He holds the record for the most winners trained in (2,578 set in August 2000). A qualified veterinarian and former jockey, Weld maintains his stable, Rosewell House, in Curragh. Irish bookmakers, Paddy Power, tried to launch a campaign to change the name of the Galway Races to the Dermot Weld Retirement Fund Races.
However, it proved to be unsuccessful.
He was played by Brendan Gleeson in the feature film The Cup. Saint Mile - (1) - Additional Risk (1991).
Ireland Irish 1000 Guineas - (4) - Prince"s Polly (1982), Trusted Partner (1988), Nightime (2006), Bethrah (2010) Irish 2000 Guineas - (1) - Flash of Steel (1986) Irish Derby - (2) - Zagreb (1996), Grey Swallow (2004) Irish Oaks - (2) - Blue Wind (1981), Dance Design (1996) Irish Street Leger - (7) - Vintage Crop (1993, 1994), Vinnie Roe (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), Voleuse De Coeurs (2013) Matron Stakes - (3) - Valley Forge (1977), Dress to Thrill (2002), Emulous (2011) Moyglare Study Stakes - (1) - Flutter Away (1987) National Stakes - (5) - Diamonds Are Trumps (1977), Day Is Done (1981), Definite Article (1994), Music-If (1998), Refuse to Bend (2002) Phoenix Stakes - (2) - Kilijaro (1978), Smokey Lady (1979) Pretty Polly Stakes - (4) - Market Booster (1992), Dance Design (1996, 1997), Chinese White (2010) Tattersalls Gold Cup - (5) - Cockney Lass (1987), Definite Article (1996), Dance Design (1997), Grey Swallow (2005), Casual Conquest (2009) Australia Melbourne Cup - (2) - Vintage Crop (1993), Media Puzzle (2002) France Prix de l"Abbaye de Longchamp - (2) - Committed (1984, 1985) Prix Royal-Oak - (1) - Vinnie Roe (2001) Germany Bayerisches Zuchtrennen - (1) - Market Booster (1993) Great Britain 2000 Guineas - (1) - Refuse to Bend (2003) Ascot Gold Cup - (1) - Rite of Passage (2010) Champion Stakes - (1) - Fascinating Rock (2015) Cheveley Park Stakes - (1) - Sookera (1977) Coronation Stakes - (1) - Sutton Place (1978) Golden Jubilee Stakes - (2) - Committed (1984), Big Shuffle (1987) Middle Park Stakes - (1) - Steel Heart (1974) Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - Committed (1984) Epsom Oaks - (1) - Blue Wind (1981) Prince of Wales"s Stakes - (1) - Free Eagle (2015) Saint James"s Palace Stakes - (1) - Brief Truce (1992) Sun Chariot Stakes - (1) - Dress to Thrill (2002) Triumph Hurdle - (1) - Rare Holiday (1990) Hong Kong Hong Kong Mile - (1) - Additional Risk (1991) Italy Derby Italiano - (1) - In a Tiff (1992) United States American Derby - (3) - Pine Dance (2000), Evolving Tactics (2003), Simple Exchange (2004) American Oaks - (1) - Dimitrova (2003) Belmont Stakes - (1) - Go and Go (1990) Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes - (1) - Dimitrova (2003) Secretariat Stakes - (1) - Winchester (2008).
