He was runner-up in the same competition in 1995 and moved to Aiden O"Brien"s Ballydoyle stable in 1996 where he was second jockey after Christy Roche. He has ridden a further five Irish Classic winners, including three victories in the Irish Derby, in addition to riding the Epsom Derby runner-up in 2009 and 2010.
Ireland Irish 1,000 Guineas - (3) - Imagine (2001), Halfway to Heaven (2008), Misty for Maine (2011) Irish Champion Stakes - (2) - Cape Blanco (2010), So You Think (2011) Irish Derby – (2) – Soldier of Fortune (2007), Frozen Fire (2008) Irish Saint Leger – (1) – Septimus (2008) Moyglare Study Stakes - (3) - Again (2008), Misty for Maine (2010), Minding (2015) National Stakes - (2) - Beckett (2000), Power (2010) Phoenix Stakes - (1) - Pedro The Great (2012) Pretty Polly Stakes - (2) - Misty for Maine (2011), Diamondsandrubies (2015) France Critérium International - (1) - Mount Nelson (2006) Great Britain Epsom Oaks – (1) – Was (2012) Middle Park Stakes – (1) – Crusade (2011) Eclipse Stakes – (1) – So You Think (2011) Sun Chariot Stakes – (1) – Halfway to Heaven (2008) United States Secretariat Stakes - (1) - Highland Reel (2015).
