Gstaad (4/11 favorite) gave trainer Aidan O’Brien a 13th victory in the Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at the Curragh, with victory in the first Irish Classic of the season on Saturday afternoon.
Ryan Moore’s mount, runner-up to Bow Echo in the Betfred 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, ran out a three-length winner against Distant Storm (5/1), trained by Billy Loughnane’s mount Charlie Appleby.
The English handler also provided third placer as Pacific Avenue (40/1) was another length behind his stablemate and was ridden by Irish jockey Jamie Spencer.
Commenting on the Gstaad winner, Aidan O’Brien said of the 2025 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner:
“He’s very simple, he just needs a bit of space to get going. Sometimes if it gets too tactical or he gets caught up in a rhythm that wasn’t strong to begin with (that doesn’t suit). He’s probably stronger now and The Curragh was lovely.”
Gstaad takes them home in the @Tattersalls1766 Irish 2,000 guineas! @curraghrace | @WorldPool pic.twitter.com/lgRRPnWsm1
– Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 23, 2026
O’Brien and Moore teamed up for two more winners on the Curragh card on Saturday.
The pair won the Group 3 Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes with Causeway (5/6 favourite). The son of Wootton Bassett, who holds entries in the Group 1 Betfred Derby at Epsom next month, and the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, won for the fourth time in his five-race career.
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Causeway is a difficult task to solve!
The Wootton Bassett colt arrives at three from three this season under a strong Ryan Moore in the Group 3 Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes. @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/seJ7025kb5
– Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 23, 2026
Sergei Diaghilev (4/6 favorite) started the day in perfect fashion for O’Brien, Moore and the Coolmore partners by winning the opening Tally Ho Stud Irish EBF (C&G) Maiden.
The well-backed Sergei Diaghilev (Wootton Bassett) strikes on debut and this colt is probably a name of note for Ryan Moore and Aidan O’Brien @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/vCS1V0yYf8
– Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 23, 2026
O’Brien said of Wootton Bassett’s juvenile son:
“He’s only started his main work in the last couple of weeks and he did a good job last Saturday. We ran him because we thought he might be a Coventry (Stakes) horse, Ryan (Moore, jockey) wasn’t sure we’d know enough in time.”
Moore achieved a quadruple time on the first day of the Tattersalls Irish Guineas Festival when also winning the Group 2 Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes with Commanche Brave.
Fifth behind the powerful Ka Ying Rising last month, Comanche Brave dominate at home in Group 2. @weatherbysltd Greenlands Stakes for Ryan Moore and Donnacha O’Brien @curraghrace pic.twitter.com/CpramQf1xI
– Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 23, 2026
Trained by Donnacha O’Brien, Aidan’s youngest son, Commanche Brave finished fifth behind Ka Ying Rising on his last start in a race at Sha Tin.
He holds entries in the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes and the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Royal Ascot next month.
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