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Irish Derby

Field	Value
class	Group 1
horse race	Irish Derby
image	ASSERT.jpg
caption	Assert, oil on canvas
Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003)
location	Curragh Racecourse
County Kildare, Ireland
inaugurated	1866
race type	Flat / Thoroughbred
sponsor	Dubai Duty Free
website	Curragh
distance	1m 4f (2,414 metres)
surface	Turf
track	Right-handed
qualification	Three-year-olds
excluding geldings
weight	9 st 0 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies
purse	€1,000,000 (2022)
1st: €580,000

Painting by Bob Demuyser (1920-2003) County Kildare, Ireland excluding geldings Allowances 3 lb for fillies 1st: €580,000 |}

The Irish Derby (Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July.

It is Ireland's equivalent of the Derby Stakes, and it is usually held four weeks after the English race.

History

The earliest version of the Irish Derby was an event called the O'Darby Stakes. This was established in 1817, but it was discontinued after 1824. A subsequent race titled the Curragh Derby was inaugurated in 1848, but this was again short-lived.

The modern Irish Derby was created by the 3rd Earl of Howth, the 3rd Marquess of Drogheda and the 3rd Earl of Charlemont. It was first run in 1866, and it was initially contested over 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 3 yards. It was extended by 9 yards in 1869, and cut to its present distance in 1872. The first Epsom Derby winner to achieve victory in the Irish version was Orby, trained in Ireland by Fred McCabe, in 1907.

The Irish Derby became a major international race in 1962, when its prize money was substantially increased. Joe McGrath, a founder of the Irish Hospitals' Sweepstake, combined the race with the sweepstake, and it became known as the Irish Sweeps Derby. The event began to regularly attract the winners of the Epsom Derby, and Santa Claus became the second horse to win both races in 1964.

The Irish Derby was sponsored by Budweiser from 1986 to 2007, and it has been backed by Dubai Duty Free since 2008. It is currently staged on the third day of the Curragh's three-day Irish Derby Festival meeting.

Twenty horses have now completed the English-Irish Derby double, and the most recent was Lambourn in 2025.

Records

Leading jockey (6 wins):

Morny Wing – Ballyheron (1921), Waygood (1923), Rock Star (1930), Rosewell (1938), Windsor Slipper (1942), Bright News (1946)

Leading trainer (17 wins):

Aidan O'Brien – *Desert King (1997), Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002), Dylan Thomas (2006), Soldier of Fortune (2007), Frozen Fire (2008), Fame and Glory (2009), Cape Blanco (2010), Treasure Beach (2011), Camelot (2012), Australia (2014), Capri (2017), Sovereign (2019), Santiago (2020),Auguste Rodin (2023), Los Angeles (2024), Lambourn (2025) *

Leading owner (17 wins): (includes part ownership)

Michael Tabor – *Desert King (1997), Montjeu (1999), Galileo (2001), High Chaparral (2002), Dylan Thomas (2006), Soldier of Fortune (2007), Frozen Fire (2008), Fame and Glory (2009), Cape Blanco (2010), Treasure Beach (2011), Australia (2014), Capri (2017), Sovereign (2019), Santiago (2020),Auguste Rodin (2023), Los Angeles (2024), Lambourn (2025) *

A Unique Racing Record - Only Owner to complete the Derby and Grand National Double

William Brophy, Herbertstown House, Two-Mile-House, Naas, County Kildare. Farmer, Breeder and Owner In 1880 William Brophy completed a unique double by owning the winner of both the Irish Derby with King of the Bees and the Irish Grand National with Controller. Also uniquely both winners were out of the same Dam Winged Bee.

