Kevin Darley
| Kevin Darley | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | |
| Racing awards | |
| Lester Awards Flat Jockey Special Recognition Award (1997, 2007) Warning Shadows, Where or When,Wixim | |
| Website | |
| www.kevindarley.com | |
Kevin Darley (born 5 August 1960, in Penn, Wolverhampton) is a retired jockey, and a co-president of the Jockeys' Association of Great Britain. He was British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1978 with 70 wins and Champion Jockey in 2000 with 155 wins. He also won the Lester Award for Flat Jockey of the Year in 2000, and won the Lester Special Recognition Award in 1997 and 2007.
He was associated with a number of trainers including
Married with two daughters, he retired as a jockey in November 2007, after a disappointing year blighted by niggling injuries.[1]
Statistics
Flat wins in Great Britain by year, from 1988[2]
| Year | Wins | Runs | Strike rate | Total earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 38 | 508 | 7 | £160,598 |
| 1989 | 70 | 581 | 12 | £281,705 |
| 1990 | 83 | 612 | 14 | £387,295 |
| 1991 | 66 | 576 | 11 | £344,763 |
| 1992 | 91 | 569 | 16 | £388,874 |
| 1993 | 144 | 829 | 17 | £836,339 |
| 1994 | 154 | 946 | 16 | £1,104,241 |
| 1995 | 148 | 913 | 16 | £1,207,863 |
| 1996 | 113 | 867 | 13 | £1,106,077 |
| 1997 | 128 | 841 | 15 | £1,022,152 |
| 1998 | 94 | 734 | 13 | £791,856 |
| 1999 | 118 | 855 | 14 | £1,042,652 |
| 2000 | 155 | 997 | 16 | £2,306,168 |
| 2001 | 161 | 984 | 16 | £2,384,295 |
| 2002 | 113 | 800 | 14 | £2,646,261 |
| 2003 | 125 | 871 | 14 | £1,877,988 |
| 2004 | 85 | 822 | 10 | £1,779,738 |
| 2005 | 100 | 723 | 14 | £1,342,366 |
| 2006 | 75 | 604 | 12 | £1,396,144 |
| 2007 | 62 | 530 | 12 | £770,876 |
Major wins
- 1,000 Guineas - (1) - Attraction(2004)
- Coronation Stakes - (1) - Attraction (2004)
- Dewhurst Stakes - (1) - Shamardal (2004)
- Golden Jubilee Stakes- (1) - Malhub (2002)
- Haydock Sprint Cup - (2) - Pipalong (2000), Reverence (2006)
- Nunthorpe Stakes - (2) - Coastal Bluff (1997, dead heat), Reverence (2006)
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - (2) - Observatory (2000), Where or When (2002)
- (2002)
- St. Leger- (1) - Bollin Eric (2002)
- Sun Chariot Stakes - (4) - La Confederation (1994), Warning Shadows (1995), Attraction (2004), Peeress (2005)
- Yorkshire Oaks - (1) - Super Tassa (2001)
- E. P. Taylor Stakes - (1) - Fraulein (2002)
- Prix du Jockey Club - (1) - Celtic Swing (1995)
- Prix de l'Opéra - (1) - Kinnaird (2005)
- Aral-Pokal- (1) - River North (1994)
- Deutsches Derby - (1) - Belenus (1999)
- Irish 1,000 Guineas - (1) - Attraction (2004)
- Matron Stakes - (1) - Attraction (2005)
- Moyglare Stud Stakes - (1) - Bianca Nera (1996)
- Premio Presidente della Repubblica - (1) - Flagbird (1995)
- Premio Vittorio di Capua - (1) - Port Lucaya (1994)
External links
- Biography Jockeysroom.com
- Profile National Thoroughbred Racing Association
- Kevin Darley BBC Sport
References
- ^ a b "Darley announces retirement". Sky Sports. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Profile: Jockey - Kevin Darley - Stats". Racing Post. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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