Irish flat racing Champion Jockey

The Champion Jockey of flat racing in Ireland is the jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a season. The list below shows the Champion Jockey for each year since 1950.

Johnny Murtagh, five times Irish Champion Jockey

Champion Jockeys since 1950

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• 1950 - J W Thompson
• 1951 - Jimmy Mullane
• 1952 - Jimmy Mullane
• 1953 - Liam Ward
• 1954 - Jimmy Eddery
• 1955 - Jimmy Eddery
• 1956 - Liam Ward
• 1957 - Liam Ward
• 1958 - Liam Ward
• 1959 - Liam Ward
• 1960 - Garnet Bougoure
• 1961 - Liam Ward
• 1962 - Pat Glennon
• 1963 - Johnny Roe
• 1964 - Johnny Roe
• 1965 - George McGrath
• 1966 - Johnny Roe
• 1967 - Johnny Roe
• 1968 - Johnny Roe
• 1969 - Buster Parnell
• 1970 - George McGrath
• 1971 - Johnny Roe
• 1972 - Johnny Roe
• 1973 - Johnny Roe
• 1974 - Johnny Roe
• 1975 - Christy Roche
• 1976 - Wally Swinburn
• 1977 - Wally Swinburn
• 1978 - Tommy Murphy
• 1979 - Christy Roche
• 1980 - Christy Roche
• 1981 - Christy Roche
• 1982 - Pat Eddery
• 1983 - Christy Roche
• 1984 - Mick Kinane
• 1985 - Mick Kinane
• 1986 - Mick Kinane
• 1987 - Mick Kinane
• 1988 - Mick Kinane
• 1989 - Mick Kinane
• 1990 - Christy Roche
• 1991 - Mick Kinane
• 1992 - Mick Kinane
• 1993 - Mick Kinane
• 1994 - Mick Kinane
• 1995 - Johnny Murtagh
• 1996 - Johnny Murtagh
• 1997 - Christy Roche
• 1998 - Johnny Murtagh - 87
• 1999 - Mick Kinane - 92
• 2000 - Pat Smullen - 80
• 2001 - Pat Smullen - 81
• 2002 - Mick Kinane - 79
• 2003 - Mick Kinane - 103
• 2004 - Jamie Spencer - 93
• 2005 - Pat Smullen - 67
• 2006 - Declan McDonogh - 86^[2]
• 2007 - Pat Smullen - 94
• 2008 - Pat Smullen - 90
• 2009 - Johnny Murtagh - 93
• 2010 - Pat Smullen - 96
• 2011 - Johnny Murtagh - 83
• 2012 - Joseph O'Brien - 87^[3]
• 2013 - Joseph O'Brien - 126^[4]
• 2014 - Pat Smullen - 108^[5]
• 2015 - Pat Smullen - 103^[6]
• 2016 - Pat Smullen - 115^[7]
• 2017 - Colin Keane - 100^[8]
• 2018 - Donnacha O'Brien - 111^[9]
• 2019 - Donnacha O'Brien - 111^[10]
• 2020 - Colin Keane - 100^[11]
• 2021 - Colin Keane - 141^[12]
• 2022 - Colin Keane - 92 ^[13]

Records

• Most titles - 13 - Michael Kinane
• Most consecutive titles - 6 - Michael Kinane
• Most wins in a season - 141 - Colin Keane

See also

• British flat racing Champion Jockey
• Irish jump racing Champion Jockey

References

1. "Champion Flat Jockeys 1950-2013". Horse Racing Ireland. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
2. "Declan McDonogh". Horse Racing Ireland. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
3. "O'Brien is champion jockey despite Smullen's late flourish". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
4. "2013 Flat Champions crowned at Leopardstown". hripressoffice.ie. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
5. "Pat Smullen in seventh heaven with jockey title win". RTE. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
6. "Irish Flat Champions Crowned". Thoroughbred Daily News. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
7. "2016 Flat Champions Crowned At Leopardstown". Horse Racing Ireland. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
8. "Joy at Two O'Clock as Colin Keane lands Irish champion jockey's title". RTE. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
9. "Donnacha O'Brien". Horse Racing Ireland. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
10. Jennings, David (3 November 2019). "Donnacha O'Brien deflects talk of retirement after retaining his crown". Racing Post.
11. Boylan, Mark (2 November 2020). "Colin Keane secures second jockeys' title after epic tussle with Shane Foley". Racing Post. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
12. Ryan, John (31 October 2021). "Colin Keane ends season on a high with record-extending 141st winner". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
13. "Colin Keane crowned champion jockey as Lee runs out of options". Irish Times. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.