Dermot Weld
Dermot Weld |
Occupation |
Trainer |
Born |
29 July 1948
Ireland |
Career wins |
3000+ (ongoing) |
Major racing wins, honours and awards |
Major racing wins |
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)
Derby Italiano (1992)
St. James's Palace Stakes (1992)
Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (1993)
Irish St. Leger
(1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Irish Derby (1996, 2004)
Prix Royal-Oak (2001)
British Classic Race wins:
Epsom Oaks (1981)
2,000 Guineas (2003)
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) |
Racing awards |
Champion trainer (Ireland), 21 times |
Significant horses |
Vintage Crop, Blue Wind, Media Puzzle
Grey Swallow, Go and Go, Vinnie Roe |
Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948) is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers. He holds the record for the most winners trained in Ireland (2,578 set in August 2000).
A qualified veterinarian and former jockey, 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 world famous Galway Races to the Dermot Weld Retirement Fund Races, however it proved to be unsuccessful.
Major wins
Ireland
- Irish 1000 Guineas - (4) - Prince's Polly (1982), Trusted Partner (1988), Nightime (2006), Bethrah (2010)
- Irish 2000 Guineas - (1) - Flash of Steel (1986)
- Irish Derby - (2) - Zagreb (1996), Grey Swallow (2004)
- Irish Oaks - (2) - Blue Wind (1981), Dance Design (1996)
- Irish St Leger - (6) - Vintage Crop (1993, 1994), Vinnie Roe (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
- Matron Stakes - (3) - Valley Forge (1977), Dress to Thrill (2002), Emulous (2011)
- Moyglare Stud Stakes - (1) - Flutter Away (1987)
- National Stakes - (5) - Diamonds Are Trumps (1977), Day Is Done (1981), Definite Article (1994), Mus-If (1998), Refuse to Bend (2002)
- Pretty Polly Stakes - (4) - Market Booster (1992), Dance Design (1996, 1997), Chinese White (2010)
- Tattersalls Gold Cup - (5) - Cockney Lass (1987), Definite Article (1996), Dance Design (1997), Grey Swallow (2005), Casual Conquest (2009)
Australia
France
Germany
Great Britain
Hong Kong
Italy
United States
References
Persondata |
Name |
Weld, Dermot |
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Date of birth |
29 July 1948 |
Place of birth |
Ireland |
Date of death |
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