Tipperary based Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien is closing in on his 4,000th career winner ahead of the Irish Champions Festival at Leopardstown tomorrow and at the Curragh on Sunday. Mr O’Brien runs Ballydoyle Racing Stable near Rosegreen and it is acknowledged by many racing experts to be the finest training establishment in the world. It is also part of the wider Coolmore Equestrian Business.
Securing his 4,000th winner would be a significant milestone for the record-breaking Wexford man who has trained horses to win all around the world over jumps and on the Flat since taking out his licence in June 1993.
O’Brien’s tally currently stands at 3,994 winners. Ahead of the weekend, the Ballydoyle handler runs horses at Ascot today and will be well represented over Irish Champions Weekend with several horses in strong form at present.
O’Brien will become the third Irish trainer to achieve this milestone. Dermot Weld recorded his 4,000th winner in 2016 while Willie Mullins also hit his landmark 4,000th winner in January of this year.
