Dermot Weld

Dermot Weld
Dermot Weld
Occupation	Trainer
Born	29 July 1948 (age 76); 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, 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); 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)
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), 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)

References

^ 2002 Melbourne Cup result
^ Fennelly, Conor (3 May 2024). "Willie Mullins becomes the winningmost Irish trainer as Ballyburn lands Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "DERMOT WELD". UCD Alumni Awards. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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.

[1] 2002 Melbourne Cup result

[2] Fennelly, Conor (3 May 2024). "Willie Mullins becomes the winningmost Irish trainer as Ballyburn lands Punchestown Champion Novice Hurdle". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[3] "DERMOT WELD". UCD Alumni Awards. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

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