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DANNY O'BRIEN

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Having worked alongside some of Australia's leading trainers, Danny O'Brien took out his license in 1995 and began a stable with one horse at Epsom called Mat Hatter.
Mad Hatter gave Danny O'Brien his first Metropolitan winner at Sandown before going on to run sixth in the 1996 Australian Guineas behind Flying Spur.
It was in 2001 that O'Brien trained his first Group 1 winner when Porto Roca took out the 2001 Coolmore Classic.
The Flemington based trainer is not afraid to travel with his horses preparing Group 1 winners in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney and placing with Star Witness in the King Stand Stakes and Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot.

Best Horse :
RUSSIAN CAMELOT (Timeform Rating 124)
CAMELOT (GB)  LADY BABOOSHKA (GB)  [By CAPE CROSS (IRE)]
First Group Win (G1):
PORTO ROCA (24 Mar 2001)

DANNY O'BRIEN's Career

Latest Runners

FP Date Course Runner Div Type Distance PM AUD $ Jockey Time
4 of 12 02 May 2026 BDGO BALASTIER $3.8 BM84 1100m $130,000 JORDAN CHILDS 1:01.86
11 of 16 02 May 2026 MORP CANNAE $30 3 OPEN G1 2518m $1,000,000 CRAIG WILLIAMS 2:42.64
1 of 11 02 May 2026 BDGO GOLD COAST BELLE $1.7 3 OPEN LR 1400m $200,000 JORDAN CHILDS 1:21.52
8 of 12 02 May 2026 BDGO BRAVE DESIGN $14 3 OPEN 1100m $150,000 JORDAN CHILDS 1:01.63
3 of 11 02 May 2026 MORP SEA WHAT I SEE $1.45 QLTY LR 2518m $120,000 CRAIG WILLIAMS 2:40.92
2 of 8 02 May 2026 DON COSMIC VOYAGE $2.6 2 OPEN 1200m $30,000 LIAM RIORDAN 1:12.28
3 of 9 01 May 2026 GEEL QUELLO DORATO $3 2U BM62 1760m $27,000 JORDAN CHILDS 1:47.33
5 of 6 01 May 2026 GEEL CENSORI $2.3 2U CL1 1343m $27,000 JORDAN CHILDS 1:19.71
9 of 13 30 Apr 2026 BRAT SHAW CAN FLY $8 3U MDN 2600m $42,500 DANIEL STACKHOUSE 2:45.57
1 of 8 29 Apr 2026 CHTH PULA $2.9 3U BM66 1800m $50,000 JORDAN CHILDS 1:50.30

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