Winners since 1946

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
1946	Bright News	Morny Wing	Darby Rogers	James McVey junior
1947	Sayajirao	Edgar Britt	Sam Armstrong	HH Maharaja of Baroda
1948	Nathoo	Rae Johnstone	Frank Butters	Aga Khan III
1949	Hindostan	Rae Johnstone	Frank Butters	Aga Khan III
1950	Dark Warrior	Jack Thompson	Paddy Prendergast	Mr Francis More O'Ferrall
1951	Fraise du Bois II	Charlie Smirke	Harry Wragg	HH Begum Aga Khan
1952	Thirteen Of Diamonds	Jimmy Mullane	Paddy Prendergast	A L Hawkins
1953	Chamier	Bill Rickaby	Vincent O'Brien	Mrs F L Vickerson
1954	Zarathustra	Paddy Powell Jnr	Michael Hurley	Mr Terrence J S Gray
1955	Panaslipper	Jimmy Eddery	Seamus McGrath	Joseph McGrath
1956	Talgo	Manny Mercer	Harry Wragg	Gerald A Oldham
1957	Ballymoss	T. P. Burns	Vincent O'Brien	John McShain
1958	Sindon	Liam Ward	Michael Dawson	Anne B Biddle
1959	Fidalgo	Joe Mercer	Harry Wragg	Gerald A Oldham	2:33.5
1960	Chamour	Garnie Bougoure	Vincent O'Brien	F Walter Burmann	2:37.5
1961	Your Highness	Bert Holmes	Humphrey Cottrill	Mrs Gladys Stanhope Joel	2:33.5
1962	Tambourine	Roger Poincelet	Etienne Pollet	Mrs Howell Jackson	2:28.80
1963	Ragusa	Garnie Bougoure	Paddy Prendergast	Jim Mullion	2:45.60
1964	Santa Claus	Willie Burke	Mick Rogers	John Ismay	2:35.60
1965	Meadow Court	Lester Piggott	Paddy Prendergast	Bell / McMahon / Crosby	2:46.80
1966	Sodium	Frankie Durr	George Todd	Radha Sigtia	2:31.50
1967	Ribocco	Lester Piggott	Fulke Johnson Houghton	Charles Engelhard	2:32.40
1968	Ribero	Lester Piggott	Fulke Johnson Houghton	Charles Engelhard	2:33.90
1969	Prince Regent	Geoff Lewis	Etienne Pollet	Countess de la Valdène	2:36.10
1970	Nijinsky	Liam Ward	Vincent O'Brien	Charles Engelhard	2:36.80
1971	Irish Ball	Alfred Gibert	Philippe Lallié	Emile Littler	2:33.80
1972	Steel Pulse	Bill Williamson	Scobie Breasley	Ravi Tikkoo	2:39.80
1973	Weavers' Hall	George McGrath	Seamus McGrath	Seamus McGrath	2:39.00
1974	English Prince	Yves Saint-Martin	Peter Walwyn	Vera Hue-Williams	2:33.40
1975	Grundy	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	Carlo Vittadini	2:31.10
1976	Malacate	Philippe Paquet	François Boutin	María Félix Berger	2:31.20
1977	The Minstrel	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	2:32.00
1978	Shirley Heights	Greville Starkey	John Dunlop	2nd Earl of Halifax	2:32.30
1979	Troy	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Sobell / Weinstock	2:30.60
1980	Tyrnavos	Tony Murray	Bruce Hobbs	George Cambanis	2:43.80
1981	Shergar	Lester Piggott	Michael Stoute	HH Aga Khan IV	2:32.70
1982	Assert	Christy Roche	David O'Brien	Robert Sangster	2:33.20
1983	Shareef Dancer	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2:29.40
1984	El Gran Senor	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	Robert Sangster	2:31.50
1985	Law Society	Pat Eddery	Vincent O'Brien	Stavros Niarchos	2:29.90
1986	Shahrastani	Walter Swinburn	Michael Stoute	HH Aga Khan IV	2:32.10
1987	Sir Harry Lewis	John Reid	Barry Hills	Howard Kaskel	2:40.20
1988	Kahyasi	Ray Cochrane	Luca Cumani	HH Aga Khan IV	2:32.50
1989	Old Vic	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	2:29.90
1990	Salsabil	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2:33.00
1991	Generous	Alan Munro	Paul Cole	Prince Fahd bin Salman	2:33.30
1992	St Jovite	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	Virginia Kraft Payson	2:25.60
1993	Commander in Chief	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdullah	2:31.20
1994	Balanchine	Frankie Dettori	Hilal Ibrahim	Godolphin	2:32.70
1995	Winged Love	Olivier Peslier	André Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2:30.10
1996	Zagreb	Pat Shanahan	Dermot Weld	Allen Paulson	2:30.60
1997	Desert King	Christy Roche	Aidan O'Brien	Michael Tabor	2:32.50
1998	Dream Well	Cash Asmussen	Pascal Bary	Niarchos Family	2:44.30
1999	Montjeu	Cash Asmussen	John Hammond	Michael Tabor	2:30.10
2000	Sinndar	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	HH Aga Khan IV	2:33.90
2001	Galileo	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	2:27.10
2002	High Chaparral	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Magnier	2:32.20
2003	Alamshar	Johnny Murtagh	John Oxx	Aga Khan IV	2:28.20
2004	Grey Swallow	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	Rochelle Quinn	2:28.70
2005	Hurricane Run	Kieren Fallon	André Fabre	Gestut Ammerland	2:29.40
2006	Dylan Thomas	Kieren Fallon	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor	2:29.70
2007	Soldier of Fortune	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor / Smith	2:36.02
2008	Frozen Fire	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Smith / Magnier	2:31.96
2009	Fame and Glory	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	2:30.87
2010	Cape Blanco	Johnny Murtagh	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	2:28.68
2011	Treasure Beach	Colm O'Donoghue	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	2:33.26
2012	Camelot	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	Derrick Smith	2:43.96
2013	Trading Leather	Kevin Manning	Jim Bolger	Mrs J S Bolger	2:27.17
2014	Australia	Joseph O'Brien	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	2:33.19
2015	Jack Hobbs	William Buick	John Gosden	Godolphin & Partners	2:34:93
2016	Harzand	Pat Smullen	Dermot Weld	Aga Khan IV	2:38:05
2017	Capri	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Smith / Magnier / Tabor	2:35.45
2018	Latrobe	Donnacha O'Brien	Joseph O'Brien	Lloyd Williams	2:32.62
2019	Sovereign	Padraig Beggy	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier / Tabor / Smith	2:31.50
2020	Santiago	Seamie Heffernan	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Smith / Magnier	2:38.17
2021	Hurricane Lane	William Buick	Charlie Appleby	Godolphin	2:33.85
2022	Westover	Colin Keane	Ralph Beckett	Juddmonte	2:34.80
2023	Auguste Rodin	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Tabor / Smith / Magnier / Westerberg	2:33.24
2024	Los Angeles	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Westerberg/Tabor / Smith / Magnier	2:28.15
2025	Lambourn	Ryan Moore	Aidan O'Brien	Magnier /Tabor / Smith	2:29.18

