Irish Derby 1934 races were dead-heats and have joint winners. Irish Derby The Irish Derby (Irish: Dearbaí na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs (2,414 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late June or early July. It is Ireland's equivalent of the Epsom Derby, and it is currently held three weeks after the English race. The earliest version of the Irish Derby was an event called the O'Darby Stakes. This was
1978 Irish Greyhound Derby from Hunday Dook and trouble behind ensured that the rest of the field could not make inroads into the leader. Pampered Rover's success meant that trainer Paddy Keane became the first trainer to lift the Irish and English Derby. 1978 Irish Greyhound Derby The 1978 Irish Greyhound Derby took place during June and July with the final being held at Shelbourne Park in Dublin on 29 July 1978. The winner Pampered Rover won £20,000 and was trained by Paddy Keane and owned and bred by Joe Phelan. The competition was sponsored by Carrolls. At Shelbourne, 29 July (over 525 yards):