Kevin Darley

Kevin Darley

Kevin Darley (born August 5, 1960, in Tettenhall, Staffordshire) is a retired jockey, and a co-president of the Jockeys' Association of Great Britain. He is married with two daughters.

He retired as a jockey in November 2007.

Awards and honours

* Lester Awards
** Flat Jockey Special Recognition Award in 1997 and 2007
** Flat Jockey of the Year in 2000
* British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1978 "(70 wins)"
* British flat racing Champion Jockey in 2000 "(155 wins)"

Major wins

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* 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)"
* Racing Post Trophy - (3) - "Celtic Swing (1994), High Chaparral (2001), Brian Boru (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)"----flagicon|Canada Canada
* E. P. Taylor Stakes - (1) - "Fraulein (2002)"----flagicon|France France
* Prix du Jockey Club - (1) - "Celtic Swing (1995)"
* Prix de l'Opéra - (1) - "Kinnaird (2005)"----flagicon|Germany Germany
* Aral-Pokal - (1) - "River North (1994)"
* Deutsches Derby - (1) - "Belenus (1999)"----flagicon|Ireland Ireland
* Irish 1,000 Guineas - (1) - "Attraction (2004)"
* Matron Stakes - (1) - "Attraction (2005)"
* Moyglare Stud Stakes - (1) - "Bianca Nera (1996)"----flagicon|Italy Italy
* Premio Presidente della Repubblica - (1) - "Flagbird (1995)"
* Premio Vittorio di Capua - (1) - "Port Lucaya (1994)"

External links

* [http://www.jockeysroom.com/itm00155.htm Biography] at Jockeysroom.com
* [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=6997 Profile] on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's website
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/2934539.stm Profile] at BBC sports.


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