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Donnacha O'Brien

mentioned in about 280 articles
Wed 9th Nov 2022
El Tesoro, near side, fends off Not Too Real Bad

El Tesoro wins nursery for O'Brien and Harnett

2.42PM

Fri 23rd Sep 2022
Not Even Close (right)

Close in the end but Donnacha's filly holds on

8.22PM

Sun 11th Sep 2022
Dylan Browne McMonagle steers Al Riffa in

First top-level success for Browne McMonagle as O'Brien doubles up

4.12PM

Fri 26th Aug 2022
Emporio and Gavin Ryan (second from left)

Donnacha O'Brien completes Tipperary double

6.33PM

Blindsided and Paddy Harnett win Claiming Maiden

Harnett Blind Sides rivals in Claiming Maiden

4.40PM

Fri 22nd Jul 2022
Perotan and Wayne Lordan with groom Hazel Galloway

Perotan powers to Listed success in Her Majesty's Plate

7.59PM

Thu 21st Jul 2022
Point King and Shane Crosse (inside) lead home Waterville and Ryan Moore

Point King completes double for Joseph O'Brien

8.40PM

Proud And Regal leads home his rivals under Gavin Ryan

Regal makes all in the Tyros to end Aidan's dominance

6.59PM

Never Ending Story and Ryan Moore (centre) get the better of Zoinnocent (blue & white) and La Dolce Vita (pink)

Silver Flash goes to Never Ending Story

6.31PM

Sat 16th Jul 2022
Little Big Bear

Bear mauls Anglesey Stakes rivals to complete O'Brien double

2.28PM

Thu 14th Jul 2022
Caroline Street and Shane Crosse win nicely on debut

Caroline Street gives O'Brien and Crosse quick double

7.01PM

Wed 29th Jun 2022
La Dolce Vita, centre, driven home by Gavin Ryan

O'Brien and Ryan double up with La Dolce Vita

6.50PM

Wodao, far side, pips Ardad's Great, centre, and The Antarctic

Wodao clings on in Listed thriller

6.02PM

Sun 26th Jun 2022
Statuette maintained unbeaten record

Statuette makes it two from two in Airlie

2.21PM

Proud And Regal won under Killian Leonard

Regal does Donnacha proud

1.53PM

Sat 25th Jun 2022
Westover storms further clear

Keane wins his first Irish Derby on Westover

4.23PM

Fri 24th Jun 2022
Common Practice, near side, wears down Alma Libre, far side

Common Practice wins thrilling Apprentice Derby

7.41PM

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

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