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Rosewell House Curragh Kildare
He is well known for his globetrotting adventures, meticulous preparation of his runners, and consistency at the top level.
His major wins have come not only on the Flat, but also over jumps, including at the Cheltenham Festival.
Born in 1948 in Ireland, Weld was involved in horse racing from an early age as his father Charlie was also a horse trainer.
Weld qualified as a veterinary surgeon at University College Dublin, a qualification that would stand him in good stead as his medical training would later serve as a foundation for his innovative approach to horse conditioning and injury management.
Weld took out his trainer?s license in 1972 and has run his operation out of Rosewell House in the Curragh, County Kildare.
Weld has trained more than 4,000 winners around the world, including every major Flat race in Ireland along with victories in Britain, France, the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, and Dubai.
Without doubt the most famous chapter in Weld's career was in 1993 when Vintage Crop won the Melbourne Cup. It was the first time a Northern Hemisphere-trained horse had won Australia?s most iconic race and it put Weld on the global map.
Weld returned to Australia in 2002 with Media Puzzle, who repeated the Melbourne Cup success under jockey Damien Oliver. What made this story one that was truly remarkable was the fact Oliver's brother had died in a racing accident just days before the race.
In Ireland, Weld has nothing left to achieve as he has won all five of the Classics. He has three wins in the Irish Derby, the most recent of those being Harzand in 2016, who went on to also win the Epsom Derby, giving Weld his first win in that Classic.
Weld has won the Irish 1,000 Guineas six times, the Irish 2,000 Guineas once, the Irish Oaks twice and has a magnificent return in the Irish St Leger with nine victories. He also won the English 2,000 Guineas once, along with the Champion Stakes, Ascot Gold Cup and Epsom Oaks.
Though best known for his Flat racing exploits, Weld has also achieved success over jumps.
He has trained three Cheltenham Festival winners - Rare Holiday landing the Triumph Hurdle in 1990, Silver Concorde landing the Champion Bumper in 2014 and Windsor Park winning the Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle in 2015.
On the Flat in Ireland, Weld has saddled 483 winners at Leopardstown but his best strike-rate surprisingly is at both Downpatrick and Laytown, where he has a 29 percent strike-rate.
In Britain, by far his most successful track is Ascot where he has trained 13 winners but he is a perfect 1-1 on the all-weather at Kempton too!
Up until recent years, Weld was also known as the King of Ballybrit due to the success he had over the years at the Galway Festival.
