Barry Geraghty

DOB: September 16, 1979

Barry Geraghty is one of six children from a "horse-mad" family raised in Drumree, Co Meath. His father ‘Tucker' was a useful amateur and now trains a few horses in addition to running a riding school and livery yard. His brother Ross, who won the 2002 Irish National on The Bunny Boiler, and sister Jill, an amateur, are both jockeys.

Geraghty has a background in pony racing, riding his last winner in that sphere in September, 1996, before later that month becoming apprentice to Noel Meade and having his first ride in October the same year. He has twice been Ireland’s Champion Jump Jockey in the 1999/2000 and 2003/04 seasons and was voted RTE Sports Personality of the year by Irish television viewers in 2003.

After the retirement of Mick Fitzgerald, he became the number one jockey following for Nicky Henderson’s yard and he now divides his time between Britain and Ireland.

Cheltenham Festival wins (16):

Irish Independent Arkle: 2002 Moscow Flyer, 2009 Forpadydeplasterer

William Hill: 2003 Youlneverwalkalone

RSA Chase: 2006 Star De Mohaison

Coral Cup: 2006 Sky’s The Limit

Pertemps Final: 2003 Inching Closer

Seasons Holidays Queen Mother: 2003 & 2005 Moscow Flyer

JCB Triumph: 2003 Spectroscope, 2009 Zaynar

Vincent O’Brien County: 2003 Spirit Leader

Ladbrokes World: 2004 Iris’s Gift

totesport Gold Cup: 2005 Kicking King

Weatherbys Bumper: 2007 Cork All Star

Jewson: 2008 Finger Onthe Pulse

Smurfit Kappa Champion: 2009 Punjabi