From
Limerick
Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...
,
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
, Ron Barry was a professional, jump
jockey
A jockey is someone who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase (horse racing), steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing. The word "jockey" originated from England and was used ...
with a career spanning 1960 to 1980s, mainly riding in
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...
.
He won the
Whitbread Gold Cup three times in 1971, 1973, and 1974. In 1969, he won the
Scottish Grand National
The Scottish Grand National is a Premier Handicap National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Ayr, Scotland, over a distance of ab ...
, the
Massey Ferguson Gold Cup, and the
Mackeson Gold Cup. He set a record of 125 race wins, was
British jump racing Champion Jockey in the 1973 and 1974 seasons, and was stable jockey to
Gordon W. Richards.
References
Owen, Garry (2003
Where are they now?; Ron Barry.Scottish Daily Record. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
Living people
Irish jockeys
British Champion jumps jockeys
Year of birth missing (living people)
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