Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Welcome to our profile of two-time Melbourne Cup winning Trainer Joseph O’Brien.

We look at his current race entries, form, big winners, history and more.

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Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Joseph Patrick O’Brien Runners Today

Here are all the Joseph Patrick O’Brien horses running today and future entries:

Time/dateCourseDistanceClassHorseJockey
15:10 2nd Apr 23Leopardstown7f 18yC1Thornbrook (IRE)D P McDonogh
15:10 2nd Apr 23Leopardstown7f 18yC1Madly Truly (IRE)D McMonagle
15:45 2nd Apr 23Leopardstown1m 2fC1Up And Under (FR)M P Sheehy
16:20 2nd Apr 23Leopardstown1m 2fValiant KingO Murphy
13:55 5th Apr 23Leopardstown1m 2fStar Galaxy (IRE)Unknown Jockey
14:30 5th Apr 23Leopardstown1m 2fHarshUnknown Jockey
14:30 5th Apr 23Leopardstown1m 2fUp And Under (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:40 5th Apr 23Leopardstown1mC1Goldana (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:40 5th Apr 23Leopardstown1mC1BuckarooUnknown Jockey
16:15 5th Apr 23Leopardstown1mJust An Hour (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:15 5th Apr 23Leopardstown1mUp And Under (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:35 7th Apr 23Newcastle1m 5yC2San Andreas (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:55 9th Apr 23Fairyhouse2m 4fBanbridge (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:55 9th Apr 23Fairyhouse2m 4fMidnight Run (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:55 9th Apr 23Fairyhouse2m 4fSolness (FR)Unknown Jockey
17:00 10th Apr 23Fairyhouse3m 5f 50yA Wave Of The Sea (IRE)Unknown Jockey
17:00 10th Apr 23Fairyhouse3m 5f 50yBusselton (FR)Unknown Jockey
17:00 10th Apr 23Fairyhouse3m 5f 50yFire Attack (IRE)Unknown Jockey
17:00 10th Apr 23Fairyhouse3m 5f 50yDarasso (FR)Unknown Jockey
17:15 15th Apr 23Aintree4m 2f 74yC1Darasso (FR)Unknown Jockey
17:15 15th Apr 23Aintree4m 2f 74yC1A Wave Of The Sea (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:10 16th Apr 23Curragh1m 2fHannibal Barca (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:10 16th Apr 23Curragh1m 2fAbove The Curve (USA)Unknown Jockey
15:10 16th Apr 23Curragh1m 2fBuckarooUnknown Jockey
15:10 16th Apr 23Curragh1m 2fVisualisation (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:10 16th Apr 23Curragh1m 2fOttilien (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:45 16th Apr 23Curragh7fJumblyUnknown Jockey
15:45 16th Apr 23Curragh7fAgartha (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 16th Apr 23Curragh7fHoney GirlUnknown Jockey
15:45 16th Apr 23Curragh7fGoldana (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 16th Apr 23Curragh7fBasil Martini (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 16th Apr 23Curragh7fZoinnocent (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 16th Apr 23Curragh7fShadowed (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:40 6th May 23Newmarket1mC1Al Riffa (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:40 7th May 23Newmarket1mC1Caroline Street (USA)Unknown Jockey
15:40 7th May 23Newmarket1mC1Thornbrook (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:40 7th May 23Newmarket1mC1Zoinnocent (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:20 27th May 23Curragh1mLark In The Mornin (GER)Unknown Jockey
15:20 27th May 23Curragh1mMister Mister (GER)Unknown Jockey
15:20 27th May 23Curragh1mRoaring Gallagher (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:20 27th May 23Curragh1mThe Franchise (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:20 27th May 23Curragh1mGleneagle Bay (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:20 27th May 23Curragh1mAl Riffa (FR)Unknown Jockey
14:40 28th May 23Curragh1m 2f 110yHannibal Barca (IRE)Unknown Jockey
14:40 28th May 23Curragh1m 2f 110yHigh Definition (IRE)Unknown Jockey
14:40 28th May 23Curragh1m 2f 110yBuckarooUnknown Jockey
14:40 28th May 23Curragh1m 2f 110yAbove The Curve (USA)Unknown Jockey
14:40 28th May 23Curragh1m 2f 110yOttilien (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:45 28th May 23Curragh1mLumiere Rock (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 28th May 23Curragh1mMadly Truly (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 28th May 23Curragh1mCoco Crush (USA)Unknown Jockey
15:45 28th May 23Curragh1mAmerican SonjaUnknown Jockey
15:45 28th May 23Curragh1mPerfect PortraitUnknown Jockey
15:45 28th May 23Curragh1mCaroline Street (USA)Unknown Jockey
15:45 28th May 23Curragh1mQueen Maedbh (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 28th May 23Curragh1mZoinnocent (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 28th May 23Curragh1mPerseids (USA)Unknown Jockey
15:45 28th May 23Curragh1mThornbrook (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 28th May 23Curragh1mSibyl Charm (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:30 3rd Jun 23Epsom Downs1m 4f 6yAlbert Park (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:30 3rd Jun 23Epsom Downs1m 4f 6yDeakin (FR)Unknown Jockey
16:30 3rd Jun 23Epsom Downs1m 4f 6yAl Riffa (FR)Unknown Jockey
16:30 3rd Jun 23Epsom Downs1m 4f 6yCatani Gardens (IRE)Unknown Jockey
16:30 3rd Jun 23Epsom Downs1m 4f 6yMister Mister (GER)Unknown Jockey
16:30 3rd Jun 23Epsom Downs1m 4f 6yHutton (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fIkigai Star (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fDeakin (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:45 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fAl Riffa (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:45 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fIntellotto (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fCatani Gardens (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fHarshUnknown Jockey
15:45 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fValiant KingUnknown Jockey
15:45 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fMister Mister (GER)Unknown Jockey
15:45 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fRoaring Gallagher (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:45 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fUp And Under (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:45 2nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fMoab (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 22nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fSandy Creek (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 22nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fLumiere Rock (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 22nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fStar Galaxy (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 22nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fGreen Sky (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 22nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fUnassuming (FR)Unknown Jockey
15:45 22nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fDawn Rider (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 22nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fThunder Roll (IRE)Unknown Jockey
15:45 22nd Jul 23Curragh1m 4fSugaree (IRE)Unknown Jockey

