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Dermot Weld Occupation Trainer Born (1948-07-29 ) 29 July 1948 (age 75 ) Ireland Career wins 3000+ (ongoing) European Flat racing : Irish Oaks (1981, 1996)Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (1984, 1985)Irish 2,000 Guineas (1986)Irish 1,000 Guineas (1982, 1988, 2006, 2010, 2022,2023)Derby Italiano (1992)St. James's Palace Stakes (1992)Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (1993)Irish St. Leger Irish Derby (1996, 2004, 2016)Prix Royal-Oak (2001)
British Classic Race wins:Epsom Derby (2016) Epsom Oaks (1981, 2024)2,000 Guineas (2003) Coronation Stakes (2023)
American Classic Race wins:Belmont Stakes (1990)
International: Hong Kong Mile (1991)Melbourne Cup (1993, 2002)[1] Secretariat Stakes (2008)
Steeplechase / Hurdling :
Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle (1986)Irish Grand National (1988)Triumph Hurdle (1990)Irish Champion Hurdle (1994, 1995)Punchestown Gold Cup (1980)Ryanair Gold Cup (1992)Champion trainer (Ireland), 21 times Vintage Crop , Blue Wind , Committed , Media Puzzle Grey Swallow , Go and Go , Vinnie Roe
Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948), a former jockey is one of Ireland 's most successful racehorse trainers . He set a new record for the most winners trained in Ireland with 2,578 in August 2000, holding the record until Willie Mullins overtook it in May 2024.[2]
Weld maintains his stable , Rosewell House, in Curragh , Ireland. He is married, with two sons.
Irish bookmakers, Paddy Power , tried to launch a campaign to change the name of the Galway Races to the Dermot Weld Retirement Fund Races; however, it proved to be unsuccessful.
He was played by Brendan Gleeson in the feature film The Cup
Education [ edit ]
Educated at Newbridge College , a qualified veterinarian (UCD 1970). In 2016, Weld was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Veterinary Medicine.[3]
Major wins [ edit ]
Ireland
Irish 1000 Guineas - (6 ) - Prince's Polly (1982), Trusted Partner (1988), Nightime (2006), Bethrah (2010), Homeless Songs (2022), Tahiyra (2023)
Irish 2000 Guineas - (1 ) - Flash of Steel (1986)
Irish Derby - (3 ) - Zagreb (1996), Grey Swallow (2004), Harzand (2016)
Irish Oaks - (2 ) - Blue Wind (1981), Dance Design (1996)
Irish St Leger - (9 ) - Vintage Crop (1993, 1994), Vinnie Roe (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), Voleuse de Coeurs (2013), Search For A Song (2019,2020)
Matron Stakes - (4 ) - Valley Forge (1977), Dress to Thrill (2002), Emulous (2011), Tahiyra (2023)
Moyglare Stud Stakes - (2 ) - Flutter Away (1987), Tahiyra (2022)
National Stakes - (5 ) - Diamonds Are Trumps (1977), Day Is Done (1981), Definite Article (1994), Mus-If (1998), Refuse to Bend (2002)
Phoenix Stakes - (2 ) - Kilijaro (1978), Smokey Lady (1979)
Pretty Polly Stakes - (4 ) - Market Booster (1992), Dance Design (1996, 1997), Chinese White (2010)
Tattersalls Gold Cup - (6 ) - Cockney Lass (1987), Definite Article (1996), Dance Design (1997), Grey Swallow (2005), Casual Conquest (2009), Fascinating Rock (2016)
Punchestown Gold Cup - (1 ) - Pillar Brae (1980)
Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle - (1 ) - Treble Bob (1995)
Arkle Novice Chase - (1 ) - General Idea (1992)
Champion Four Year Old Hurdle - (2 ) - Allen’s Mistake (1988), Hisaabaat (2012)
Champion INH Flat Race - (1 ) - Hidden Universe (2010)
Chanelle Pharma Novice Hurdle - (2 ) - Midsummer Gamble (1987), General Idea (1991)
December Festival Hurdle - (2 ) - Fortune and Fame (1993), Unaccompanied (2011)
Herald Champion Novice Hurdle - (1 ) - Fortune and Fame (1992)
Irish Champion Hurdle - (2 ) - Fortune and Fame (1994,1995)
Ryanair Gold Cup - (1 ) - General Idea (1992)
Savills Chase - (1 ) - General Idea (1992)
Spring Juvenile Hurdle - (3 ) - Iron County Xmas (1998), Unaccompanied (2011), Hisaabaat (2012)
Australia
France
Germany
Great Britain
Hong Kong
Italy
United States
References [ edit ]
^ "DERMOT WELD" . UCD Alumni Awards . Retrieved 31 August 2022 .
External links [ edit ]
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