Richard Hills

Richard Hills

Richard Hills (born January 22, 1963) is a flat racing jockey. He is twin brother to Michael Hills (also a jockey) and their father is racehorse trainer Barry Hills. The twins' older brother John Hills is also a trainer. They also have two younger brothers, Charles Hills (Assistant Trainer to his father Barry) and George Hills who works in the Breeding side of the industry in the US.

Richard Hills rode his first winner, "Border Dawn", at Doncaster Racecourse October 26 1979. His first Group 1 winner was "Ashal" in the Ascot Gold Cup in 1990. He became the second jockey of Hamdan Al Maktoum in 1995, and was promoted to first jockey in 1997 following the retirement of Willie Carson. He is also the third jockey for Godolphin Racing and is expected to fill Frankie Dettori's space in the future.__NOTOC__

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"

Major wins

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* 1,000 Guineas - (2) - "Harayir (1995), Lahan (2000)"
* 2,000 Guineas - (1) - "Haafhd (2004)"
* Ascot Gold Cup - (1) - "Ashal (1990)"
* Champion Stakes - (2) - "Nayef (2001), Haafhd (2004)"
* 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 - (1) - "Hayil (1997)"
* 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)"----flagicon|Canada Canada
* Canadian International Stakes - (1) - "Mutamam (2001)"----flagicon|Germany Germany
* Aral-Pokal - (1) - "Wind in Her Hair (1995)"
* Deutschland-Preis - (1) - "Mutafaweq (2000)"
* Preis der Diana - (1) - "Salve Regina (2002)"----flagicon|Italy Italy
* Gran Premio del Jockey Club - (1) - "Ekraar (2003)"
* Gran Premio di Milano - (1) - "Leadership (2003)"----flagicon|United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
* Dubai Duty Free Stakes - (1) - "Altibr (1999)"
* Dubai Sheema Classic - (1) - "Nayef (2002)"
* Dubai World Cup - (1) - "Almutawakel (1999)"

ee also

*List of jockeys

External links

* [http://www.zyworld.com/rhillsisgod/ Richard Hills fan website]


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