The 105th running of the Irish Derby was held on Saturday 27th June 1970 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £270 with a pot of £30,000 added. The winner was owned by Mr Charles W Engelhard, bred in Canada by Mr E P Taylor, trained by M Vincent O'Brien at Ballydoyle and ridden by Liam Ward. The winner won by 3 lengths in 2 minutes 33.6 seconds, with 3 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1970
NIJINSKY (Bay colt by Northern Dancer out of Flaming Bull) SR 2140
The winning owner won £52,992.50, (The equivalent of £779,300 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
The Youtube link below is a 37 second clip of the 1970 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC-cLNd-hSg |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
NIJINSKY |
9.0 |
Liam Ward |
Mr Charles W Engelhard |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 2 |
MEADOWVILLE |
9.0 |
Lester Piggott |
Mr David Robinson |
Michael Jarvis |
| 3 |
MASTER GUY |
9.0 |
J Taillard |
Countess de la Valdene |
Etienne Pollet |
| 4 |
NOR |
9.0 |
Alan Simpson |
Mr Robert Hall-Dare |
Patrick Mullins |
| 5 |
ILLA LAUDO |
9.0 |
George McGrath |
Mr Patrick McGrath |
Seamus McGrath |
| 6 |
DUBRAVA |
9.0 |
John Miller |
Mrs Meg Mullion |
Paddy Prendergast |
| 7 |
APPROVAL |
9.0 |
Greville Starkey |
Sir Humphrey de Trafford |
Henry Cecil |
| 8 |
NOBLE LIFE |
9.0 |
Michael Kennedy |
Mr Matthew Gallagher |
Chris Grassick |
| 9 |
RINGSEND |
9.0 |
Ryan Parnell |
Mr Hugo Dolan |
Charles Weld |
| 10 |
HONEST CROOK |
9.0 |
T P Burns |
Mr Saul Raccah |
James Lenehan |
| 11 |
NIP AND TUCK |
9.0 |
John Coleman |
Mr John McShain |
John Oxx |
| 12 |
DOUBLE DICK |
9.0 |
John Roe |
Mrs Rochfort Hyde |
Michael Connolly |
| 13 |
OH BROTHER |
9.0 |
Laurence Johnson |
Mrs W J Kavanagh |
Michael Hurley |
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Betting |
TRAINER PROFILE
Vincent O'Brien was born on 9th April 1917 at Churchtown, County Cork and was to become the greatest racehorse trainer of all time. It is impossible to do him justice in a brief report, but he won the 16 English Classics and 27 Irish Classics from his Ballydoyle Stables. He won the Epsom Derby on 6 occasions, firstly in 1962 with Larkspur (SR 1921), then in 1968 with Sir Ivor (SR 2092), 1970 Nijinsky (SR 2140), 1972 Roberto (SR 2107), 1977 The Minstrel (SR 2094) and finally in 1982 with Golden Fleece (SR 2065). He was equally successful in the Irish Derby, winning in 1953 with Chamier (SR 2009), 1957 Ballymoss (SR 2108), 1970 Nijinsky (SR 2140), 1977 The Minstrel (SR 2094), 1984 El Gran Senor (SR 2110), and finally in 1985 with Law Society (SR 2002). He died on 1st June 2009 aged 92. |
| 4/11 fav |
Nijinsky |
| 10/1 |
Meadowville |
| 10/1 |
Approval |
| 100/7 |
Master Guy |
| 33/1 |
Ringsend |
| 66/1 |
Illa Laudo |
| 66/1 |
Nor |
| 100/1 |
Nip and Tuck |
| 200/1 |
Dubrava |
| 300/1 |
Honest Crook |
| 500/1 |
Noble Life |
| 500/1 |
Double Dick |
| 500/1 |
Oh Brother |
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Over round 106% |
| FORMLINE:- Nijinsky secured his place in history by winning the English Triple Crown and the Irish Derby. |
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