Kevin Darley (born 5 August 1960, in Penn,

Wolverhampton Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of ...

) is a retired

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 ...

, and a co-president of the Jockeys' Association of Great Britain. He was

British flat racing Champion Apprentice The flat racing Champion Jockey and Champion Apprentice titles are awarded annually to the jockey(s) and apprentice(s) respectively that have ridden the most winners (both turf and all-weather) in Great Britain during a set period or championship ...

in 1978 with 70 wins and Champion Jockey in 2000 with 155 wins. He also won the Lester Award for Flat Jockey of the Year in 2000, and won the Lester Special Recognition Award in 1997 and 2007. He was associated with a number of trainers including Mark Johnston, for whom he won the English 1,000 Guineas,

Irish 1,000 Guineas The Irish 1,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is sched ...

Coronation Stakes The Coronation Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlong and 213 yards (1,603 metres), and it is sche ...

and Sun Chariot Stakes on Attraction. He also won the

St Leger The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over ...

on Bollin Eric and French Derby on Celtic Swing. Married with two daughters, he retired as a jockey in November 2007, after a disappointing year blighted by niggling injuries.

Statistics

Flat wins in Great Britain by year, from 1988

Major wins

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* 1,000 Guineas - (1) - '' Attraction (2004)'' *

- (1) - ''Attraction (2004)'' *

Dewhurst Stakes The Dewhurst Stakes is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old Colt (horse), colts and Filly, fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mi ...

- (1) - ''

Shamardal Shamardal (27 March 2002 – 16 April 2020) was an American-bred Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse who competed in the United Kingdom and in France. He was the 2004 Cartier Champion Two-year-old Colt, European champion two-year-old and a doub ...

(2004)'' * Golden Jubilee Stakes - (1) - ''Malhub (2002)'' * Haydock Sprint Cup - (2) - ''Pipalong (2000), Reverence (2006)'' * Nunthorpe Stakes - (2) - ''Coastal Bluff (1997,

dead heat A dead heat is a rare situation in various racing sports in which the performances of competitors are judged to be so close that no difference between them can be resolved. The result is declared a tie and the competitors are awarded a joint ra ...

), Reverence (2006)'' *

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes The Queen Elizabeth II Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and it is ...

- (2) - ''Observatory (2000), Where or When (2002)'' * Racing Post Trophy - (3) - '' Celtic Swing (1994),

High Chaparral High Chaparral (1 March 1999 – 21 December 2014) was an Irish Thoroughbred Horse racing, racehorse and Horse breeding#Terminology, sire. In a career that lasted from September 2001 to October 2003, he ran 13 times and won 10 races. His w ...

(2001),

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(2002)'' * St. Leger - (1) - ''Bollin Eric (2002)'' * Sun Chariot Stakes - (4) - ''La Confederation (1994), Warning Shadows (1995), Attraction (2004), Peeress (2005)'' *

Yorkshire Oaks The Yorkshire Oaks is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile ...

- (1) - ''Super Tassa (2001)'' ----

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* E. P. Taylor Stakes - (1) - ''Fraulein (2002)'' ----

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

* Prix du Jockey Club - (1) - ''Celtic Swing (1995)'' *

Prix de l'Opéra The Prix de l'Opéra is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) each ...

- (1) - ''Kinnaird (2005)'' ----

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* Aral-Pokal - (1) - ''River North (1994)'' * Deutsches Derby - (1) - ''Belenus (1999)'' ----

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 ...

- (1) - ''Attraction (2004)'' * Matron Stakes - (1) - ''Attraction (2005)'' *

Moyglare Stud Stakes The Moyglare Stud Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 7 furlongs (1,408 metres), and it is schedu ...

- (1) - ''Bianca Nera (1996)'' ----

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* Premio Presidente della Repubblica - (1) - ''Flagbird (1995)'' * Premio Vittorio di Capua - (1) - ''Port Lucaya (1994)''

External links

Biography
Jockeysroom.com
Profile

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Kevin Darley
BBC Sport

References

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