{"id":58167,"date":"2025-08-06T13:58:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=58167"},"modified":"2025-08-08T06:11:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T06:11:56","slug":"aidan-obrien-phoenix-stakes-runners-curragh-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/aidan-obrien-phoenix-stakes-runners-curragh-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Aidan O’Brien Eyes Remarkable Eighteenth Curragh Phoenix Stakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Saturday top Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien will be looking for a remarkable eighteenth win in the Group One Phoenix Stakes – but, by his high-standards, is on a two-year dry spell in the race.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Therefore, the Ballydoyle maestro will be hoping to get back in the winners’ enclosure after two years on the sideline in this weekend’s big Curragh was for 2 year-olds – so what are the likely Aidan O’Brien Phoenix Stakes runners?<\/p>\n

Phoenix Stakes 2025: Aidan O’Brien Looking To Win The Phoenix Stakes For The Eighteenth Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n

When it comes to winning Group One races in the UK and Ireland, in the modern era Aidan O’Brien is way out in front.<\/p>\n

O’Brien has fired in 17 Irish Derby winners after taking the pot again this season with his Epsom hero Lambourn – and there’s another big Curragh Group One race that has seen 17 winners for Aidan O’Brien.<\/p>\n

This Saturday’s top juvenile race at the track – the Phoenix Stakes – has also had an incredible 17 wins for Mr Ballydoyle and despite the last of these coming in 2022 – it will be a brave person that says he’s won’t extend his winning run at the weekend.<\/p>\n

In 2023 he saw his favourite Unquestionable only manage 4th, while 12 months ago O’Brien’s Whistlejacket was beaten into second by old rival Babouche.<\/p>\n

He’s got 50% of the six runners and two big chances with his Royal Ascot winners True Love and Gstaad.<\/p>\n

Both will have their backers – so it will be short odds with the horse racing betting sites<\/a> O’Brien ends his two-year barren spell in this race and grab win number 18.<\/p>\n

Aidan O’Brien’s First Phoenix Stakes Winner Came In 1998 – With The ‘Choirboy’<\/em> Riding<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Aidan O’Brien Has Trained 17 Phoenix Stakes Winners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You have to go back to 1998 to find the first Aidan O’Brien Phoenix Stakes winner – Lavery, who was ridden by the ‘Choirboy’<\/em> Walter Swinburn.<\/p>\n

He wasted no time in adding to that first winner – with successes in the next five years, with former stable jockey Mick Kinane riding four of these.<\/p>\n

Other big names that graced the winners’ enclosure for Aidan O’Brien over the years have been George Washington, Mastercraftsman and Holy Roman Emperor.<\/p>\n

With his most recent winner coming in 2022 with Little Big Bear (watch below).<\/p>\n