Aidan O'Brien's 28 Group One winners in 2017 as he breaks Bobby Frankel's world record of 25
Aidan O'Brien ended his record-breaking 2017 with 28 Group One winners, which broke Bobby Frankel's previous mark of 25 in a single season.
The trainer equalled Frankel's mark of 25 thanks to Hydrangea's victory in the Fillies & Mares at Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot and moved onto 26 when Saxon Warrior won a dramatic renewal of the Racing Post Trophy.
He struck gold with Mendelssohn in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf while Highland Reel got the emotional 28th when bowing out before retiring to stud with victory in the Hong Kong Vase.
Here, we list all his Group One winners in 2017 with a selection of video clips while you can click on each race for the full result and full replay.
Aidan O'Brien's Group One winners in 2017
Click on each race for the full result & video replay
Churchill (Qipco 2000 Guineas) Newmarket, May 6
Churchill was Aidan O'Brien's first Group 1 winner in 2017pic.twitter.com/fmzy6qEAOt
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) October 18, 2017
Winter (Qipco 1000 Guineas) Newmarket, May 7
Churchill (Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas) Curragh, May 27
Aidan O'Brien's record breaking year! 😎 🏇🙌
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) December 10, 2017
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Winter
🏆🏆🏆 Roly Poly & Highland Reel
🏆🏆 Churchill, Happily, U S Navy Flag, Hydrangea, Capri
🏆 Wings Of Eagles, Caravaggio, Sioux Nation, Order Of St George, Clemmie, Rhododendron, Saxon Warrior, Mendelssohn pic.twitter.com/YZnrDDpPfm
Winter (Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas) Curragh, May 28
Highland Reel (Investec Coronation Cup) Epsom, June 2
Wings Of Eagles (Investec Derby) Epsom, June 3
Highland Reel (Prince of Wales's Stakes) Ascot, June 21
Aidan O'Brien's Highland Reel became a Royal Ascot hero earlier this year 🏆pic.twitter.com/fMyS4GTqJK
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) October 18, 2017
Caravaggio (Commonwealth Cup) Ascot, June 23
Winter (Coronation Stakes) Ascot, June 23
Capri (Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby) Curragh, July 1
Roly Poly (Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes) Newmarket, July 14
Roly Poly (Prix Rothschild) Deauville, July 30
Winter (Qatar Nassau Stakes) Goodwood, August 3
Winter's Nassau Stakes win was her fourth Group 1 of a stunning season 🏆🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/JWW4A1oftq
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) October 18, 2017
Sioux Nation (Keeneland Phoenix Stakes) Curragh, August 13
Hydrangea (Coolmore Matron Stakes) Leopardstown, September 9
Happily (Moyglare Stud Stakes) Curragh, September 10
Order Of St George (Comer Group Irish St Leger) Curragh, September 10
Capri (William Hill St Leger) Doncaster, September 16
Capri provided another golden moment for Aidan O'Brien in 2017 by winning the St Leger 🏆 pic.twitter.com/KxXn6qwfup
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) October 18, 2017
Clemmie (Juddmonte Cheveley Park) Newmarket, September 30
U S Navy Flag (Juddmonte Middle Park) Newmarket, September 30
Happily (Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere) Chantilly, October 1
Rhododendron (Prix de l'Opera) Chantilly, October 1
Roly Poly (Sun Chariot Stakes) Newmarket, October 7
US Navy Flag (Darley Dewhurst Stakes) Newmarket, October 14
Hydrangea (Fillies and Mares) Ascot, October 21
Saxon Warrior (Racing Post Trophy) Doncaster, October 28
Mendelssohn (Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf), Del Mar, November 3
Highland Reel (Hong Kong Vase), Sha Tin, December 10
Highland Reel bows out with a second Hong Kong Vase 🙌🏆
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) December 10, 2017
That also takes Aidan O'Brien's world record Group One tally for the year to 28 😲
pic.twitter.com/ZPpBTS2wId
Aidan O'Brien's most prolific Group One winning horses in 2017
4 - Winter
3 - Roly Poly, Highland Reel
2 - Churchill, Happily, U S Navy Flag, Hydrangea, Capri
1 - Wings Of Eagles, Caravaggio, Sioux Nation, Order Of St George, Clemmie, Rhododendron, Saxon Warrior, Mendelssohn
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