Richard Hughes (jockey)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Richard Hughes (born January 11, 1973) is an Irish flat jockey who most commonly rides in Great Britain. Born in Dublin, he is the son of successful National Hunt trainer, Dessie Hughes. From 2001 to 2007 he was retained by the owner Prince Khalid Abdullah, and has also regularly ridden for trainer Richard Hannon.

Contents 1 British career wins 2 Major winners 3 See also 4 References

[edit] British career wins

[edit] Major winners

Great Britain

• Coronation Stakes - (1) - Indian Ink (2007)
• Cheveley Park Stakes - (1) - Indian Ink (2006)
• Haydock Sprint Cup - (1) - Tante Rose (2004)
• Nunthorpe Stakes - (1) - Oasis Dream (2003)
• July Cup - (1) - Oasis Dream (2003)

---

France

• Critérium de Saint-Cloud - (1) - Passage of Time (2006)
• Poule d'Essai des Poulains - (1) - American Post (2004)
• Poule d'Essai des Pouliches - (1) - Zenda (2002)
• Prix du Cadran - (1) - Invermark (1998)
• Prix de Diane - (1) - Nebraska Tornado (2003)
• Prix d'Ispahan - (1) - Observatory (2001)
• Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère - (1) - American Post (2003)
• Prix du Moulin de Longchamp - (1) - Nebraska Tornado (2003)

---

Italy

• Derby Italiano - (1) - Bahamian Knight (1996)
• Gran Premio d'Italia - (1) - Posidonas (1995)
• Premio Vittorio di Capua - (1) - Mistle Cat (1996)

[edit] See also

• List of jockeys

[edit] References

• BBC profile
• Independent article - "Hughes breaks with Abdullah to ride as freelance" (October 22, 2007)
• NTRA profile
• Racing Post statistics