The 151st running of the Irish Derby was held on Saturday 25th June 2016 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned and bred by HH Aga Khan, trained by Dermot Weld and ridden by Pat Smullen. The winner won by half a length in 2 minutes 38.05 seconds, with 3 3/4 lengths between second and third.

IRISH DERBY 2016

HARZAND (Brown colt by Sea The Stars out of Hazariya) SR 1954

The winning owner won €855,000, with €285,000 to the second and €135,000 to the third.

The Youtube link below is a 2 minute 56 second clip of the 2016 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv8bfc9DSsc

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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 HARZAND 9.0 Pat Smullen HH Aga Khan Dermot Weld
2 IDAHO 9.0 Ryan Moore Smith, Magnier, Tabor Aidan O'Brien
3 STELLAR MASS 9.0 Ronan Whelan Mrs June Judd Jim Bolger
4 RED VERDON 9.0 Silvestre De Sousa Hon R J Areulli Ed Dunlop
5 PORT DOUGLAS 9.0 Seamie Heffernan Smith, Magnier, Tabor Aidan O'Brien
6 MR MOONLIGHT MAGIC 9.0 Kevin Manning Godolphin Jim Bolger
7 SHOGUN 9.0 Colm O'Donoghue Sheikh Abdulla bi Isa Al-Khalifa Aidan O'Brien
8 CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI 9.0 Donnacha O'Brien Mrs John Magnier Aidan O'Brien
9 EBEDIYIN 9.0 Leigh Roche HH Aga Khan Dermot Weld
  Betting        
4/6 fav Harzand        
11/4 Idaho        
10/1 Red Verdon        
11/1 Mr Moonlight Magic        
14/1 Port Douglas        
33/1 Stellar Mass        
33/1 Shogun        
50/1 Claudio Monteverdi        
50/1 Ebediyin        
  Over round 121%        
FORMLINE:- The winner became a dual Derby Classic winning horse having earlier won the Epsom Derby. In a career spanning 7 races, Harzand won 4 of them.

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