Search
24 Oct 2025
Search
24 Oct 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
Aidan O'Brien has equalled Lester Piggott's record of nine Epsom Derby wins
Tipperary-based trainer Aidan O'Brien won his record-equalling ninth Epsom Derby this afternoon when Auguste Rodin stormed down the home stretch to get the verdict ahead of the 66/1 shot King of Steel, with White Birch (12/1) in third.
The winner of the 244th Derby, ridden by Ryan Moore, was returned at 9/2.
It was yet another Derby winner for Coolmore and Ballydoyle and Aidan O'Brien, who has now trained 42 English classic winners, told ITV Racing that Auguste Rodin was "a total home-bed horse" and great credit was due to everyone involved with the horse.
"He would have preferred a lot stronger pace and he had to quicken twice, but he's so exciting for us. His movement is just incredible.
"Ryan gave him an incredible ride, a peach of a ride".
Reflecting on the 2,000 Guineas, when the horse started as favourite but was almost tailed off, O'Brien said "everything just fell against him that day.
"It's a funny game, it was just one of those days".
He said that all options were open to him regarding his next race.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
