Barry Geraghty facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Barry Geraghty
Barry Geraghty & Sprinter Sacre at Punchestown in 2013
Occupation	Jockey
Born	(1979-09-16) 16 September 1979 (age 45) Pelletstown, County Meath, Ireland
Career wins	1920
Honours
Irish jump racing Champion Jockey 1999/00, 2003/04
Significant horses
Moscow Flyer, Kicking King, Bobs Worth, Sprinter Sacre

Barry Geraghty, born on September 16, 1979, is a famous retired jockey from Ireland. He is known as one of the best jockeys ever at the Cheltenham Festival, a huge horse racing event. In fact, he is the second most successful jockey in the festival's history!

Barry started his amazing career in January 1997, riding his first winning horse. Just three years later, he became the top jump jockey in Ireland for the first time! His first big win in England was in 1998. He won the Midlands Grand National on a horse named Miss Orchestra. In 2002, he got his first win at the famous Cheltenham Festival with a horse called Moscow Flyer.

A huge moment in Barry's career was winning the famous Grand National race in 2003. He rode a horse named Monty's Pass to victory! That same year, he had an incredible Cheltenham Festival, winning five races. One of these wins was the Queen Mother Champion Chase again with Moscow Flyer. Because of his amazing year, he was voted the Irish sports personality of the year.

In the 2003–04 season, Barry became the Champion Irish jump jockey for the second time. He also won the Stayers Hurdle at Cheltenham on a horse called Iris's Gift. Barry and Moscow Flyer won their second Champion Chase at the 2005 Cheltenham Festival. Barry also won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Kicking King at that same meeting.

After another famous jockey, Mick Fitzgerald, retired in 2008, Barry became the main jockey for the Nicky Henderson racing stable. In 2009, he won three big races at the Cheltenham Festival: the Champion Hurdle on Punjabi, the Arkle Challenge Trophy on Forpadydeplasterer, and the Triumph Hurdle on Zaynar. By winning the Champion Hurdle, he became the first jockey to win all four of the biggest races at Cheltenham (Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers Hurdle, Gold Cup) and the English Grand National.

On November 2, 2009, Barry reached a huge milestone. He rode his 1000th winner in races held in the UK and Ireland! This happened when Duc De Regniere, a horse trained by Nicky Henderson, won a race at Kempton. He won his fifth Champion Chase at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival on Sprinter Sacre. Barry has had at least one winner at every Cheltenham Festival since 2002, except for 2017. At the 2020 Cheltenham Festival, he had five wins for horse owner JP McManus. This included his fourth win in the Champion Hurdle, which tied a record!

On August 28, 2012, he rode his 1,000th winner in Ireland after winning three races at Cork Racecourse. By January 26, 2019, he had ridden 1,875 winners in Britain and Ireland. This moved him up to fourth place on the list of all-time winning jockeys.

In July 2020, Barry Geraghty announced that he was retiring from racing. When he retired, he was the fourth most successful jump jockey in Britain and Ireland, with an amazing 1920 wins!

Cheltenham Festival Winners (43)

Barry Geraghty has won 43 races at the prestigious Cheltenham Festival. Here are some of his notable wins:

Major Wins

Barry Geraghty has won many important races throughout his career in both Ireland and Great Britain.

Wins in Ireland

Ireland

• Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle -(1) Jer's Girl (2016)
• Arkle Novice Chase -(2) Bust Out (2003), Kicking King (2004)
• Champion Four Year Old Hurdle -(1) Grandouet (2011)
• Chanelle Pharma Novice Hurdle -(1) Bleu Et Rouge (2016)
• Christmas Hurdle -(2) Sacundai (2003), Emotional Moment (2004)
• Dr P. J. Moriarty Novice Chase -(1) Pizzaro (2004)
• Drinmore Novice Chase -(2) Alexander Banquet (1999), Le Coudray (2003)
• Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle -(3) Kazal (2007), Roberto Goldback (2009), Coole River (2010)
• Hatton's Grace Hurdle -(1) Limestone Lad (2002)
• Herald Champion Novice Hurdle -(4) Moscow Flyer (2000), Clopf (2007), Jezki (2013), Don't Touch It (2016)
• Irish Daily Mirror Novice Hurdle -(4) Bright Gas (2005), Got Attitude (2008), Rigour Back Bob (2010), Beat That (2014)
• Irish Gold Cup -(1) Alexander Banquet (2002)
• John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase -(2) Kicking King (2004), In Compliance (2006)
• Mares Novice Hurdle Championship Final -(2) Shirley Casper (2009), Jer's Girl (2016)
• Morgiana Hurdle -(2) Cockney Lad (1997), Back In Front (2003)
• Neville Hotels Novice Chase -(1) Pizarro (2003)
• Punchestown Champion Chase -(2) Moscow Flyer (2004), Big Zeb (2011)
• Punchestown Champion Hurdle -(3) Moscow Flyer (2001), Macs Joy (2006), Punjabi (2008)
• Punchestown Gold Cup -(5) Moscow Express (2001), Florida Pearl (2002), Kicking King (2005), China Rock (2012), Carlingford Lough (2016)
• Racing Post Novice Chase -(2) Moscow Flyer (2001), Le Coudray (2002)
• Royal Bond Novice Hurdle -(1) Moscow Flyer (1999)
• Ryanair Gold Cup -(2) Rebel Fitz (2014), Kylemore Lough (2016)
• Ryanair Hurdle -(3) Moscow Flyer (2000), Liss A Paoraigh (2002)
• Ryanair Novice Chase -(4) Moscow Flyer (2002), Big Zeb (2008), Lucky William (2012), God's Own (2014)
• Savills Chase -(1) Bobs Worth (2013)
• Slaney Novice Hurdle -(2) Canary Wharf (2002), Kazal (2007)
• Spring Juvenile Hurdle -(3) Personal Column (2008), Guitar Pete (2014), A Wave of the Sea (2020)

