Famous Horse Races
Irish Derby
 A Brief History Of Irish Derby The Irish Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs (2,414 metres) at the Curragh, County Kildare in late June / early July. It has been run annually since 1866 and is often contested by the leading horses from its English and French equivalents - the Epsom Derby and Prix du Jockey Club. The race has been sponsored by Budweiser since 1986. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891 1890 1889 1888 1887 1886 1885 1884 1883 1882 1881 1880 1879 1878 1877 1876 1875 1874 1873 1872 1871 1870 1869 1868 1867 1866 Winner Soldier of Fortune Dylan Thomas Hurricane Run Grey Swallow Alamshar High Chaparral Galileo Sinndar Montjeu Dream Well Desert King Zagreb Winged Love Balanchine Commander in Chief St Jovite Generous Salsabil Old Vic Kahyasi Sir Harry Lewis Shahrastani Law Society El Gran Senor Shareef Dancer Assert Shergar Tyrnavos Troy Shirley Heights The Minstrel Malacate Grundy English Prince Weaver's Hall Steel Pulse Irish Ball Nijinsky II Prince Regent Ribero Ribocco Sodium Meadow Court Santa Claus Ragusa Tambourine Your Highness Chamour Fidalgo Sindon Ballymoss Talgo Panaslipper Zarathustra Chamier Thirteen of Diamonds Fraise du Bois Dark Warrior Hindostan Nathoo Sayajirao Bright News Piccadilly Slide On The Phoenix Windsor Slipper Sol Oriens Turkhan Mondragon Rosewell Phideas Raeburn Museum Patriot King / Primero Harinero Dastur Sea Serpent Rock Star Kopi Baytown Knight of the Grail Embargo Zionist Haine / Zodiac Waygood Spike Island Ballyheron He Goes Loch Lomond King John First Flier Furore Ballaghtobin Land of Song Bachelor's Wedding Civility Shanballymore Aviator Bachelor's Double Wild Bouquet Orby Killeagh Flax Park Royal Arch Lord Rossmore St. Brendan Carrigavalla Gallinaria Oppressor Noble Howard Wales Gulsalberk Portmarnock Blairfinde Bowline Roy Neil Narraghmore Kentish Fire Tragedy Theodolite Pet Fox Theodemir St. Kevin Theologian Sylph Sortie Master Ned King of the Bees Soulouque Madame duBarry Redskin Umpire Innishowen Ben Battle Kyrle Daly Trickstress Maid of Athens Billy Pitt The Scout Madeira Golden Plover Selim Age Jockey Seamus Heffernan Kieren Fallon Kieren Fallon Pat Smullen Johnny Murtagh Michael Kinane Michael Kinane Johnny Murtagh Cash Asmussen Cash Asmussen Christy Roche Pat Shanahan Olivier Peslier Frankie Dettori Pat Eddery Christy Roche Alan Munro Willie Carson Steve Cauthen Ray Cochrane John Reid Walter Swinburn Pat Eddery Pat Eddery Walter Swinburn Christy Roche Lester Piggott A. Murray Willie Carson Greville Starkey Lester Piggott Philippe Paquet Pat Eddery Yves Saint-Martin George McGrath Bill Williamson Alfred Gibert Liam Ward Trainer Aidan O'Brien Aidan O'Brien André Fabre Dermot Weld John Oxx Aidan O'Brien Aidan O'Brien John Oxx John Hammond Pascal Bary Aidan O'Brien Dermot Weld André Fabre Hilal Ibrahim Henry Cecil Jim Bolger Paul Cole John Dunlop Henry Cecil Luca Cumani Barry Hills Michael Stoute Vincent O'Brien Vincent O'Brien Michael Stoute David O'Brien Michael Stoute Bruce Hobbs Dick Hern John Dunlop Vincent O'Brien François Boutin Peter Walwyn Peter Walwyn Seamus McGrath Scobie Breasley Philippe Lallié Vincent O'Brien Owner Sue Magnier Sue Magnier Michael Tabor Rochelle Quinn HH Aga Khan IV Michael Tabor Sue Magnier HH Aga Khan IV Michael Tabor Niarchos Family Michael Tabor Allen E. Paulson Sheikh Mohammed Godolphin Stables Khalid Abdulla Virginia Kraft Payson Fahd Salman Hamdan Al Maktoum Sheikh Mohammed HH Aga Khan IV Howard Kaskel HH Aga Khan IV Stavros Niarchos Robert Sangster Maktoum Al Maktoum Robert Sangster HH Aga Khan IV George Cambanis Lord Weinstock 2nd Earl of Halifax Robert Sangster Maria Félix Berger Dr Carlo Vittadini Seamus McGrath Ravi Tikkoo Charles W Engelhard Time 2:36.0 2:29.7 2:29.4 2:28.7 2:28.2 2:32.2 2:27.1 2:33.9 2:30.1 2:44.3 2:32.5 2:30.6 2:30.1 2:32.7 2:31.2 2:25.6 2:33.3 2:33.0 2:29.9 2:32.5 2:40.2 2:32.1 2:29.9 2:31.5 2:29.4 2:33.2 2:32.7 2:43.8 2:30.6 2:32.3 2:32.0 2:31.2 2:31.1 2:33.4 2:39.0 2:39.8 2:33.8 2:36.8 |