Aidan O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien has won the Irish Oaks 8 times since 1950, the last with Minnie Hauk in 2025.
ProfileRaces · Classics · Ireland
The Curragh
The CurraghIrish Oaks
Group 1- Latest winner
- Johanna Walsh
- Latest running
- 2026
- Conditions
- 3-year-old fillies
- Winning time 2026
- 2:28.49
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Johnny Murtagh
Johnny Murtagh has won the Irish Oaks 6 times since 1950, the last with Chicquita in 2013.
ProfileMargarula, 2002
The longest-priced winner of the Irish Oaks since 1988, ridden by Kevin Manning and trained by Jim Bolger.
To the winnersWinner 2026 All winners
Irish Oaks · 2026
by Sea the Stars out of Miss Aiglonne
Roll of honour & comparison
Explore the winners by period and compare who dominated.
Periods count back from 2026. Records, rankings and the winners list below follow the selected period. Data since 1950.
All winners 77 runnings since 1950
YearHorseTrainerJockeyOwnerSPTime
2026
Johanna Walshby Sea the Stars out of Miss AiglonneJoseph O'BrienDylan Browne McMonagleWells Watson7/22:28.49
Johanna Walshby Sea the Stars out of Miss AiglonneJoseph O'BrienDylan Browne McMonagleWells Watson7/22:28.492024
You Got To Meby Nathaniel out of BrushingRalph BeckettHector CrouchValmont & Newsells Park Stud Bldstk 2415/22:32.61
You Got To Meby Nathaniel out of BrushingRalph BeckettHector CrouchValmont & Newsells Park Stud Bldstk 2415/22:32.612022
Magical Lagoonby Galileo out of Night LagoonJessica HarringtonShane FoleyZhang Yuesheng5/42:34.02
Magical Lagoonby Galileo out of Night LagoonJessica HarringtonShane FoleyZhang Yuesheng5/42:34.022019Star Catcherby Sea the Stars out of Lynnwood ChaseJohn GosdenFrankie DettoriAnthony Oppenheimer7/22:34.49
2018
Sea of Classby Sea the Stars out of Holy MoonWilliam HaggasJames DoyleSunderland Holding Inc11/42:32.54
Sea of Classby Sea the Stars out of Holy MoonWilliam HaggasJames DoyleSunderland Holding Inc11/42:32.542012Great Heavensby Galileo out of Magnificient StyleJohn GosdenWilliam BuickLady Rothschild5/42:42.92
2004Ouija Boardby Cape Cross out of Selection BoardEd DunlopKieren Fallon19th Earl of Derby4/72:28.20
2003Vintage Tippleby Entrepreneur out of OverruledPaddy MullinsFrankie DettoriPat O'Donovan12/12:28.30
2000Petrushkaby Unfuwain out of Ballet ShoesSir Michael StouteJohnny MurtaghHighclere Racing Ltd11/22:31.20
1996
Dance Designby Sadler's Wells out of Elegance in DesignDermot WeldMichael KinaneMoyglare Stud Farm9/22:29.70
Dance Designby Sadler's Wells out of Elegance in DesignDermot WeldMichael KinaneMoyglare Stud Farm9/22:29.701995Pure Grainby Polish Precedent out of Mill LineSir Michael StouteJohn ReidRobert Barnett9/22:33.60
1991
Possessive Dancerby Shareef Dancer out of PossessiveAlex ScottSteve CauthenAhmed Al Maktoum8/12:31.10
Possessive Dancerby Shareef Dancer out of PossessiveAlex ScottSteve CauthenAhmed Al Maktoum8/12:31.101990Knight's Baronessby Rainbow Quest out of Knight's BeautyPaul ColeRichard QuinnPrince Fahd bin Salman13/82:31.70
1988Diminuendo / MelodistHenry Cecil / Michael StouteSteve Cauthen / Walter SwinburnSheikh Mohammed / Sheikh Mohammed2:36.40
1976Lagunetteby Val de Loir out of LanderinetteFrançois BoutinPhilippe PaquetMarius Berghgracht2:33.10
Records Full rankings
Most successful trainer
Aidan O'Brien
3 wins
Last 10 years · 2017–2026
Most successful jockey
Ryan Moore
3 wins
Last 10 years · 2017–2026
Most successful owner
Coolmore
3 wins
Last 10 years · 2017–2026
Most successful sire
Sea the Stars
3 wins
Last 10 years · 2017–2026
Most successful trainers
Last 10 years · 2017–2026
- 1
Aidan O'Brien3 wins - 2
John Gosden2 wins - 3Joseph O'Brien1 win
- 4
Ralph Beckett1 win - 5
Jessica Harrington1 win - 6
Ger Lyons1 win
Most successful jockeys
Last 10 years · 2017–2026
- 1
Ryan Moore3 wins - 2
Frankie Dettori2 wins - 3
Dylan Browne McMonagle1 win - 4
Hector Crouch1 win - 5
Shane Foley1 win - 6
Colin Keane1 win
Most successful owners
Last 10 years · 2017–2026
- 1
Coolmore3 wins - 2Wells Watson1 win
- 3Valmont & Newsells Park Stud Bldstk 241 win
- 4Zhang Yuesheng1 win
- 5Magnier / Paul Shanahan1 win
