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.

^ 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.

[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.

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