Dermot Weld Explained

Dermot Weld
Occupation:	Trainer
Birth Place:	Ireland
Birth Date:	1948 7, df=yes
Career Wins:	3000+ (ongoing)
Race:	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, 2022,2023) 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, 2016) Prix Royal-Oak (2001) British Classic Race wins: Epsom Derby (2016) Epsom Oaks (1981, 2024) 2,000 Guineas (2003) Coronation Stakes (2023) 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) Ryanair Gold Cup (1992)
Awards:	Champion trainer (Ireland), 21 times
Horses:	Vintage Crop, Blue Wind, Committed, Media Puzzle Grey Swallow, Go and Go, Vinnie Roe

Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948), a former jockey is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers. He set a new record for the most winners trained in Ireland with 2,578 in August 2000, holding the record until Willie Mullins overtook it in May 2024.^[2]

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 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.

Education

Educated at Newbridge College, a qualified veterinarian (UCD 1970). In 2016, Weld was awarded UCD Alumnus of the Year in Veterinary Medicine.^[3]

Major wins

Ireland

Irish 1000 Guineas - (6) - Prince's Polly (1982), Trusted Partner (1988), Nightime (2006), Bethrah (2010), Homeless Songs (2022), Tahiyra (2023)
Irish 2000 Guineas - (1) - Flash of Steel (1986)
Irish Derby - (3) - Zagreb (1996), Grey Swallow (2004), Harzand (2016)
Irish Oaks - (2) - Blue Wind (1981), Dance Design (1996)
Irish St Leger - (9) - Vintage Crop (1993, 1994), Vinnie Roe (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), Voleuse de Coeurs (2013), Search For A Song (2019,2020)
Matron Stakes - (4) - Valley Forge (1977), Dress to Thrill (2002), Emulous (2011), Tahiyra (2023)
Moyglare Stud Stakes - (2) - Flutter Away (1987), Tahiyra (2022)
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 - (6) - Cockney Lass (1987), Definite Article (1996), Dance Design (1997), Grey Swallow (2005), Casual Conquest (2009), Fascinating Rock (2016)
Punchestown Gold Cup - (1) - Pillar Brae (1980)
Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle - (1) - Treble Bob (1995)
Arkle Novice Chase - (1) - General Idea (1992)
Champion Four Year Old Hurdle - (2) - Allen’s Mistake (1988), Hisaabaat (2012)
Champion INH Flat Race - (1) - Hidden Universe (2010)
Chanelle Pharma Novice Hurdle - (2) - Midsummer Gamble (1987), General Idea (1991)
December Festival Hurdle - (2) - Fortune and Fame (1993), Unaccompanied (2011)
Herald Champion Novice Hurdle - (1) - Fortune and Fame (1992)
Irish Champion Hurdle - (2) - Fortune and Fame (1994,1995)
Ryanair Gold Cup - (1) - General Idea (1992)
Savills Chase - (1) - General Idea (1992)
Spring Juvenile Hurdle - (3) - Iron County Xmas (1998), Unaccompanied (2011), Hisaabaat (2012)

---- 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)
Prix Vermeille - (1) - Tarnawa (2020)
Prix de l'Opéra - (1) - Tarnawa (2020)

---- Germany

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

---- Great Britain

2000 Guineas - (1) - Refuse to Bend (2003)
Ascot Gold Cup - (1) - Rite Of Passage (2010)
Champion Stakes - (1) - Fascinating Rock (2015)
Cheveley Park Stakes - (1) - Sookera (1977)
Coronation Stakes - (2) - Sutton Place (1978), Tahiyra (2023)
Golden Jubilee Stakes - (2) - Committed (1984), Big Shuffle (1987)
Middle Park Stakes - (1) - Steel Heart (1974)
Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - Committed (1984)
Epsom Derby - (1) - Harzand (2016)
Epsom Oaks - (2) - Blue Wind (1981), Ezeliya (2024)
Prince of Wales's Stakes - (1) - Free Eagle (2015)
St. James's Palace Stakes - (1) - Brief Truce (1992)
Sun Chariot Stakes - (1) - Dress to Thrill (2002)
Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle - (1) - Dark Raven (1986)
Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle - (1) - Windsor Park (2015)
Champion Bumper - (1) - Silver Concorde (2014)
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)
Breeders' Cup Turf - (1) - Tarnawa (2020)
Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes - (1) - Dimitrova (2003)
Man o' War Stakes - (1) - Zhukova (2017)
Secretariat Stakes - (1) - Winchester (2008)
Matriarch Stakes - (1) - Dress to Thrill (2002)

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External links

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.

Notes and References

http://www.racingvictoria.net.au/Racing/race.aspx?meet_code=383411&race_code=523106 2002 Melbourne Cup result
Web site: Fennelly . Conor . Willie Mullins becomes the winningmost Irish trainer as Ballyburn lands Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle . Racing Post . 3 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240503191912/https://www.racingpost.com/news/reports/willie-mullins-becomes-the-winningmost-irish-trainer-as-ballyburn-lands-punchestown-champion-novice-hurdle-aBN6W8N2LcBp/ . 3 May 2024 . 3 May 2024 . live.
Web site: DERMOT WELD . 2022-08-31 . UCD Alumni Awards . en-GB.