The 120th running of the Irish Derby was held on Saturday 29th June 1985 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £2050 with a pot of £70,000 added. The winner was owned by Mr Stavros Niarchos, bred in USA by Mr W S Farish and Mr W S Kilroy, trained by M Vincent O'Brien at Ballydoyle, and ridden by Pat Eddery. The winner won by 1/2 length in 2 minutes 29.9 seconds, with 2 1/2 lengths between second and third. |
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IRISH DERBY 1985
LAW SOCIETY (Bay colt by Alleged out of Bold Bikini) SR 2002
The winning owner won £168,269 (The equivalent of £484,700 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).
The Youtube link below is a 3 minutes 18 second clip of the 1985 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnGEZ3do6aw |
 
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| Pos. |
Horse |
Weight |
Jockey |
Owner |
Trainer |
| 1 |
LAW SOCIETY |
9.0 |
Pat Eddery |
Mr Stavros Niarchos |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 2 |
THEATRICAL |
9.0 |
Mick Kinane |
Mr Bertram Firestone |
Dermot Weld |
| 3 |
DAMISTER |
9.0 |
Lester Piggott |
Khaled Abdulla |
Jeremy Tree |
| 4 |
INFANTRY |
9.0 |
Brent Thompson |
Mr Robert Sangster |
Barry Hills |
| 5 |
TRIPTYCH |
9.0 |
Christy Roche |
Mr Alan Clore |
David O'Brien |
| 6 |
BAILLAMONT |
9.0 |
Cash Asmussen |
Mr Stavros Niarchos |
Francois Boutin |
| 7 |
MOUKTAR |
9.0 |
Yves Saint Martin |
HH Aga Khan IV |
Alain de Royer Dupre |
| 8 |
SUN VALLEY |
9.0 |
Ray Carroll |
Mr John Surless |
Michael Connolly |
| 9 |
RISING |
9.0 |
Kevin Moses |
3rd Earl Iveagh |
Kevin Prendergast |
| 10 |
DUNDALK BAY |
9.0 |
Daniel Murphy |
Judge T Frank Roe |
John Murphy |
| 11 |
OUTRIDER |
9.0 |
George McGrath |
Mr Stavros Niarchos |
M Vincent O'Brien |
| 12 |
SNOW PLANT |
9.0 |
Gabriel Curran |
Mr Robin Hayes |
Kevin Prendergast |
| 13 |
BEL HAVRAIS |
9.0 |
Rory Hogan |
Mr Alan Clore |
David O'Brien |
| W |
MANGO EXPRESS |
9.0 |
Paul Cook |
Mr Robin Olley |
Cornelius Horgan |
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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. |
| 15/8 fav |
Law Society |
| 9/4 |
Mouktar |
| 5/1 |
Damister |
| 6/1 |
Theatrical |
| 10/1 |
Triptych |
| 16/1 |
Baillamont |
| 25/1 |
Infantry |
| 66/1 |
Sun Valley |
| 200/1 |
Rising |
| 200/1 |
Dundalk Bay |
| 200/1 |
Outrider |
| 200/1 |
Snow Plant |
| 200/1 |
Bel Havrais |
| W |
Mango Express |
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Over round 116% |
| FORMLINE:- The winner won by half a length in 2 minutes 29.9 seconds and made up for his second place in the Epsom Derby, albeit 7 lengths adrift of Slip Anchor (SR 2106). In a career spanning 8 races, he achieved 5 victories. |
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