Henry de Bromhead

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Henry De Bromhead
OccupationRacehorse Trainer
Born (1972-10-28) 28 October 1972 (age 52)
Knockeen, Ireland
NationalityIrish
SpouseHeather De Bromhead
ChildrenJack De Bromhead († 2022) [1]
Mia De Bromhead
Georgia De Bromhead
Significant horses
Sizing Europe, Sizing John, Sizing Australia, Sizing Granite, Put The Kettle On, Honeysuckle, Minella Times, Minella Indo, Petit Mouchoir, A Plus Tard, Envoi Allen, Identity Thief, Special Tiara, Balko Des Flos, Some Plan, Notebook, Bob Olinger, Monalee
Website
https://www.henrydebromheadracing.com/

Henry de Bromhead (born 28 October 1972) [2] is an Irish horse trainer who specialises in training horses for National Hunt racing. [3] He has trained a number of Grade 1 winners including Sizing John and Honeysuckle, and is based at stables in Knockeen, County Waterford [2]

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Career

He commenced racehorse training in 2000, having taken over the family stable from his father, Harry. De Bromhead spent time learning training with Robert and Sally Alner and Sir Mark Prescott, and worked at Coolmore Stud. He won his first Grade One race as a trainer in 2008 when Sizing Europe won the Irish Champion Hurdle and since then has gone on to have success in Ireland and the UK. His major successes include the Grand National in 2021, two Champion Hurdles and two Cheltenham Gold Cups at the Cheltenham Festival in 2021 and 2022, three Queen Mother Champion Chase wins, with Sizing Europe in 2011, Special Tiara in 2017 and Put The Kettle On in 2021. His current stable jockey is Rachael Blackmore. [4]

Personal life

Henry de Bromhead is married to Heather de Bromhead. They have three children together; twins Jack and Mia, and their younger sister Georgia.

On 3 September 2022, de Bromhead's son, Jack, was killed in a racing accident during the Glenbeigh Racing Festival. [5] He was competing in a pony race, when he fell off his horse, and sustained fatal injuries, aged 13. All upcoming races during the festival were cancelled. [6] [7]

Cheltenham Festival winners (23)

Major wins

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References

  1. ↑ "De Bromhead family pay tribute to "extraordinary" son Jack". Racing TV. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "HENRY DE BROMHEAD, JESSICA HARRINGTON AND ENDA BOLGER STABLE TOURS AHEAD OF THE FESTIVAL™ PRESENTED BY MAGNERS". The Jockey Club. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Hayler, Will (16 March 2011). "Sizing Europe victorious in Champion Chase at Cheltenham Festival". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Blackmore: Henry de Bromhead has been a "game changer" for me". Racing TV. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Halloran, Cathy (3 September 2022). "Teenage jockey dies after racing incident on Kerry beach". RTÉ News . Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tributes pour in for Henry de Bromhead's son, Jack (13), after Glenbeigh tragedy". independent. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Halloran, Cathy (4 September 2022). "'Devastating tragedy': Tributes paid to young jockey". RTÉ News . Retrieved 4 September 2022.


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