Joseph Patrick O’Brien Recent Form

PeriodRuns1st2nd3rdWin%£ level stake
Season (Combined )11313141211.5-54.81

Key Stats – JP O’Brien

Name – Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Date of Birth – 23 May 1993

Racing Yard – Owning Hill, County Kilkenny

Big Wins: Melbourne Cup (2), Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf, English St Leger, Irish Derby, Moyglare Stud Stakes, National Stakes (2), Pretty Polly Stakes (2), Matron Stakes, Irish Gold Cup, Racing Post Novice Chase, Irish Arkle Chase, Christmas Hurdle, Cox Plate, Prix Ganay, Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Melling Chase (2), Ascot Chase and many more top flat and National Hunt races.

Trainer Profile of Joseph O’Brien

Joseph is the son of leading Irish Trainer Aidan O’Brien and never has the saying “a chip off the old block” been more appropriate.

He rode his first winner on his father’s Johann Zoffany at Leopardstown in 2009 and was co-champion apprentice in Ireland in 2010.

He rode Roderic O’Connor to win the Irish 2000 Guineas the following year.

In 2012, he won the English 2000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby aboard Camelot, narrowly failing to pull off the elusive Triple Crown when second in the St Leger.

He also won the Derby on Australia for his father in 2014. Joseph was champion jockey in Ireland in 2012 and 2013.

He retired from the saddle in 2016 to take up training and had his first Group 1 winner with Intricately in the Moyglare Stud Stakes the same year.

Joseph O’Brien – Key Trainer Stats

Joseph was twice Champion flat jockey of Ireland, setting a new record of 126 winners in 2013.

He was always going to struggle to maintain his weight and it came as no surprise when he made the change to training. He made an immediate impact under both codes.

He trained 23 winners on the flat in his first season, 52 in 2017 and recorded the first of five consecutive centuries in 2018. He almost broke the 1 million euros barrier in his second campaign and all five subsequent years yielded in excess of 2.6 million euros.

His National Hunt stats also make impressive reading, saddling 88 winners in only his third season.

Joseph O’Brien’s Big Race Wins

His achievement of winning the Melbourne Cup, not once but twice, has to stand at the top of his CV.

Ironically he defeated his father’s horse when winning it for the first time with Rekindling in 2017 and then struck again with Twilight Payment three years’ later.

The globetrotting performances of State Of Rest typify his willingness to travel for the big prizes. The horse has won the Saratoga Derby, the Prix Ganay, the Cox Plate and the Prince of Wales’s Stakes.

He won the Irish Derby twice as a jockey and trained Latrobe to win it in 2018.

He secured his first English Classic in the 2020 St Leger with Galileo Chrome.

He has three Cheltenham Festival winners under his belt as well as numerous other top National Hunt prizes.

Joseph O’Brien – Most Famous Victories

Rekindling’s Melbourne Cup victory was notable as he became the youngest winner of the race in 76 years.

He had won the Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown but was beaten in the Dante and finished well down the field at Epsom.

He later finished a creditable fourth in the St Leger before being sent to Flemington. He won at 14-1, beating Aidan’s Johannes Vermeer by half a length.

Galileo Chrome won the St Leger behind closed doors in 2020 due to the covid pandemic. He had only raced once as a juvenile but shot up through the ranks at three, winning all four starts culminating in the Doncaster Classic.

Summary of Trainer Joseph O’Brien

Joseph O’Brien established himself immediately as a trainer and has shown that he is equally adept with both flat racers and jumpers.

He is very astute at placing his horses and looks destined to go to the very top.

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As the Co-Founder of British Racecourses, I love the chance to share my enjoyment of racing with others. As a family, we have always loved the racing and went to Haydock races as kids, as often as we could. We are now lucky enough to own some fantastic racehorses who we will follow around the tracks and we have had some great wins. As part of British Racecourses, I enjoy visiting and reviewing the racecourses that we visit, all of which I think have something to offer and are brilliant in their own ways.