Joseph Patrick O'Brien (born 23 May 1993) is an Irish horse racing trainer and former

flat racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...

jockey. He is the son of trainer

Aidan O'Brien Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland) Aidan O'Brien bio NTRA ...

. In 2012 he rode

Camelot Camelot is a castle and court associated with the legendary King Arthur. Absent in the early Arthurian material, Camelot first appeared in 12th-century French romances and, since the Lancelot-Grail cycle, eventually came to be described as the ...

to win the

2,000 Guineas The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) and scheduled to take place each year ...

, the 2012 Epsom Derby and the

Irish Derby The Irish Derby ( Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distanc ...

Riding career

O'Brien won a bronze medal at the 2009 European Pony Championships and was one of three jockeys who shared the Irish champion apprentice jockeys' title in 2010. He rode his first winner on Johann Zoffany, trained by his father, at

Leopardstown Racecourse Leopardstown Racecourse is an Irish horse-racing venue, located in Leopardstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, 8 km south of the Dublin city centre. Like the majority of Irish courses, it hosts both National Hunt and Flat racing. The cours ...

on 28 May 2009 and gained his first classic success when Roderic O'Connor won the 2011 Irish 2,000 Guineas. In 2012 Aidan and Joseph, 19, became the first father-son/trainer-jockey combination to win The Derby, with

. He was Irish Champion Jockey in 2012 with 87 winners. In October 2013, O'Brien broke a 20-year-old record with a treble at

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to get his 117th winner of the season and beat the previous record set by

Mick Kinane Michael J. Kinane (born 22 June 1959, Killenaule, County Tipperary) is an Irish former flat racing jockey. He had a 34-year career, retiring on 8 December 2009. A prolific winner of the Irish, English and French Classic ra ...

. He finished the 2013 season with 126 winners and retained his Irish Champion Jockey title. In March 2016 O'Brien announced that he would be stepping down from race-riding to concentrate on his new career as a trainer.

Training career

O'Brien began his training career at Owning Hill,

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. He made an immediate impact when Intricately won the Moyglare Stud Stakes in 2016. He went on to win the

Melbourne Cup The Melbourne Cup is a Thoroughbred horse race held in Melbourne, Australia. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Me ...

with Rekindling in 2017 and with Twilight Payment in 2020, the

Irish Derby The Irish Derby ( Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distanc ...

with Latrobe in 2018 and the Pretty Polly Stakes with Iridessa in 2019. He also trained several good winners under

National Hunt In horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Republic of Ireland, National Hunt racing requires horses to jump fences and ditches. National Hunt racing in the UK is informally known as "jumps" and is divided into two major distinct branches: ...

rules.

Major wins as a jockey

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* Irish 2,000 Guineas – (3) – ''Roderic O'Connor (2011), Power (2012), Magician (2013)'' *

Moyglare Stud Stakes The Moyglare Stud Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is schedul ...

– (1) – ''

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(2011)'' * Tattersalls Gold Cup – (1) – '' So You Think (2012)'' *

Irish Derby The Irish Derby ( Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distanc ...

- (2) - ''Camelot (2012), Australia (2014)'' * Irish St. Leger - (1) - ''

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(2015)'' * Vincent O'Brien National Stakes - (2) - '' Gleneagles (2014), Air Force Blue (2015)'' * Phoenix Stakes - (2) - ''Dick Whittington (2014)'', ''Air Force Blue (2015)'' ----

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Grand Prix de Paris The Grand Prix de Paris is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres (about 1½ miles), and ...

- (1) - ''Imperial Monarch (2012)'' ----

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(2012)'' *

Ascot Gold Cup The Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles 3 furlongs and 210 yards (4,01 ...

- (1) - '' Leading Light (2014)'' *

Coronation Cup The Coronation Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Epsom Downs over a distance of 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 6 yards ...

– (2) – '' St Nicholas Abbey (2012,2013)'' * Derby Stakes – (2) – ''Camelot (2012), Australia (2014)'' * Fillies' Mile - (1) - ''Together Forever (2014)'' * International Stakes - (2) - '' Declaration of War (2013), Australia (2014)'' * Prince of Wales's Stakes - (1) - ''So You Think (2012)'' * Queen Anne Stakes - (1) - ''Declaration of War (2013)'' * Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (1) - '' Excelebration (2012)'' * Racing Post Trophy – (2) – ''Camelot (2011),

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(2012)'' * St. Leger - (1) - ''Leading Light (2013)'' ----

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* Dubai Sheema Classic - (1) - ''St Nicholas Abbey (2013)'' ----

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Breeders' Cup Turf The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race's curre ...

– (1) – ''St Nicholas Abbey (2011)''

Major wins as a trainer

Ireland *

Irish Derby The Irish Derby ( Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distanc ...

- (1) - ''Latrobe (2018)'' *

– (1) – ''Intricately (2016)'' *

National Stakes The Vincent O'Brien National Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 met ...

– (2) – ''

Thunder Moon Thunder Moon (foaled 1 May 2018) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 2020 he made a successful debut in a maiden race and then won the Group 1 National Stakes. Background Thunder Moon is a bay colt with a white star and s ...

(2020), Al Riffa (2022)'' * Matron Stakes – (1) – '' Iridessa (2019)'' * Pretty Polly Stakes - (2) - ''Iridessa (2019), Thundering Nights (2021)'' * Irish Gold Cup - (1) - ''Edwulf (2018)'' * Racing Post Novice Chase - (1) - ''Le Richebourg (2018)'' * Arkle Novice Chase - (1) - ''Le Richebourg (2019)'' * Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle - (1) - ''Tower Bridge (2018)'' * Spring Juvenile Hurdle - (2) - ''Sir Erec (2019), A Wave of the Sea (2020)'' *

Drinmore Novice Chase The Drinmore Novice Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in Ireland which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Fairyhouse over a distance of about 2 miles and 4 furlongs (4,023 metres ...

- (1) - ''Fakir D’oudairies (2019)'' ---- Australia *

– (2) – '' Rekindling (

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Twilight Payment Twilight Payment (foaled 6 May 2013) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2020 Melbourne Cup. Bred and originally trained by Jim Bolger he did not race until he was three years old but showed promising form over exten ...

(2020)'' *

Cox Plate The W. S. Cox Plate is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 2040 metres (approximately 1m 2f), that is held by the Moonee Valley Racing Club at ...

- (1) - ''

State Of Rest State Of Rest (foaled 11 April 2018) is a retired Irish-bred and trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He was one of leading three-year-olds of 2021 winning Australia's premier G1 W. S. Cox Plate and Grade I Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes in th ...

(2021) '' ---- France *

Prix Ganay The Prix Ganay is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at Long ...

– (1) – ''

(2022) '' *

Prix Saint-Alary The Prix Saint-Alary is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1 miles), and it is scheduled to ...

- (1) - '' Above The Curve (2022) '' ---- Great Britain * Fillies' Mile - (2) - ''Iridessa (2018), Pretty Gorgeous (2020)'' * Prince of Wales's Stakes - (1) - ''

(2022)'' *

St Leger Stakes The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster ove ...

- (1) '' Galileo Chrome (2020)'' * Melling Chase - (2) - ''Fakir D'oudairies (2021, 2022) '' * Ascot Chase - (1) - ''Fakir D'oudairies (2022) '' ---- United States *

Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for fillies and mares, three years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup World Champions ...

- (1) - ''Iridessa (2019)'' * Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes - (1) - ''State Of Rest (2021)''

Year-end charts

References

External links

Racing Post Profile
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Riding career

Training career

Major wins as a jockey

Major wins as a trainer

Year-end charts

See also

References

External links