Tipperary’s Aidan O’Brien among those honoured at the 2024 Horse Racing Ireland Awards

Horse racing trainer Aidan O’Brien received the Flat Award at the 2024 Horse Racing Ireland Awards in Dublin yesterday evening.

With City Of Troy and Kyprios among his star performers, Aidan was crowned champion trainer in Ireland for the 27th time and was celebrated as the champion trainer in Britain for the seventh time in his most remarkable career.

City Of Troy gave him a record extending tenth success in the Epsom Derby and Auguste Rodin became his 400th Group 1 or Grade 1 winner with his victory at Royal Ascot.

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A juvenile double saw Aidan emerge as the joint-winning most trainer at the Breeders’ Cup with 20 winners.

Suzanne Eade, Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland, said: “It was an honour to celebrate Irish racing and breeding this evening and give due recognition to those who make our industry the incredible success it is.”

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