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