Donnacha O Brien

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Donnacha O’Brien enjoyed his first success as a trainer at Dundalk with Flower Garland. Photograph: Peter Mooney/Inpho
Donnacha O’Brien gets off the mark with first training success
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  • February 21, 2020, 19:03

Donnacha O’Brien got off the mark as a trainer on Friday evening as Flower Garland got her head in front at Dundalk. Sent off the 4-7 favourite in th(...)

Jockey Donnacha O’Brien is congratulated by his brother Joseph after Latrobe’s victory in the 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at The Curragh. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Champion flat jockey Donnacha O’Brien announces retirement

Champion flat jockey Donnacha O’Brien has announced his retirement from race-riding and confirmed he will start training in 2020. The 21-year-old son(...)

Magic Wand is as low as 9-1 behind the Japanese favourite, Lys Gracieux, for Saturday’s $5 million Cox Plate. Photograph: George Salpigtidis/Getty Images
Moore partners Magic Wand for O’Brien’s assault on $5m Cox Plate

For the second weekend in a row Ryan Moore will be on Group One duty in Australia for Aidan O’Brien when teaming up with Magic Wand in Saturday mornin(...)

Down Royal Racecourse. Photograph: Inpho
Down Royal in ‘limbo’ over prospect of no-deal Brexit

A no-deal Brexit on October 31st could have an immediate impact on Down Royal with officials there currently waiting to react to whatever the politica(...)

Donnacha O’Brien on board Innisfree comes home to win the Beresford Stakes at the Curragh Autumn Festival in Co Kildare on Sunday. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Innisfree win sees Donnacha O’Brien join unique roll of honour

Donnacha O’Brien became the 10th jockey to win Sunday’s Beresford Stakes at the Curragh for his father Aidan when scoring on Innisfree. It was a nint(...)

Enable begins her bid for a record third Arc success in Saturday’s Coral Eclipse at Sandown with Frankie Dettori on board. Photograph: Francois Mori/AP
Enable’s historic campaign starts with Coral Eclipse at Sandown

Last weekend’s shock Irish Derby winner Padraig Beggy appears to be on pacemaker duty again in Saturday’s Coral Eclipse at Sandown although this time (...)

Aidan O’Brien: top trainer will once again have a formidable team of horses bidding for top prizes at Royal Ascot. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA
O’Brien clan set to be central figures again in Royal Ascot drama

Aidan O’Brien is hot favourite to be crowned top trainer for a tenth time at Royal Ascot this week although his two sons, Joseph and Donnacha, will h(...)

Winning trainer Joseph O’Brien gets caught up in the celebrations of the Blackrock Racing Syndicate after their horse Arthurian Flame won the the Microsoft Cup Lady Riders Handicap under jockey Hayley Turner. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho
Twilight Payment finally cashes in with Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes success

Twilight Payment had gone close in the Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes twice before and finally came out on top in the Listed feature at Leopardstown on Frid(...)

Broome and Donnacha O’Brien win the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes at Leopardstown. Photo: PA Wire
Broome sweeps clean at Leopardstown

The odds on Aidan O’Brien securing a record-equalling seventh Epsom Derby tightened even further after Broome led home a Ballydoyle 1-2-3 in Sunday’s (...)

If Western Australia lives up to his official 110 rating, Ryan Moore (pictured) should prove hard to beat. Photograph: Bryan Keane
Moore targets Dundalk feature with Western Australia

Ryan Moore is back at Dundalk on Wednesday night with two rides for Aidan O’Brien. They include Western Australia in the Listed BetVictor Patton Sta(...)

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