Donnacha O'Brien

Donnacha O'Brien (born 22 July 1998) is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey who competed in Flat racing.

O'Brien is the son of multiple champion trainer Aidan O'Brien and brother of jockey and trainer Joseph O'Brien. Donnacha O'Brien rode his first winner on Quartz, trained by his father, at Dundalk Stadium in September 2014, and gained his first Group 1 victory when he rode Intricately to win the 2016 Moyglare Stud Stakes. Intricately was bred by his mother, Anne Marie, and trained by his brother. O'Brien was Irish flat racing champion apprentice jockey in 2016 and Irish flat racing Champion Jockey for the first time in 2018.{{cite web|title=Donnacha O'Brien|url=http://www.goracing.ie/racing-statistics/jockeys/data/?jid=7491|website=Horse Racing Ireland|accessdate=29 June 2017}} He retained his title in 2019, beating Colin Keane in a season which saw two jockeys ride over 100 winners in a season in Ireland for the first time.{{cite web |last1=Jennings |first1=David |title=Donnacha O'Brien deflects talk of retirement after retaining his crown |work=Racing Post |url=https://www.racingpost.com/news/donnacha-obrien-deflects-talk-of-retirement-after-retaining-his-crown/407317 |date=3 November 2019}}

O'Brien announced his retirement from race riding on 25 November 2019 and announced his intention to take up training.

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