- 6Anthony Oppenheimer1 win
Most successful breeders
Last 10 years · 2017–2026
- 1Sunderland Holding Inc1 win
- 2B V Sangster1 win
- 3Dullingham Park Stud & Sarabex1 win
- 4Daddys Lil Darling Syndicate1 win
- 5Coolmore1 win
- 6Roncon, Chelston Ire & Wynatt1 win
Most successful sires
Last 10 years · 2017–2026
- 1Sea the Stars3 wins
- 2Nathaniel2 wins
- 3Galileo2 wins
- 4Frankel1 win
- 5Deep Impact1 win
- 6Camelot1 win
Most successful trainer
Aidan O'Brien
7 wins
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
Most successful jockey
Ryan Moore
4 wins
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
Most successful owner
Coolmore
7 wins
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
Most successful sire
Galileo
4 wins
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
Most successful trainers
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
- 1Aidan O'Brien7 wins
- 2John Gosden3 wins
- 3Joseph O'Brien1 win
- 4Ralph Beckett1 win
- 5Jessica Harrington1 win
- 6Ger Lyons1 win
Most successful jockeys
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
- 1Ryan Moore4 wins
- 2Frankie Dettori3 wins
- 3
Johnny Murtagh3 wins - 4Dylan Browne McMonagle1 win
- 5Hector Crouch1 win
- 6Shane Foley1 win
Most successful owners
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
- 1Coolmore7 wins
- 2Wells Watson1 win
- 3Valmont & Newsells Park Stud Bldstk 241 win
- 4Zhang Yuesheng1 win
- 5Magnier / Paul Shanahan1 win
- 6Anthony Oppenheimer1 win
Most successful breeders
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
- 1Sunderland Holding Inc1 win
- 2B V Sangster1 win
- 3Dullingham Park Stud & Sarabex1 win
- 4Daddys Lil Darling Syndicate1 win
- 5Coolmore1 win
- 6Roncon, Chelston Ire & Wynatt1 win
Most successful sires
Last 20 years · 2007–2026
- 1Galileo4 wins
- 2Sea the Stars3 wins
- 3Nathaniel2 wins
- 4Montjeu2 wins
- 5Frankel1 win
- 6Deep Impact1 win
Most successful trainer
Aidan O'Brien
8 wins
Since 2000 · 2000–2026
Most successful jockey
Frankie Dettori
5 wins
Since 2000 · 2000–2026
Most successful owner
Coolmore
8 wins
Since 2000 · 2000–2026
Most successful sire
Galileo
4 wins
Since 2000 · 2000–2026
Most successful trainers
Since 2000 · 2000–2026
- 1Aidan O'Brien8 wins
- 2John Gosden3 wins
- 3Ed Dunlop3 wins
- 4Alain de Royer-Dupré2 wins
- 5Joseph O'Brien1 win
- 6Ralph Beckett1 win
Most successful jockeys
Since 2000 · 2000–2026
- 1Frankie Dettori5 wins
- 2Ryan Moore4 wins
- 3Johnny Murtagh4 wins
- 4
Kieren Fallon2 wins - 5Dylan Browne McMonagle1 win
- 6Hector Crouch1 win
Most successful owners
Since 2000 · 2000–2026
- 1Coolmore8 wins
- 2Wells Watson1 win
- 3Valmont & Newsells Park Stud Bldstk 241 win
- 4Zhang Yuesheng1 win
- 5Magnier / Paul Shanahan1 win
- 6Anthony Oppenheimer1 win
Most successful breeders
Since 2000 · 2000–2026
- 1Airlie Stud2 wins
- 2Sunderland Holding Inc1 win
- 3B V Sangster1 win
- 4Dullingham Park Stud & Sarabex1 win
- 5Daddys Lil Darling Syndicate1 win
- 6Coolmore1 win
Most successful trainer
Aidan O'Brien
8 wins
All years since 1950
Most successful jockey
Johnny Murtagh
6 wins
All years since 1950
Most successful owner
Coolmore
8 wins
All years since 1950
Most successful sire
Galileo
4 wins
All years since 1950
Most successful trainers
All years since 1950
- 1Aidan O'Brien8 wins
- 2
Sir Michael Stoute5 wins - 3
Vincent O'Brien4 wins - 4John Oxx senior4 wins
- 5John Gosden3 wins
- 6Ed Dunlop3 wins
Most successful jockeys
All years since 1950
- 1Johnny Murtagh6 wins
- 2Frankie Dettori5 wins
- 3Ryan Moore4 wins
- 4Willie Carson4 wins
- 5Kieren Fallon3 wins
- 6
Pat Eddery3 wins
Most successful owners
All years since 1950
- 1Coolmore8 wins
- 2
Khalid Abdullah3 wins - 3
Aga Khan IV2 wins - 4Prince Fahd bin Salman2 wins
- 5
Sheikh Mohammed2 wins - 6Wells Watson1 win
Most successful breeders
All years since 1950
- 1Juddmonte Farms3 wins
- 2Aga Khan IV2 wins
- 3Airlie Stud2 wins
- 4Sunderland Holding Inc1 win
- 5B V Sangster1 win
- 6Dullingham Park Stud & Sarabex1 win
Most successful sires
All years since 1950
- 1Galileo4 wins
- 2Sea the Stars3 wins
- 3Sadler's Wells3 wins
- 4Unfuwain3 wins
- 5Nathaniel2 wins
- 6Montjeu2 wins