Irish flat racing Champion Jockey
Johnny Murtagh, five times Irish 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.
Champion Jockeys since 1950
- 1950 - J W Thompson
- 1951 - J Mullane
- 1952 - J 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 - T P Glennon
- 1963 - J Roe
- 1964 - J Roe
- 1965 - G McGrath
- 1966 - J Roe
- 1967 - J Roe
- 1968 - J Roe
- 1969 - R F Parnell
- 1970 - G McGrath
- 1971 - J Roe
- 1972 - J Roe
- 1973 - J Roe
- 1974 - J Roe
- 1975 - Christy Roche
- 1976 - Wally Swinburn
- 1977 - Wally Swinburn
- 1978 - T 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
- 1999 - Mick Kinane
- 2000 - Pat Smullen
- 2001 - Pat Smullen
- 2002 - Mick Kinane
- 2003 - Mick Kinane
- 2004 - Jamie Spencer
- 2005 - Pat Smullen
- 2006 - Declan McDonagh
- 2007 - Pat Smullen
- 2008 - Pat Smullen
- 2009 - Johnny Murtagh
- 2010 - Pat Smullen
- 2011 - Johnny Murtagh
- 2012 - Joseph O'Brien - 87[2]
- 2013 - Joseph O'Brien - 126[3]
References
- ↑ "Champion Flat Jockeys 1950-2013". Horse Racing Ireland. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "O'Brien is champion jockey despite Smullen's late flourish". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Flat Champions crowned at Leopardstown". hripressoffice.ie. Retrieved 13 November 2013.