Liam Ward
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Liam Ward (18 May 1930 – 4 October 2022) was an Irish
flat racing. He was Irish flat racing Champion Jockey six times and rode for leading trainers Paddy Prendergast and Vincent O'Brien. He was particularly noted for riding two of O'Brien's champions, Sir Ivor and Nijinsky, in all their races in Ireland.[1]
Major wins
- Irish Derby – (2) – Sindon (1958), Nijinsky (1970)
- Irish Two Thousand Guineas – (1) – D.C.M. (1952)
- Irish One Thousand Guineas – (1) – Zenobia (1960)
- Irish Oaks – (3) – Amante (1958), Aurabella (1965), Gaia (1969)
- Irish St Leger – (3) – Do Well (1951), White Gloves (1966), Reindeer (1969)
- Irish Champion Stakes – (2) – Do Well (1951), March Wind (1962)
- Pretty Polly Stakes – (3) – Atlantida (1956), Iskereen (1967), Rimark (1968)
- National Stakes – (2) – Mystery (1961), Sir Ivor (1967)
References
- ^ Sweetman, Alan; Forristal, Richard (4 October 2022). "'A horseman and a gentleman' – Nijinsky rider Ward remembered after death at 92". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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