Donnacha O Brien
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Champion flat jockey Donnacha O’Brien announces retirement
- Racing
- November 24, 2019, 20:27
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(...)

Moore partners Magic Wand for O’Brien’s assault on $5m Cox Plate
- Racing
- October 22, 2019, 20:00
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 in ‘limbo’ over prospect of no-deal Brexit
- Racing
- October 9, 2019, 01:00
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(...)

Innisfree win sees Donnacha O’Brien join unique roll of honour
- Racing
- September 29, 2019, 19:29
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’s historic campaign starts with Coral Eclipse at Sandown
- Racing
- July 5, 2019, 16:36
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 (...)

O’Brien clan set to be central figures again in Royal Ascot drama
- Racing
- June 17, 2019, 06:00
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(...)

Twilight Payment finally cashes in with Saval Beg Levmoss Stakes success
- Racing
- May 17, 2019, 21:13
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 sweeps clean at Leopardstown
- Racing
- May 12, 2019, 17:32
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 (...)

Moore targets Dundalk feature with Western Australia
- Racing
- March 6, 2019, 06:00
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(...)

Ballydoyle’s resources at full stretch around the globe
- Racing
- October 10, 2018, 01:00
Newmarket has hosted some of Donnacha O’Brien’s finest moments during a stellar 2018 campaign and the champion jockey-elect is in line to try and add (...)