Irish jump racing Champion Jockey
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Ruby Walsh (centre), multiple champion jockey, presenting an award to pony racing champion Connor Flint
The Champion Jockey of National Hunt 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 1947. The current champion, as of 2020, is Paul Townend.
Champion Jockeys since 1946[]
- 1946 – Martin Molony[3]
- 1947 – Martin Molony
- 1948 – Martin Molony
- 1949 – Martin Molony
- 1950 – Martin Molony
- 1951 – Martin Molony
- 1952 – Pat Taaffe
- 1953 – Pat Taaffe
- 1954 – Pat Taaffe
- 1955 – Pat Taaffe
- 1956 –
- 1957 –
- 1958 – Bobby Beasley
- 1959 – Bobby Beasley
- 1960 – Bobby Beasley
- 1961 – Pat Taaffe
- 1962 – & Pat Taaffe
- 1963 – , , & Pat Taaffe
- 1964 – Pat Taaffe
- 1965 – B Hannon
- 1966 – Pat Taaffe
- 1967 –
- 1968 –
- 1969 –
- 1970 –
- 1971 –
- 1972 –
- 1973 – Tommy Carberry
- 1974 – Tommy Carberry
- 1975 – & Tommy Carberry
- 1976 – Tommy Carberry
- 1977 –
- 1978 –
- 1979 –
- 1980 –
- 1981 –
- 1982 –
- 1983 –
- 1984 – &
- 1985 –
- 1986 – &
- 1987 –
- 1988 –
- 1989–90 – Charlie Swan
- 1990–91 – Charlie Swan
- 1991–92 – Charlie Swan
- 1992–93 – Charlie Swan
- 1993–94 – Charlie Swan
- 1994–95 – Charlie Swan
- 1995–96 – Charlie Swan
- 1996–97 – Charlie Swan
- 1997–98 – Charlie Swan
- 1998–99 – Ruby Walsh
- 1999–00 – Barry Geraghty
- 2000–01 – Ruby Walsh – 84
- 2001–02 – Paul Carberry – 109
- 2002–03 – Paul Carberry – 106
- 2003–04 – Barry Geraghty – 110
- 2004–05 – Ruby Walsh – 111
- 2005–06 – Ruby Walsh – 90
- 2006–07 – Ruby Walsh – 125
- 2007–08 – Ruby Walsh – 131
- 2008–09 – Ruby Walsh – 121
- 2009–10 – Ruby Walsh – 108
- 2010–11 – Paul Townend – 80
- 2011–12 – Davy Russell – 104
- 2012–13 – Davy Russell – 103[4]
- 2013–14 – Ruby Walsh – 122[5]
- 2014–15 – Ruby Walsh – 79
- 2015–16 – Ruby Walsh – 105 [6]
- 2016–17 – Ruby Walsh – 131
- 2017–18 – Davy Russell – 119
- 2018–19 – Paul Townend – 109
- 2019–20 – Paul Townend – 105[7]
- 2020-21 – Paul Townend - 100[8]
Records[]
- Most titles – 12, Ruby Walsh
- Most consecutive titles – 9, Charlie Swan
- Most wins in a season – 147, Charlie Swan[9]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Irish Jump Jockeys past champions 1947-2015". Go racing. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Molony brothers honoured at Limerick". Irish racing. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Irish Racing Greats Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Roll of Honour: Ireland". Racing Post. London. 28 April 2013.
- ^ "National Hunt Championship Titles Awarded at Punchestown". hripressoffice.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Punchestown 2016". Punchestown. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Forristal, Richard (1 April 2020). "No Punchestown festival for 2020 as Horse Racing Ireland ends jumps season". Racing Post.
- ^ Boylan, Mark (1 May 2021). "Closutton to the fore as Irish champions are crowned at Punchestown". Racing Post. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Cheltenham Festival Jockeys Charlie Swan". Fat Jockey. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
Categories:
- Irish jockeys
- Horse racing in Ireland