Irish jump racing Champion Jockey
The Champion Jockey of National Hunt racing in Ireland is the jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a season. The list below shows the Champion Jockey for each year since 1946. The current champion, as of 2025, is Paul Townend.
Champion Jockeys since 1946
- 1946 – Martin Molony[3]
- 1947 – Martin Molony
- 1948 – Martin Molony
- 1949 – Martin Molony
- 1950 – Martin Molony
- 1951 – Martin Molony
- 1952 – Pat Taaffe
- 1953 – Pat Taaffe
- 1954 – Pat Taaffe
- 1955 – Pat Taaffe
- 1956 – Toss Taaffe
- 1957 – Toss Taaffe
- 1958 – Bobby Beasley
- 1959 – Bobby Beasley
- 1960 – Bobby Beasley
- 1961 – Pat Taaffe
- 1962 – Francis Shortt & Pat Taaffe
- 1963 – Bobby Coonan, Tony Redmond, Francis Shortt & Pat Taaffe
- 1964 – Pat Taaffe
- 1965 – B Hannon
- 1966 – Pat Taaffe
- 1967 – Bobby Coonan
- 1968 – Bobby Coonan
- 1969 – Bobby Coonan
- 1970 – Bobby Coonan
- 1971 – Bobby Coonan
- 1972 – Bobby Coonan
- 1973 – Tommy Carberry
- 1974 – Tommy Carberry
- 1975 – Frank Berry & Tommy Carberry
- 1976 – Tommy Carberry
- 1977 – Frank Berry
- 1978 – Frank Berry
- 1979 – Joe Byrne
- 1980 – Frank Berry
- 1981 – Frank Berry
- 1982 – Frank Berry
- 1983 – Frank Berry
- 1984 – Frank Berry & Tony Mullins
- 1985 – Tommy Carmody
- 1986 – Frank Berry & Tom Morgan
- 1987 – Frank Berry
- 1988 – Tommy Carmody
- 1989–90 – Charlie Swan
- 1990–91 – Charlie Swan
- 1991–92 – Charlie Swan
- 1992–93 – Charlie Swan
- 1993–94 – Charlie Swan
- 1994–95 – Charlie Swan
- 1995–96 – Charlie Swan - 147
- 1996–97 – Charlie Swan
- 1997–98 – Charlie Swan
- 1998–99 – Ruby Walsh
- 1999–00 – Barry Geraghty
- 2000–01 – Ruby Walsh – 84
- 2001–02 – Paul Carberry – 109
- 2002–03 – Paul Carberry – 106
- 2003–04 – Barry Geraghty – 110
- 2004–05 – Ruby Walsh – 111
- 2005–06 – Ruby Walsh – 90
- 2006–07 – Ruby Walsh – 125
- 2007–08 – Ruby Walsh – 131
- 2008–09 – Ruby Walsh – 121
- 2009–10 – Ruby Walsh – 108
- 2010–11 – Paul Townend – 80
- 2011–12 – Davy Russell – 104
- 2012–13 – Davy Russell – 103[4]
- 2013–14 – Ruby Walsh – 122[5]
- 2014–15 – Ruby Walsh – 79
- 2015–16 – Ruby Walsh – 105 [6]
- 2016–17 – Ruby Walsh – 131
- 2017–18 – Davy Russell – 119
- 2018–19 – Paul Townend – 109
- 2019–20 – Paul Townend – 105[7]
- 2020–21 – Paul Townend - 100[8]
- 2021–22 – Paul Townend - 84
- 2022–23 – Paul Townend - 107
- 2023-24 – Jack Kennedy - 123
- 2024–25 – Paul Townend - 108
Records
- Most titles – 12, Ruby Walsh
- Most consecutive titles – 9, Charlie Swan
- Most wins in a season – 147, Charlie Swan[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Irish Jump Jockeys past champions 1947-2015". Go racing. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Molony brothers honoured at Limerick". Irish racing. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Irish Racing Greats Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Roll of Honour: Ireland". Racing Post. London. 28 April 2013.
- ^ "National Hunt Championship Titles Awarded at Punchestown". hripressoffice.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ "Punchestown 2016". Punchestown. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ Forristal, Richard (1 April 2020). "No Punchestown festival for 2020 as Horse Racing Ireland ends jumps season". Racing Post.
- ^ Boylan, Mark (1 May 2021). "Closutton to the fore as Irish champions are crowned at Punchestown". Racing Post. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Cheltenham Festival Jockeys Charlie Swan". Fat Jockey. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2017.