His family background is in hunting, and in his teens he spent time in America riding horses in time trials.[1]
Costello made the switch from National Hunt to riding on the Flat because he felt it was better both financially and for career longevity,[2] but he kept his options open to riding over jumps too.[1] Initially he rode for trainers William Muir, Paul Midgley, Mark Walford and Jo Hughes. For the latter, he also rode in France.[1]
He linked up with trainer Karl Burke in the Autumn of 2015.[2] Burke's Quiet Reflection has been his most successful partnership since the code switch. On the horse he won the Prix Sigy in April 2016, the Sandy Lane Stakes the following month, before two Group 1 successes in the Commonwealth Cup and Haydock Sprint Cup.
Burke ended his partnership with Costello in May 2017, saying "things didn't quite pan out as I'd hoped". Costello vowed to work twice as hard to get other big race victories.[3]
dougie, costello, born, ireland, galway, 1983, group, winning, irish, jockey, rides, flat, having, previously, been, jump, jockey, jockeys, have, level, both, codes, 2012, triumph, hurdle, cheltenham, festival, countrywide, flame, 2016, commonwealth, quiet, re. Dougie Costello born Ireland Co Galway 1983 is a Group 1 winning Irish jockey He now rides on the flat having previously been a jump jockey He is one of the few jockeys to have won at the top level in both codes the 2012 Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival on Countrywide Flame and the 2016 Commonwealth Cup on Quiet Reflection at Royal Ascot Dougie CostelloOccupationJockeyBorn1983Height5 ft 9 in 175 cm Weight8 st 9 lb 121 lb 55 kg lowest Racing awardsTop Conditional at Wetherby racecourse amp Top Jockey Magic Moment awardSignificant horsesCountrywide FlameQuiet ReflectionHis family background is in hunting and in his teens he spent time in America riding horses in time trials 1 Costello made the switch from National Hunt to riding on the Flat because he felt it was better both financially and for career longevity 2 but he kept his options open to riding over jumps too 1 Initially he rode for trainers William Muir Paul Midgley Mark Walford and Jo Hughes For the latter he also rode in France 1 He linked up with trainer Karl Burke in the Autumn of 2015 2 Burke s Quiet Reflection has been his most successful partnership since the code switch On the horse he won the Prix Sigy in April 2016 the Sandy Lane Stakes the following month before two Group 1 successes in the Commonwealth Cup and Haydock Sprint Cup Burke ended his partnership with Costello in May 2017 saying things didn t quite pan out as I d hoped Costello vowed to work twice as hard to get other big race victories 3 Contents 1 Statistics 2 Major wins 3 Notes 4 ReferencesStatistics editFlat wins in Great Britain by year 4 Year Wins Runs Strike rate Total earnings2007 0 8 0 1 3712008 0 4 0 9632009 0 2 0 4822010 0 0 0 02011 0 1 0 2013 2 68 3 14 6082014 5 92 5 27 3162015 12 223 5 139 1682016 38 572 7 834 0672017 a 57 492 9 407 477Jumps wins in Great Britain by year 4 Year Wins Runs Strike rate Total earnings2007 08 35 408 9 334 5622008 09 32 400 8 302 2652009 10 38 308 12 342 7792010 11 57 366 16 444 4002011 12 42 377 11 438 6082012 13 53 471 11 445 7882013 14 32 431 7 268 6652014 15 40 442 9 341 3902015 16 11 93 12 57 6222016 17 0 6 0 615Major wins edit nbsp Great Britain Flat Commonwealth Cup Quiet Reflection 2016 Haydock Sprint Cup Quiet Reflection 2016 Jumps Sefton Novices Hurdle Wayward Prince 2010 Triumph Hurdle Countrywide Flame 2012 Notes edit to 28 OctReferences edit a b c I thought jump jockeys were soft but I know better now Costello Yorkshire Post 15 August 2015 Retrieved 28 October 2017 a b Stars Jockeys Dougie Costello QIPCO British Champions Series Retrieved 28 October 2017 Cook Chris 8 May 2017 Dougie Costello splits from Quiet Reflection but hopes for fresh break The Guardian Retrieved 28 October 2017 a b Profile Jockey Dougie Costello Stats Racing Post Retrieved 28 October 2017 nbsp This Irish horse racing biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dougie Costello amp oldid 1186303540, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
