Adrian Maguire (born 29 April 1971 in

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), is a racehorse trainer and former

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. Maguire began his career in Irish

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at the age of nine, in which he rode more than 200 winners. In 1990 he rode his first winner under rules, at

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, before his first victory in the

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a year later. In the 1993–1994 season he rode 194 winners but lost the jockeys' championship by a margin of three to

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. Maguire won a total of 1,024 races in the UKMontgomery, Sue. ''Racing: Maguire resists the lure to ride his luck one last time.'' ''Independent''. 29 October 2002.
Retrieved 30 December 2008. and has been described as "the greatest jump jockey never to end up as ritish jump racing Champion Jockey. He announced his retirement from race riding on 28 October 2002, at the age of 31, following a fall at

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in March in which he broke his neck and was lucky to avoid

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.Wood, Greg. ''Interview: Adrian Maguire''. ''Guardian''. 23 December 2002.
Retrieved 30 December 2008. Maguire later became a racehorse trainer and is based in

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.Thoroughbred Business Guide.com: MAGUIRE, Adrian
Retrieved 30 December 2008. Maguire's nephew, Jason Maguire, is also a National Hunt jockey and won the 2011 Grand National on Ballabriggs.

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1971 births Irish jockeys Irish racehorse trainers Equestrians from County Meath Living people Lester Award winners {{Ireland-horseracing-bio-stub