Jack Kennedy (jockey)

Jack Kennedy (born 22 April 1999) ^[1] is an Irish jockey who competes in National Hunt racing. He registered his biggest win when riding Minella Indo to victory in the 2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup. ^[2]

Cheltenham Festival winners (12)

• Cheltenham Gold Cup - (1) Minella Indo (2021)
• Stayers' Hurdle - (1) Teahupoo (2024)
• Supreme Novices' Hurdle - (1) Labaik (2017)
• Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle - (1) Samcro (2018)
• Triumph Hurdle -(1) Farclas (2018)
• David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle - (1) Black Tears (2021)
• Golden Miller Novices' Chase - (1) Shattered Love (2018)
• Fred Winter Juvenile Novices' Handicap Hurdle - (1) Veneer of Charm (2018)
• Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase - (2) Delta Work (2022, 2023)
• National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup - (1) Galvin (2021)
• Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup - (1) Mount Ida (2021)

Other major wins

Ireland

• Irish Gold Cup - (1) Delta Work (2020)
• Irish Champion Hurdle - (1) Apple's Jade (2019)
• Champion Stayers Hurdle - (1) Teahupoo (2024)
• Ladbrokes Champion Chase - (2) Outlander (2017), Gerri Colombe (2023)
• Morgiana Hurdle - (2) Abacadabras (2020), Brighterdaysahead (2024)
• Royal Bond Novice Hurdle - (3) Mengli Khan (2017), Ballyadam (2020), Farren Glory (2023)
• Drinmore Novice Chase - (2) Envoi Allen (2020), Mighty Potter (2022)
• Hatton's Grace Hurdle - (4) Apple's Jade (2017, 2018), Teahupoo (2022, 2023)
• Paddy Power Future Champions Novice Hurdle - (3) Abracadabras (2019), Mighty Potter (2021), Caldwell Potter (2023)
• Christmas Hurdle (Ireland) - (3) Apple's Jade (2018, 2019), Irish Point (2023)
• Savills Chase - (2) Delta Work (2019), Conflated (2022)
• Slaney Novice Hurdle - (3) Death Duty (2017), Battleoverdoyen (2019), Ginto (2022)
• Golden Cygnet Novice Hurdle - (1) Commander of Fleet (2019)
• Chanelle Pharma Novice Hurdle - (1) Samcro (2018)
• Alanna Homes Champion Novice Hurdle - (1) Dortmund Park (2018)
• Fort Leney Novice Chase - (1) Fury Road (2021)
• Bective Stud Champion Novice Hurdle - (1) Mighty Potter (2022)
• Racing Post Novice Chase - (1) Found A Fifty (2023)

Great Britain

• Aintree Bowl - (1) Gerri Colombe (2024)
• Aintree Hurdle - (1) Abacadabras (2021)
• Maghull Novices' Chase - (1) Found A Fifty (2024)
• Mersey Novices' Hurdle - (1) Brighterdaysahead (2024)
• Top Novices' Hurdle - (1) Felix Desjy (2019)

United States

• Grand National Hurdle Stakes – (1) Zanahiyr (2025)

References

1. "Jack Kennedy". Horse Racing Ireland. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
2. Keogh, Frank (19 March 2021). "Cheltenham Gold Cup: Minella Indo wins from A Plus Tard". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 March 2021.