The 131st running of the Irish Derby was held on Sunday 30 June 1995 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. Subscriptions were £8950 with a first prize of £341,850. The winner was owned and bred by Mr Allen E Paulson in USA, trained by Dermot Weld at Rosewall House, and ridden by Pat Shanahan. The winner won by 6 lengths in 2 minutes 30.6 seconds, with 6 lengths between second and third.

IRISH DERBY 1996

ZAGREB (Bay colt by Theatrical out of Sophonisbe) SR 1846

The winning owner won £341,850 (The equivalent of £610,000 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 4 minute 11 second clip of the 1996 Irish Derby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rti9Uq-SF9g
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 ZAGREB 9.0 Pat Shanahan Mr Allen E Paulson Dermot Weld
2 POLARIS FLIGHT 9.0 John Reid Mitaab Abdullah Peter Chapple-Hyam
3 HIS EXCELLENCE 9.0 Willie Supple Academy Racing Synd. Aidan O'Brien
4 DUSHYANTOR 9.0 Pat Eddery Khalid Abdullah Henry Cecil
5 RAINBOW BLUES 9.0 Seamus Heffernan Rainbows End Synd. Aidan O'Brien
6 SPARTAN HEARTBEAT 9.0 Warren O'Connor Mr C T & M C Olley Clive Brittain
7 DR MASSINI 9.0 Mick Kinane Tabor, Smith & Magnier Michael Stoute
8 PRIVATE SONG 9.0 Willie Ryan Khalid Abdullah Roger Charlton
9 ALHAARTH 9.0 Willie Carson Hamdon Al Maktoum Dick Hern
10 DON MICHELETTO 9.0 Richard Quinn Godolphin Saeed Bin Suroor
11 SHARAF KABEER 9.0 John Murtagh Sheikh Ahmed Al Mak. Saeed Bin Suroor
12 TRUTH OR DARE 9.0 Christy Roche Naji Pharaon Charles O'Brien
13 AMFORTAS 9.0 Darryl Holland Mr B H Voak Clive Brittain
  Betting        
5/4 fav Dushyantor        
9/4 Dr Massini        
13/2 Alhaarth        
7/1 Polaris Flight        
10/1 Sharaf Kabeer        
14/1 Don Micheletto        
20/1 Zagreb        
20/1 Amfortas        
33/1 Rainbow Blues        
33/1 Truth or Dare        
50/1 His Excellence        
66/1 Private Song        
100/1 Spartan Heartbeat        
  Over round 135%        
FORMLINE:- Zagreb got home by an impressive 6 lengths in 2 minutes 30.6 seconds. In a career of just 4 races he won 2 of them.

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