Irish jump racing Champion Jockey

Ruby Walsh (centre), multiple champion jockey, presenting an award to pony racing champion Connor Flint

The Champion Jockey of National Hunt racing in Ireland is the jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a season. The list below shows the Champion Jockey for each year since 1947. The current champion, as of 2016, is Ruby Walsh.^[1]

Champion Jockeys since 1946

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• 1946 – Martin Molony^[4]
• 1947 – Martin Molony
• 1948 – Martin Molony
• 1949 – Martin Molony
• 1950 – Martin Molony
• 1951 – Martin Molony
• 1952 – Pat Taaffe
• 1953 – Pat Taaffe
• 1954 – Pat Taaffe
• 1955 – Pat Taaffe
• 1956 – Toss Taaffe
• 1957 – Toss Taaffe
• 1958 – Bobby Beasley
• 1959 – Bobby Beasley
• 1960 – Bobby Beasley
• 1961 – Pat Taaffe
• 1962 – Francis Shortt & Pat Taaffe
• 1963 – Bobby Coonan, Tony Redmond, Francis Shortt & Pat Taaffe
• 1964 – Pat Taaffe
• 1965 – B Hannon
• 1966 – Pat Taaffe
• 1967 – Bobby Coonan

• 1968 – Bobby Coonan
• 1969 – Bobby Coonan
• 1970 – Bobby Coonan
• 1971 – Bobby Coonan
• 1972 – Bobby Coonan
• 1973 – Tommy Carberry
• 1974 – Tommy Carberry
• 1975 – Frank Berry & Tommy Carberry
• 1976 – Tommy Carberry
• 1977 – Frank Berry
• 1978 – Frank Berry
• 1979 – J P Byrne
• 1980 – Frank Berry
• 1981 – Frank Berry
• 1982 – Frank Berry
• 1983 – Frank Berry
• 1984 – Frank Berry & Tony Mullins
• 1985 – Tommy Carmody
• 1986 – Frank Berry & Tom Morgan
• 1987 – Frank Berry
• 1988 – Tommy Carmody
• 1989/90 – Charlie Swan
• 1990/91 – Charlie Swan

• 1991/92 – Charlie Swan
• 1992/93 – Charlie Swan
• 1993/94 – Charlie Swan
• 1994/95 – Charlie Swan
• 1995/96 – Charlie Swan
• 1996/97 – Charlie Swan
• 1997/98 – Charlie Swan
• 1998/99 – Ruby Walsh
• 1999/00 – Barry Geraghty
• 2000/01 – Ruby Walsh
• 2001/02 – Paul Carberry
• 2002/03 – Paul Carberry
• 2003/04 – Barry Geraghty
• 2004/05 – Ruby Walsh
• 2005/06 – Ruby Walsh
• 2006/07 – Ruby Walsh
• 2007/08 – Ruby Walsh
• 2008/09 – Ruby Walsh
• 2009/10 – Ruby Walsh
• 2010/11 – Paul Townend
• 2011/12 – Davy Russell
• 2012/13 – Davy Russell^[5]
• 2013/14 – Ruby Walsh^[6]
• 2014/15 – Ruby Walsh
• 2015/16 – Ruby Walsh

References

1. "Punchestown 2016". Punchestown. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
2. "Irish Jump Jockeys past champions 1947-2015". Go racing. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
3. "Molony brothers honoured at Limerick". Irish racing. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
4. Irish Racing Greats
5. "Roll of Honour: Ireland". Racing Post (London). 28 April 2013.
6. "National Hunt Championship Titles Awarded at Punchestown". hripressoffice.ie. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

See also

• British jump racing Champion Jockey