Richard Hills (jockey)
| Richard Hills | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 3 (1998) Dubai World Cup (1999) Dubai Turf (1999) Jebel Hatta (2005) Dubai Sheema Classic (2002) Falmouth Stakes (2000, 2002) International Stakes (2002) July Cup (1998) Coronation Stakes (2009) Gold Cup (1990) |
| Significant horses | |
| Almutawakel, Aqlaam, Arcano, Ashal, Awzaan, Elnadim, Eswarah, Ghanaati, Haafhd, Harayir, Hayil, Lahan, Maroof, Mujahid, Mutafaweq, Nayef, Salve Regina, Summoner, Wind in Her Hair | |
Richard Hills (born 22 January 1963) is a retired
Career
Richard James Hills was born in Newmarket, Suffolk on 22 January 1963, along with twin brother Michael who also became a jockey. Their father is former racehorse trainer Barry Hills. The twins' older brother John Hills was also a trainer. They also have two younger brothers, Charlie Hills (who has succeeded their father Barry as a racehorse trainer) and George Hills who works in the breeding and insurance side of the industry in Kentucky, United States.
Hills rode his first winner, Border Dawn, at Doncaster on 26 October 1979, a couple of months after Michael has his first. Initially apprenticed to his father, he transferred to Tom Jones, for whom he had won the Yorkshire Cup on Ilium and finished fourth in the Derby on At Talaq.[2]
His first
TV coverage, he joked that he retired twice in one day, as the inaugural Dubai Gold Cup in which he was racing had to be re-run, due to a fall by a Godolphin horse, Fox Hunt.Personal life
Richard enjoys breeding ducks, Persian cats and plane spotting.[citation needed]
British career wins
- 1979 – 2
- 1980 – 6
- 1981 – 12
- 1982 – 31
- 1983 – 25
- 1984 – 39
- 1985 – 39
- 1986 – 42
- 1987 – 46
- 1988 – 52
- 1989 – 63
- 1990 – 56
- 1991 – 67
- 1992 – 52
- 1993 – 57
- 1994 – 59
- 1995 – 70
- 1996 – 71
- 1997 – 85
- 1998 – 83
- 1999 – 77
- 2000 – 81
- 2001 – 79
- 2002 – 82
- 2003 – 75
- 2004 – 66
- 2005 – 72
- 2006 – 54
- 2007 – 73
- 2008 – 68
Major wins
- (2009)
- 2,000 Guineas – (1) – Haafhd(2004)
- Ascot Gold Cup – (1) – Ashal (1990)
- Champion Stakes – (2) – Nayef (2001), Haafhd (2004)
- Coronation Stakes – (1) – Ghanaati (2009)
- Dewhurst Stakes – (1) – Mujahid (1998)
- Falmouth Stakes – (2) – Alshakr (2000), Tashawak (2002)
- International Stakes – (1) – Nayef (2002)
- July Cup – (1) – Elnadim (1998)
- Middle Park Stakes – (2) – Hayil (1997), Awzaan (2009)
- Oaks – (1) – Eswarah (2005)
- Prince of Wales's Stakes – (2) – Mtoto (1987), Nayef (2003)
- Queen Elizabeth II Stakes – (2) – Maroof (1994), Summoner (2001)
- St Leger – (1) – Mutafaweq(1999)
Canada
- Canadian International Stakes – (1) – Mutamam (2001)
France
- Prix Morny – (1) – Arcano (2009)
- Prix du Moulin de Longchamp – (1) – Aqlaam (2009)
Germany
- Aral-Pokal – (1) – Wind in Her Hair(1995)
- Deutschland-Preis– (1) – Mutafaweq (2000)
- Preis der Diana – (1) – Salve Regina (2002)
Italy
- Gran Premio del Jockey Club – (1) – Ekraar (2003)
- Gran Premio di Milano – (1) – Leadership (2003)
- Dubai Duty Free Stakes– (1) – Altibr (1999)
- Dubai Sheema Classic – (1) – Nayef (2002)
- Dubai World Cup – (1) – Almutawakel (1999)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Richard Hills". Jockeypedia. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Wright 1986, p. 122.
- ^ "Hills ready for swansong | Setanta". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
Bibliography
- Wright, Howard (1986). The Encyclopaedia of Flat Racing. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0-7090-2639-0.