Joseph O'Brien (jockey)
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Joseph O'Brien after winning the Epsom Derby on Australia
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| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | 23 May 1993 |
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| St Nicholas Abbey Camelot Australia (horse) |
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Joseph O'Brien (born 23 May 1993)[1] is an Irish flat racing jockey and the son of horse racing trainer Aidan O'Brien.[2] In 2012 he rode Camelot to win the 2,000 Guineas, the 2012 Epsom Derby and the Irish Derby.[3][4][5][6]
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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.[1] He rode his first winner on Johann Zoffany, trained by his father, at Leopardstown Racecourse on 28 May 2009 and gained his first classic success when Roderic O'Connor won the 2011 Irish 2,000 Guineas.[1] In 2012 Aidan and Joseph, 19, became the first father-son/trainer-jockey combination to win the Epsom Derby, with Camelot.[7]
He was Irish Champion Jockey in 2012 with 87 winners.[8] In October 2013, O'Brien broke a 20-year-old record with a treble at Navan to get his 117th winner of the season and beat the previous record set by Mick Kinane.[9] He finished the 2013 season with 126 winners and retained his Irish Champion Jockey title.[10]
In March 2016 O'Brien announced that he would be stepping down from race-riding to concentrate on his new career as a trainer.[11]
Major wins
- Irish 2,000 Guineas – (3) – Roderic O'Connor (2011), Power (2012), Magician (2013)
- Moyglare Stud Stakes – (1) – Maybe (2011)
- Tattersalls Gold Cup – (1) – So You Think (2012)
- Irish Derby - (2) - Camelot (2012), Australia (2014)
- Irish St. Leger - (1) - Order Of St George (2015)
- Vincent O'Brien National Stakes - (2) - Gleneagles (2014), Air Force Blue (2015)
- Phoenix Stakes - (2) - Dick Whittington (2014), Air Force Blue (2015)
- Grand Prix de Paris - (1) - Imperial Monarch (2012)
- 2,000 Guineas – (1) – Camelot (2012)
- Ascot Gold Cup - (1) - Leading Light (2014)
- Coronation Cup – (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), Kingsbarns (2012)
- St. Leger - (1) - Leading Light (2013)
- Dubai Sheema Classic - (1) - St Nicholas Abbey (2013)
- Breeders' Cup Turf – (1) – St Nicholas Abbey (2011)
See also
Year-end charts for North America
| Chart (2013–present) | Peak position |
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| National Earnings List for Jockeys 2013 | 68 |
References
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