Group 1 Classic
Irish Derby winners
Benvenuto Cellini won the 2026 Irish Derby, ridden by Ryan Moore for Aidan O'Brien. Below: every winner back to 1946.
- Curragh
- Late June or early July
Roll of honour
81 runnings| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Benvenuto Cellini | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2025 | Lambourn | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2024 | Los Angeles | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2023 | Auguste Rodin | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2022 | Westover | Colin Keane | Ralph Beckett |
| 2021 | Hurricane Lane | William Buick | Charlie Appleby |
| 2020 | Santiago | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2019 | Sovereign | Padraig Beggy | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2018 | Latrobe | Donnacha O'Brien | Joseph O'Brien |
| 2017 | Capri | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2016 | Harzand | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld |
| 2015 | Jack Hobbs | William Buick | John Gosden |
| 2014 | Australia | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2013 | Trading Leather | Kevin Manning | Jim Bolger |
| 2012 | Camelot | Joseph O'Brien | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2011 | Treasure Beach | Colm O'Donoghue | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2010 | Cape Blanco | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2009 | Fame and Glory | Johnny Murtagh | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2008 | Frozen Fire | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2007 | Soldier of Fortune | Seamie Heffernan | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2006 | Dylan Thomas | Kieren Fallon | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2005 | Hurricane Run | Kieren Fallon | André Fabre |
| 2004 | Grey Swallow | Pat Smullen | Dermot Weld |
| 2003 | Alamshar | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx |
| 2002 | High Chaparral | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2001 | Galileo | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien |
| 2000 | Sinndar | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx |
| 1999 | Montjeu | Cash Asmussen | John Hammond |
| 1998 | Dream Well | Cash Asmussen | Pascal Bary |
| 1997 | Desert King | Christy Roche | Aidan O'Brien |
| 1996 | Zagreb | Pat Shanahan | Dermot Weld |
| 1995 | Winged Love | Olivier Peslier | André Fabre |
| 1994 | Balanchine | Frankie Dettori | Hilal Ibrahim |
| 1993 | Commander in Chief | Pat Eddery | Henry Cecil |
| 1992 | St Jovite | Christy Roche | Jim Bolger |
| 1991 | Generous | Alan Munro | Paul Cole |
| 1990 | Salsabil | Willie Carson | John Dunlop |
| 1989 | Old Vic | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil |
| 1988 | Kahyasi | Ray Cochrane | Luca Cumani |
| 1987 | Sir Harry Lewis | John Reid | Barry Hills |
| 1986 | Shahrastani | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute |
| 1985 | Law Society | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1984 | El Gran Senor | Pat Eddery | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1983 | Shareef Dancer | Walter Swinburn | Michael Stoute |
| 1982 | Assert | Christy Roche | David O'Brien |
| 1981 | Shergar | Lester Piggott | Michael Stoute |
| 1980 | Tyrnavos | Tony Murray | Bruce Hobbs |
| 1979 | Troy | Willie Carson | Dick Hern |
| 1978 | Shirley Heights | Greville Starkey | John Dunlop |
| 1977 | The Minstrel | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1976 | Malacate | Philippe Paquet | François Boutin |
| 1975 | Grundy | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn |
| 1974 | English Prince | Yves Saint-Martin | Peter Walwyn |
| 1973 | Weavers' Hall | George McGrath | Seamus McGrath |
| 1972 | Steel Pulse | Bill Williamson | Scobie Breasley |
| 1971 | Irish Ball | Alfred Gibert | Philippe Lallié |
| 1970 | Nijinsky | Liam Ward | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1969 | Prince Regent | Geoff Lewis | Etienne Pollet |
| 1968 | Ribero | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton |
| 1967 | Ribocco | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton |
| 1966 | Sodium | Frankie Durr | George Todd |
| 1965 | Meadow Court | Lester Piggott | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1964 | Santa Claus | Willie Burke | Mick Rogers |
| 1963 | Ragusa | Garnie Bougoure | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1962 | Tambourine | Roger Poincelet | Etienne Pollet |
| 1961 | Your Highness | Bert Holmes | Humphrey Cottrill |
| 1960 | Chamour | Garnie Bougoure | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1959 | Fidalgo | Joe Mercer | Harry Wragg |
| 1958 | Sindon | Liam Ward | Michael Dawson |
| 1957 | Ballymoss | T. P. Burns | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1956 | Talgo | Manny Mercer | Harry Wragg |
| 1955 | Panaslipper | Jimmy Eddery | Seamus McGrath |
| 1954 | Zarathustra | Paddy Powell Jnr | Michael Hurley |
| 1953 | Chamier .mw-parser-output .citationword-wrapbreak-word.mw-parser-output .citationtargetbackground-colorrgba(01272550.133) | Bill Rickaby | Vincent O'Brien |
| 1952 | Thirteen Of Diamonds | Jimmy Mullane | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1951 | Fraise du Bois II | Charlie Smirke | Harry Wragg |
| 1950 | Dark Warrior | Jack Thompson | Paddy Prendergast |
| 1949 | Hindostan | Rae Johnstone | Frank Butters |
| 1948 | Nathoo | Rae Johnstone | Frank Butters |
| 1947 | Sayajirao | Edgar Britt | Sam Armstrong |
| 1946 | Bright News | Morny Wing | Darby Rogers |
Winners from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Irish Derby questions
Who won the Irish Derby in 2026?
Benvenuto Cellini, ridden by Ryan Moore and trained by Aidan O'Brien.
When is the Irish Derby?
The Irish Derby is run at Curragh: Late June or early July.
Which jockey has won the Irish Derby most?
Lester Piggott, with 5 wins in the list above.