Dylan Browne McMonagle

Aged 16, Browne McMonagle was apprenticed to trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien in 2019. He rode his first winner, Jumellea, on 9 October 2019 at Navan. In April 2021 he had his first ride in a Group race, winning the Group 3 Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan on 20/1 outsider Baron Samedi. He was champion Irish apprentice in 2021 with 48 winners, and also won an emerging talent award from Horse Racing Ireland.^[3] He won his first Group 1 race on Al Riffa for Joseph O'Brien in the Vincent O'Brien National Stakes at the Curragh on 11 September 2022, a ride for which he won a Horse Racing Ireland flat achievement award. He retained his apprentice title with 49 winners in 2022.^[4][5] In 2023, his first season riding with a full professional licence, Browne McMonagle won two Group 3 races and a Group 2 race for Joseph O'Brien.^[5] He went to Australia during the winter and rode 11 winners there.^[6] His first Royal Ascot winner was Uxmal, trained by Joseph O'Brien, in the 2024 Queen Alexandra Stakes.^[5]

Browne McMonagle was crowned Irish Champion Jockey in 2025, finishing the season on 95 winners.^[7] On 1 November 2025, he won the Breeders' Cup Turf on Ethical Diamond, trained by Willie Mullins, at odds of 20/1.^[8] He secured an invitation to ride in Hong Kong for three months from January to March 2026.^[9]

Ireland

• Irish St. Leger - (1) - Al Riffa (2025)
• Vincent O'Brien National Stakes - (2) - Al Riffa (2022), Scorthy Champ (2024)

France

• Critérium de Saint-Cloud - (1) - Tennessee Stud (2024)

Germany

• Grosser Preis von Berlin - (1) - Al Riffa (2024)

United States

• Breeders' Cup Turf - (1) - Ethical Diamond (2025)