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Donnacha O'Brien

mentioned in about 211 articles
Thu 16th Jun 2022
Como Park (on rail) battles well to beat First Emperor

Park proves tough in tight finish

8.15PM

Sat 28th May 2022
The grey Grecian Slipper is pushed out by Declan McDonogh to beat Paris Peacock

Slipper completes Joseph O'Brien double

4.52PM

Yashin (nearest) is ridden out by Shane Foley to beat Vina Sena

Yashin takes Royal County honours

4.31PM

Wodao and Gavin Ryan pictured on their way to victory

Easy for Wodao as he makes all under Ryan

2.02PM

Fri 27th May 2022
Karkiyna comes home an easy winner under Ben Coen

First time visor helps Karkiyna to maiden win

9.24PM

Sun 15th May 2022
The Antarctic (nearest)

The Antarctic on top in Naas sunshine

2.00PM

Fri 13th May 2022
Alfred Munnings

Alfred Munnings brushes aside rivals

6.40PM

Sun 8th May 2022
Fumata and Shane Foley lead home Waterville and Ryan Moore

Foley back firing on Fumata

3.36PM

Mon 25th Apr 2022
Emily Dickinson finishes well in Naas

O'Brien and Moore at double with Emily Dickinson

7.24PM

Deneuve, left, comes to tackle Comanche Country

Deneuve gets there on debut under Moore

5.19PM

Thu 21st Apr 2022
The Antarctic (near side) beats Wodao

Battaash's brother makes a winning start

4.34PM

Fri 8th Apr 2022
Ivy League, near side, fends off Marhaba Ashmayme by half a length

Moore and O'Brien at double with Ivy League

8.58PM

Wed 6th Apr 2022
Midnight Fire, near side

Market movers

1.52PM

Sat 2nd Apr 2022
Simply Glorious (right) leads Enthrallment

Dublin doubles for Ryan & O'Brien

5.09PM

Piz Badile (right), with Buckaroo

Donnacha O'Brien eyes Epsom with Ballysax winner

4.54PM

Fri 1st Apr 2022
Changingoftheguard

Facile win for odds-on Ballydoyle colt

8.22PM

Fri 5th Nov 2021
Lesson Learned and Gavin Ryan

Lesson Learned another for in-form Donnacha

5.58PM

Sat 16th Oct 2021
Good Heavens and Shane Crosse

Experience stands to Good Heavens

2.47PM

Fri 1st Oct 2021
Moon Daisy rewards her backers at 15/2

Moon Daisy brings up her third success

8.35PM

Tue 28th Sep 2021
Queenship, black, blasts through to win

Sheehy wins his first Listed race on Queenship

4.59PM

Sun 26th Sep 2021
Search For A Song and Colin Keane

Search For A Song storms home

5.40PM

Ruling wins as he pleases

Ruling conquers all in Curragh

3.37PM

Wed 4th Aug 2021
Hot Sunsent (nearest) and Our Louise battle out the finish

Sunset too Hot for Nursery rivals

3.53PM

Sat 17th Jul 2021
Snowfall stretches clear in the Curragh

Scintillating Snowfall makes it back-to-back Oaks

4.00PM

Sun 27th Jun 2021
Emporio and Gavin Ryan

Emporio sheds maiden tag with decisive late burst

5.49PM

Sat 26th Jun 2021
Hurricane Lane (William Buick, blue) beats Lone Eagle (Frankie Dettori)

Hurricane Lane wins thrilling Irish Derby

4.27PM

Thu 17th Jun 2021
Igraine (Paddy Harnett) leans in on eventual 2nd Lunar Power (Colin Keane)

Harnett off the mark for the season and for Donnacha O'Brien

8.10PM

Fri 11th Jun 2021
Silver Surfer and Gavin Ryan (left) beat Shoebox King

Surfer surges home to gain deserved win

4.06PM

Sun 6th Jun 2021
Metaphorical comes to claim Emporio

Lordan and O'Brien fire in trebles through Metaphorical

3.57PM

Cisco Disco shows off his moves again

Orr secures a double on Cisco Disco

2.36PM

Thu 3rd Jun 2021
Fernando Vichi (Gavin Ryan) beats The Mediterranean (Seamie Heffernan)

O'Brien one two three and on to Irish Derby now for Fernando

5.28PM

Sat 22nd May 2021
Red silks, Chris Hayes wins on Castle Star

Castle the Star of the Marble Hill

2.47PM

Sun 16th May 2021
Grey horse Andreas Vesalius leads them a merry dance

Andreas Vesalius puts in a good body of work

3.42PM

Sat 15th May 2021
The Entertainer (Seamie Heffernan, nearside) beats Albion Square (Shane Foley)

The Entertainer another promising one for Caravaggio

2.27PM

Sun 9th May 2021
Sir William Bruce leads home Snowy Owl and Britzka

Sir William Bruce oversees O'Brien/Moore treble

5.12PM

Bolshoi Ballet impresses in Leopardstown

Bolshoi Ballet skips clear to seal O'Brien/Moore double

3.48PM

Sun 25th Apr 2021
Masseto and Gavin Ryan (left) beat Celtic Times

Masseto could be Ascot-bound after winning debut

2.33PM

Tue 20th Apr 2021
Elliptic and Gavin Ryan

Elliptic could be Royal Ascot filly after debut win

5.00PM

Sat 10th Apr 2021
Cadamosto (Ryan Moore) beats Silver Surfer (Gavin Ryan)

Ballydoyle's Cadamosto makes very pleasing debut at Dundalk

1.42PM

Fri 5th Mar 2021
My Generation and Shane Crosse

Almost as you were in 2020 as My Generation wins the Patton

8.12PM

Fri 6th Nov 2020
Hazel (centre) edges out Joan Of Arc

Hazel sticks head out to open account

6.32PM

Mon 2nd Nov 2020
Arturo Toscanini, far side, gets the better of Emporio

O'Brien and Heffernan double up as Oxx saddles final runners

1.56PM

Thu 8th Oct 2020
Rebel Step (Ben Coen) beats Flying Visit (Kevin Manning)

Coen quickly back on a winner after injury

3.10PM

Mon 14th Sep 2020
Lugnaquilla and Gavin Ryan

Well-bred Lugnaquilla off the mark

6.21PM

Sun 13th Sep 2020
Shale (Ryan Moore) beats Pretty Gorgeous (Declan McDonogh)

O'Brien one two in the Moyglare as Donnacha beats Joseph

4.14PM

Search For A Song - back in search of another Comer Group International Irish St. Leger

Great day in prospect at the Curragh with four Group Ones

8.58AM

Sat 29th Aug 2020
April Showers and Gavin Ryan

Showers strikes at third attempt

3.39PM

Thu 6th Aug 2020
Sweet Affection is ridden out by Gavin Ryan to beat off all challengers

Sweet double for red-hot Ryan

4.34PM

Military Style is ridden out by Emmet McNamara to beat Van Gogh

McNamara uses familiar Style on well-backed Military

2.10PM

Shale leads home Pretty Gorgeous

Ryan bags first Group 3 on Shale

1.42PM

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