The 73rd running of the Irish St Leger was held on Sunday 11th October 1987 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by the Mr Gerard Jennings, trained by John Oxx and ridden by Cash Asmussen. The winner won €98,400, winning by 8 lengths in 3 minutes 18.7 seconds, with a head back to the third.

IRISH ST LEGER 1987

EUROBIRD (Chestnut mare by Ela Mana Mou out of Irish Bird) SR 1869

The winning owner won €98,400 (The equivalent of £219,800 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 EUROBIRD 3 8st 9lbs Cash Asmussen Mr Gerard Jennings John Oxx
2 SPRUCE BABY 3 8st 12lbs John Lowe Robert Entemann Steve Norton
3 WATERFIELD 3 8st 12lbs Paul Cook Mr A D G Oldrey Peter Walwyn
4 TOO PHAR   Mick Kinane Howard Keck Dermot Weld
5 OLD DUNDALK   Christy Roche    
6 IBN BEY   Richard Quinn Fahd Salman Paul Cole
7 MOON MADNESS   Tony Ives Denis Noonan John Dunlop
8 NORTHERN LION   Declan Gillespie    
  Betting Eurobird ran 14 times, winning 4 and being placed second in 3 races, including winning the Blandford Stakes.
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