Wins in Great Britain

Great Britain

• Aintree Hurdle -(3) Oscar Whisky (2011, 2012), Buveur d'Air (2017)
• Arkle Challenge Trophy -(4) Moscow Flyer (2002), Forpadydeplasterer (2009), Sprinter Sacre (2012), Simonsig (2013)
• Ascot Chase -(3) Monet's Garden (2010), Riverside Theatre (2011, 2012)
• Ballymore Novices' Hurdle -(1) Simonsig (2012)
• Betway Bowl -(1) Florida Pearl (2002)
• Celebration Chase -(2) Cenkos (2002, 2004)
• Challow Novices' Hurdle -(2) Champ (2019)
• Champion Bumper -(1) Cork All Star (2007)
• Champion Hurdle -(4) Punjabi (2009), Jezki (2014), Buveur d'Air (2018), Epatante (2020)
• Cheltenham Gold Cup -(2) Kicking King (2005), Bobs Worth (2013)
• Christmas Hurdle -(3) Yanworth (2016), Buveur d'Air (2017), Epatante (2019)
• Clarence House Chase -(2) Sprinter Sacre (2013), Defi Du Seuil (2020)
• Coral Cup - (3) Sky's The Limit (2006), Spirit River (2010), Dame De Compagnie (2020)
• Fighting Fifth Hurdle -(3) Punjabi (2008), Buveur d'Air (2017, 2018)
• Henry VIII Novices' Chase -(1) Captain Conan (2012)
• JLT Novices' Chase -(1) Defi du Seuil (2019)
• King George VI Chase -(2) Kicking King (2004,2005)
• Liverpool Hurdle -(2) Iris's Gift (2004), Whisper (2014)
• Long Walk Hurdle -(2) Punchestown (2008), Unowhatimeanharry (2016)
• Maghull Novices' Chase -(2) Finian's Rainbow (2011), Sprinter Sacre (2012)
• Manifesto Novices' Chase -(2) Mad Max (2010), Captain Conan (2013)
• Melling Chase -(4) Moscow Flyer (2004, 2005), Finian's Rainbow (2012), Sprinter Sacre (2013)
• Mersey Novices' Hurdle -(2) Spirit Son (2011), Simonsig (2012)
• Mildmay Novices' Chase -(2) Star de Mohaison (2006), Burton Port (2010)
• Queen Mother Champion Chase -(5) Moscow Flyer (2003, 2005), Big Zeb (2010), Finian's Rainbow (2012), Sprinter Sacre (2013)
• RSA Insurance Novices' Chase -(4) Star de Mohaison (2006), Bobs Worth (2012), O'Faolain's Boy (2014), Champ (2020)
• Ryanair Chase -(1) Riverside Theatre (2012)
• Scilly Isles Novices' Chase -(4) Punchestowns (2010), Captain Conan (2013), Oscar Whisky (2014), Defi Du Seuil (2019)
• Sefton Novices' Hurdle -(3) Sackville (2000), Iris's Gift (2003), Beat That (2014)
• Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle -(1) Bobs Worth (2011)
• Stayers' Hurdle -(2) Iris's Gift (2004), More Of That (2014)
• Tingle Creek Chase -(4) Moscow Flyer (2003, 2004), Sprinter Sacre (2012), Defi Du Seuil (2019)
• Tolworth Hurdle -(3) Minella Class (2011), Captain Conan (2012), L'ami Serge (2015)
• Top Novices' Hurdle -(2) General Miller (2010), Josses Hill (2014)
• Triumph Hurdle -(5) Spectroscope (2003), Zaynar (2009), Soldatino (2010), Peace And Co (2015), Ivanovich Gorbatov (2016)

Grand National Record

Barry Geraghty rode in the famous Grand National race every year from 2000 to 2014. He won the race once and finished in the top few places four other times. He missed the 2015 Grand National because of an injury to his leg.

See also

• List of jockeys