnell as Extensio was a half-length winner. All Things Nice (9/4f) was the winner of the DMG Media Nursery Handicap for Joseph O’Brien and jockey Mikey Sheehy.

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O’Brien, who has won the fillies’ Classic five times since 2006, will be represented by Epsom Oaks runner-up Ennistymon, together with Snow, Laburnum and Passion.

The recent Alwasmiyah Pretty Polly Stakes runner-up Cayenne Pepper will line up for Jessica Harrington, Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas-winning handler Ger Lyons will be doubly represented with Yaxeni and Even So, with Joseph O’Brien’s New York Girl the other runner in the 12-furlong feature race.

Seven two-year-olds will contest the Group 2 GAIN Railway Stakes at The Curragh on Saturday with Merchants Quay, Law Of Indices, Lucky Vega and To Glory among the contenders.

Joseph O’Brien’s Master Of Reality and Twilight Payment are among the six runners in the Group 2 Comer Group International Curragh Cup, along with his father Aidan’s Memorabilis, Camphor represents Jessica Harrington yard and the Luke Comer pair of Cypress Creek and Giuseppe Garibaldi complete the field.

In the Paddy Power Minstrel Stakes, Classic and Group 1 winner Romanised is one of seven declared runners, with Aidan O’Brien’s Lancaster House set to oppose the Ken Condon-trained horse who seeks to repeat last year’s victory in the Group 2 event.

A field of 17 runners go in the Kildare Village Ladies Derby, with the same number of runners in the Paddy Power Scurry. Nine two-year-olds will face the starter in the Irish Stallion Farms Maiden and 12 horses are declared for the Sentinel Ireland Equine Products Handicap.

A free interactive digital race card will be available to download at www.curragh.ie 24 hours in advance of the meeting.

RTÉ will televise four live races on Saturday, the Paddy Power Minstrel Stakes, GAIN Railway Stakes, Juddmonte Irish Oaks and Kildare Village Ladies Derby.

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Juddmonte have enjoyed a long and successful association with The Curragh since 1988 when they first sponsored the Group 2 Beresford Stakes and in 2018 they became a Group 1 sponsor with the Pretty Polly Stakes.

The famous Juddmonte colours have seen much success in Ireland, having won the Irish Oaks on three occasions with Enable in 2017, Bolas in 1994 and Wemyss Bight in 1993.

Many of The Curragh’s other top races have seen the Abdullah racing silks triumph, most notably this year’s Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas with the Ger Lyons-trained Siskin, while Khalid Abdullah landed the same race with Kingman in 2014 and Commander In Chief won the Irish Derby in 1993.

Notable previous winners of the Irish Oaks include Sariska, Snow Fairy, Blue Bunting, Ouija Board, Sea Of Class and Seventh Heaven, while the John Gosden trained Star Catcher gave Frankie Dettori victory last year.

The 2020 Juddmonte Irish Oaks will be run at The Curragh on Saturday, 18^th July.

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