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Aidan O'Brien has trained 13 winners of the Irish Champion Stakes, the centrepiece of the Irish Champions Festival. His first came with Giant's Causeway in 2000 and his latest with Delacroix in 2025, ridden by Christophe Soumillon. His dual winner Magical (2019 and 2020) shares the record for a horse with Dylan Thomas. In 2026 his favourite Constitution River was third behind the 50-1 winner Hotazhell.
Former winners Auguste Rodin (2023, second) and Luxembourg (2022, sixth) were among the beaten runners. The winning margin was a neck. The win was worth EUR 725,000 to the winner. The winning time was 2m 3.20s.
With this win, Porta Fortuna now has 3 Group 1 wins this season. The winning margin over Fallen Angel was 1 length. The field numbered 9 runners. The win was worth EUR 240,000 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 40.67s.
In 2023, Bradsell had finished seventh here behind Moss Tucker. Former winner Moss Tucker (2023) was among the beaten runners, finishing 17th. The field numbered 18 runners. The horse is by Tasleet out of Russian Punch.
Kyprios won this race again, after winning it in 2022. In 2023, the horse had finished second here behind Eldar Eldarov. The field numbered 6 runners. The win was worth EUR 348,000 to the winner. The winning time was 2m 59.04s.
Aidan O'Brien had come close here before: Kyprios was second in 2023. With this win, the stable leads the trainers' table on 15 Group 1 wins. On the same weekend, the stable also took the St. Leger Stakes with Jan Brueghel.
Ryan Moore had come close here before: Kyprios was second in 2023. With this win, the jockey and trainer Aidan O'Brien combined for 13 Group 1 successes this season. The jockey leads the jockeys' table on 14 Group 1 wins.
Galileo had already sired a winner of this race: Search For A Song (2020). With this win, the stallion reached 6 Group 1 wins this season, level with Dubawi at the top of the sires' table. Next in the table: Starspangledbanner (4).
Aidan O'Brien also saddled Exactly (third) and Bedtime Story (fifth) in this edition. The stable had come close here before: Meditate was second in 2022. With this win, the stable leads the trainers' table on 15 Group 1 wins.
Scorthy Champ was an outsider, returned at decimal odds of 14.7. The field numbered 8 runners. The horse is by Mehmas out of Fidaaha. The win was worth EUR 240,000 to the winner. The winning time was 1m 25.08s.
Joseph Patrick O'Brien had already trained winners of this race: Thunder Moon (2020) and Al Riffa (2022). The stable had come close here before: Islandsinthestream was second in 2023.
Aidan O'Brien45WinsAidan O'Brien · 45 Wins
Dermot Weld12WinsDermot Weld · 12 Wins
Vincent O'Brien12WinsVincent O'Brien · 12 Wins
John Oxx8WinsJohn Oxx · 8 Wins
Kevin Prendergast7WinsKevin Prendergast · 7 Wins
John Gosden6WinsJohn Gosden · 6 Wins
Saeed bin Suroor6WinsSaeed bin Suroor · 6 Wins
Joseph Patrick O'Brien5WinsJoseph Patrick O'Brien · 5 Wins
Jessica Harrington4WinsJessica Harrington · 4 Wins
Jim Bolger4WinsJim Bolger · 4 Wins
Ryan Moore19WinsRyan Moore · 19 Wins
Michael Kinane13WinsMichael Kinane · 13 Wins
Joseph O'Brien10WinsJoseph O'Brien · 10 Wins
Chris Hayes8WinsChris Hayes · 8 Wins
Frankie Dettori8WinsFrankie Dettori · 8 Wins
Seamie Heffernan8WinsSeamie Heffernan · 8 Wins
Pat Smullen7WinsPat Smullen · 7 Wins
Lester Piggott5WinsLester Piggott · 5 Wins
Shane Foley5WinsShane Foley · 5 Wins
Johnny Murtagh4WinsJohnny Murtagh · 4 WinsAll 7 Group 1 races of the meeting, 234 editions in our database. Each race counts from its first edition there.
