Shane Crosse

Shane Crosse (born 21 September 2001) is an Irish jockey who competes in flat racing.

Shane Crosse
OccupationFlat racing jockey
Born (2001-09-21) 21 September 2001
NationalityIrish
Significant horses

Background

Crosse comes from Cahir in County Tipperary in Ireland. His father Matt Crosse is a former jump jockey and brother Nathan Crosse is a flat-racing jockey. Crosse took part in pony racing and became an apprentice jockey at the yard of trainer Joseph O'Brien while he was still at school.[1][2]

Career

Crosse rode his first winner on 13 April 2018 when steering G Force to victory for trainer Adrian Keatley in a handicap at Naas. That season he was crowned Irish champion apprentice jockey.[1] On 28 September 2019 he won his first Group race on the Joseph O'Brien-trained Speak in Colours in the Group 3 Renaissance Stakes at the Curragh.[3]

The 2020 season brought Crosse his first Group 1 victory, when Pretty Gorgeous won the Fillies' Mile at Newmarket on 9 October. He had previously missed his intended ride on Galileo Chrome in the St Leger Stakes due to a positive COVID-19 test. Galileo Chrome went on to win the race under Tom Marquand.[4]

In 2021 Crosse had another Group 1 success when riding Thundering Nights in the Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh.[3]

On 1 May 2022 Crosse won the Group 1 Prix Ganay at Longchamp in Paris on State of Rest, who then provided Crosse with his first Royal Ascot victory when they won the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes on 15 June.[5]

On 1 July 2023 Crosse announced he was retiring from race riding due to weight issues.[6]

Major wins

France France

United Kingdom Great Britain

Republic of Ireland Ireland

References
  1. "Hotshot Crosse successfully mixing saddle with studies". Irish Independent. 13 November 2018.
  2. "Crosse moving in right direction more quickly than the norm". Irish Examiner. 5 October 2019.
  3. "Shane Crosse". Racing Post. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  4. "Shane Crosse hails 'huge' first Group 1 win on Pretty Gorgeous at Newmarket". Racing Post. 11 October 2020.
  5. "Globetrotter State Of Rest adds to his haul after a Shane Crosse masterclass". Racing Post. 15 June 2022.
  6. "'It's sickening to an extent but I had an absolute ball' - four-time Group 1-winning jockey Shane Crosse retires". Racing Post. 1 July 2023.
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