Aubrey Brabazon
Aubrey Brabazon (7 January 1920 – 30 September 1996) was a horse racing jockey born in The Curragh, Ireland.
Brabazon's father, Cecil, was three times Irish champion amateur rider, and from 1927, at his establishment at Rangers Lodge, The Curragh, trained Irish Grand National winners including Pontet (1937) and Jack Chaucer (1940; also won the Red Cross Chase in that year), and Galway Plate winner St Martin (1941; also won the Red Cross Chase in that year). He also trained horses on behalf of the son of American politician Richard "Boss" Croker, including 1932 Epsom Derby 5th and 6th placers Celebrator and Corcy. His horse Sovereign Path won the 1959 Tetrarch Stakes.[1]
His first win came as a 15-year-old on Queen Christina at Phoenix Park. He is most associated with Cottage Rake and Hatton's Grace, both trained by Vincent O'Brien. Cottage Rake ridden by Brabazon won the 1948, 1949 and 1950 Cheltenham Gold Cup. His wins at Cheltenham are credited with making the event popular with Irish race-goers.[2] They also won the Emblem Chase and the King George VI Chase in 1948 and in 1950 won the same race for the third time.[3]
Brabazon rode Hatton's Grace for his first two
Brabazon died on 30 September 1996, aged 76.[5] The family business at Rangers Lodge, The Curragh was taken over by his son, Richard, who specialises in pre-training.[6]
References
- ^ "Richard Brabazon :: About Us :: History". www.richardbrabazon.ie. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Cottage Rake". Cheltenham-Festival-betting.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Irish Racing greats". www.irishracinggreats.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ O'farrell, Michael. "Legendary Brabazon dies aged 76". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Brabazon, Aubrey". Jockeypedia. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Richard Brabazon :: About Us". www.richardbrabazon.ie. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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