Legendary Classic Winning-Trainer Dies Aged 85 After Long Battle with Dementia - The Mirror

Legendary Classic winning-trainer dies aged 85 after long battle with dementia - The Mirror

Irish-born Leo O’Brien enjoyed most of his success in New York but famously prepared Fourstars Allstar to become the first US-trained horse to win a European Classic in the 1991 Irish 2,000 Guineas

Leo O'Brien, Trainer of Fourstardave, Dies at 85

Trainer Leo O'Brien, a long-time New York fixture as well as father-in-law of rider John Velazquez, has passed away, according to a release from the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA). He was 85. Officials at NYRA penned a tribute to O'Brien. It appears here in its entirety: NYRA mourns the loss of the legendary Leo O'Brien–trainer of New York-bred millionaires Fourstardave, Fourstars Allstar and Irish Linnet–who passed away Thursday morni…

Fourstardave trainer Leo O’Brien dies at 85

Leo O'Brien, the legendary trainer of New York-bred millionaires Fourstardave, Fourstars Allstar and Irish Linnet, passed away Thursday morning following a lengthy battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was 85. O'Brien and his late wife, Joan, raised two children together, including their son, Keith, a longtime horseman who worked with his father from 1997 until the elder O'Brien's retirement in 2022; and their daughter, Leona, who grew up in the sp…