{"id":52089,"date":"2025-06-09T23:40:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T23:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=52089"},"modified":"2025-06-10T03:59:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T03:59:21","slug":"killarney-maiden-clue-to-finding-the-next-aidan-obrien-epsom-derby-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/killarney-maiden-clue-to-finding-the-next-aidan-obrien-epsom-derby-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Could A Killarney Maiden Be The Clue To Finding The NEXT Aidan O’Brien Derby Winner?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien fired in his eleventh Epsom Derby win on 2025, when Lambourn ran his rivals ragged from the front, and after that latest Classic win there seems to be a pattern developing which might give us a clue on which O’Brien Derby horses to look out for in 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

50% Of Aidan O’Brien’s Last Six Epsom Derby Winners Broke Their Maiden Tag at Killarney<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Heading into the biggest flat race on the calendar, the all-time winning handler in the Classic – Aidan O’Brien – had three Epsom Derby runners.<\/p>\n

These were topped by Delacroix in the betting, with The Lion In Winter next in the market.<\/p>\n

However, if the odds were to be believed, it was Ballydoyle’s third string -Lambourn – that gave O’Brien his record extending eleventh Epsom Derby win (watch below).<\/p>\n

The win also gave jockey Wayne Lordan his first success in the Derby, but the victory for Lambourn has also increased a growing trend that might give punters a massive clue to finding Aidan O’Brien’s NEXT Epsom Derby winner.<\/p>\n

This is because Lambourn become the third Derby winner for Aidan O’Brien to break their maiden tag as 2 year-old at Killarney.<\/p>\n

With the other two – Anthony Van Dyck (2019) and Wings Of Eagles (2017).<\/p>\n

Meaning there seems to be a pattern building up and this could lead us to the next Aidan O’Brien Epsom Derby winner<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Aidan O’Brien Derby Winners That Won At Killarney<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • <\/i> Lambourn (2025)<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Anthony Van Dyck (2019)<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Wings of Eagles (2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    When Do Killarney Race Next?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    So, the million-dollar question is – when could we see the next potential O’Brien Derby winner running at Killarney?<\/p>\n

    Well, the answer is the County Kerry track have two big summer meetings coming up.<\/p>\n

    One in July and the other in August 2025.<\/p>\n

    The races that possible O’Brien Derby winners ran in were maidens over 1m and 1m 1\/2f. With two (Lambourn and Anthony Van Dyck) coming at the July Meeting.<\/p>\n

    While Wings of Eagles broke his maiden as a 2 year-old at the course at their August meeting.<\/p>\n

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    • <\/i> 15th-18th July 2025<\/li>\n
    • <\/i> 21st-23rd August 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Lambourn won at Killarney on debut on July 17th 2024 – winning over 1m on good ground.<\/p>\n

      Anthony Van Dyck won at their 2018 meeting on July 15th, but this came on his second start. Having been well-beaten on debut at the Curragh just two weeks prior.<\/p>\n

      Then Wings of Eagles also won on his second career start at Killarney – having lost on debut at Galway the previous month.<\/p>\n

      Where Is Killarney Racecourse?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

      Killarney racecourse is situated about 2 hours away from Ballydoyle and just under four hours away from Dublin.<\/p>\n

      The track is in County Kerry on the south-west coast of Ireland and not far from Tralee.<\/p>\n

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      Killarney Racecourse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

      Aidan O’Brien Epsom Derby Winners<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      • <\/i> Lambourn (2025)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> City Of Troy (2024)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> Auguste Rodin (2023)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> Serpentine (2020)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> Anthony Van Dyck (2019)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> Wings of Eagles (2017)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> Australia (2014)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> Ruler of the World (2013)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> Camelot (2012)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> High Chaparral (2002)<\/li>\n
      • <\/i> Galileo (2001)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        WATCH: Lambourn Winning the 2025 Epsom Derby\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n