Jason Maguire
| Jason Maguire | |
|---|---|
 Maguire riding Ubaltique in 2012 | |
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born |
13 April 1980 County Meath, Ireland[1] |
| Major racing wins, honours and awards | |
| Major racing wins | |
| Grand National (2011) | |
Jason Maguire (born 13 April 1980),[2] is an Irish horse racing jockey who won the 2011 Grand National on Ballabriggs, after which he received a ban for excessive use of the whip.
Early life and career
Maguire is the nephew of another former jockey Adrian Maguire.[1] He started out in Irish pony races and as he started his career rode his first winner, Search For Peace at Cheltenham on November 12, 1999. He then went on to ride for Tom George's stable for the next seven years and had a Cheltenham Festival victory on Galileo in 2002.
In 2007, he switched to ride for Ginger McCain's son, Donald McCain, Jr.. After eight unsuccessful rides in the Grand National, his best previous finish was sixth on Cloudy Lane in 2008, he went on to win the 2011 Grand National on 14/1 shot Ballabriggs.[3] After the race he received a five-day ban for excessive use of the whip, Ballabriggs having been driven so hard he required oxygen after the race.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Donohoe (9 April 2011). "Kilmessan jockey wins Aintree Grand National". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ "Many happy returns...". Racing Post (London). 13 April 2013.
- ↑ Frank Keogh (9 April 2011). "Grand National: Ballabriggs powers to National win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ↑ Dave Kidd (10 April 2011). "Grand National winning jockey Maguire handed five-day ban". The People. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
WINS RUNS % 2NDS 3RDS 4THS WIN PRIZE TOTAL PRIZE £1 STAKE
NHF 28 204 14 31 22 16 £52,883.53 £81,407.89 -57.97 HURDLE 206 1184 17 179 116 137 £996,389.07 £1,612,339.58 -86.07 CHASE 132 761 17 115 98 80 £1,283,961.22 £1,660,014.32 -118.90
External links
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