Dermot Weld

Dermot Weld
Occupation	Trainer
Born	29 July 1948 Ireland
Career wins	3000+ (ongoing)
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, Committed, 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.

He was played by Brendan Gleeson in the feature film The Cup.

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 - (7) - Vintage Crop (1993, 1994), Vinnie Roe (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), Voleuse De Coeurs (2013)
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)
Phoenix Stakes - (2) - Kilijaro (1978), Smokey Lady (1979)
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

Melbourne Cup - (2) - Vintage Crop (1993), Media Puzzle (2002)

France

Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp - (2) - Committed (1984, 1985)
Prix Royal-Oak - (1) - Vinnie Roe (2001)

Germany

Bayerisches Zuchtrennen - (1) - Market Booster (1993)

Great Britain

2000 Guineas - (1) - Refuse to Bend (2003)
Ascot Gold Cup - (1) - Rite of Passage (2010)
Cheveley Park Stakes - (1) - Sookera (1977)
Coronation Stakes - (1) - Sutton Place (1978)
Golden Jubilee Stakes - (2) - Committed (1984), Big Shuffle (1987)
Middle Park Stakes - (1) - Steel Heart (1974)
Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - Committed (1984)
Epsom Oaks - (1) - Blue Wind (1981)
St. James's Palace Stakes - (1) - Brief Truce (1992)
Sun Chariot Stakes - (1) - Dress to Thrill (2002)

Triumph Hurdle - (1) - Rare Holiday (1990)

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Mile - (1) - Additional Risk (1991)

Italy

Derby Italiano - (1) - In a Tiff (1992)

United States

American Derby - (3) - Pine Dance (2000), Evolving Tactics (2003), Simple Exchange (2004)
American Oaks - (1) - Dimitrova (2003)
Belmont Stakes - (1) - Go and Go (1990)
Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes - (1) - Dimitrova (2003)
Secretariat Stakes - (1) - Winchester (2008)

References

↑ 2002 Melbourne Cup result

Go Racing Ireland: Dermot Weld Profile. Access date 2007-11-25.
Weld Seals Irish Success. BBC Sport, 5 November 2002. Access date 2007-11-26.