Premonition finished first in 1953 but was disqualified.

Earlier winners

1866: Selim
1867: Golden Plover
1868: Madeira
1869: The Scout
1870: Billy Pitt
1871: Maid of Athens
1872: Trickstress
1873: Kyrle Daly
1874: Ben Battle
1875: Innishowen
1876: Umpire
1877: Redskin
1878: Madame du Barry
1879: Soulouque
1880: King of the Bees
1881: Master Ned
1882: Sortie
1883: Sylph
1884: Theologian
1885: St Kevin
1886: Theodemir
1887: Pet Fox
1888: Theodolite
1889: Tragedy
1890: Kentish Fire
1891: Narraghmore
1892: Roy Neil
1893: Bowline
1894: Blairfinde
1895: Portmarnock
1896: Gulsalberk
1897: Wales
1898: Noble Howard
1899: Oppressor
1900: Gallinaria
1901: Carrigavalla
1902: St Brendan
1903: Lord Rossmore
1904: Royal Arch
1905: Flax Park
1906: Killeagh
1907: Orby
1908: Wild Bouquet
1909: Bachelor's Double
1910: Aviator
1911: Shanballymore
1912: Civility
1913: Bachelor's Wedding
1914: Land of Song
1915: Ballaghtobin
1916: Furore
1917: First Flier
1918: King John
1919: Loch Lomond
1920: He Goes
1921: Ballyheron
1922: Spike Island
1923: Waygood
1924: Haine / Zodiac 1
1925: Zionist
1926: Embargo
1927: Knight of the Grail
1928: Baytown
1929: Kopi
1930: Rock Star
1931: Sea Serpent
1932: Dastur
1933: Harinero
1934: Patriot King / Primero
1935: Museum
1936: Raeburn
1937: Phideas
1938: Rosewell
1939: Mondragon
1940: Turkhan
1941: Sol Oriens
1942: Windsor Slipper
1943: The Phoenix
1944: Slide On
1945: Piccadilly

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References

(31 January 2018). "Derby Extends Deal with Dubai Duty Free".
(29 June 2025). "Lambourn makes history with Irish Derby win". BBC Sport.
(30 June 2012). "Camelot completes Epsom and Irish Derby double". BBC Sport.

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