Wayne Lordan

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Wayne Lordan
Sole Power crop.jpg
Lordan on Sole Power after winning the 2010 Nunthorpe
Occupation Jockey
Born Crossbarry, County Cork
Major racing wins
British Classics
1,000 Guineas (2017)
Other major British races
British Champions Sprint Stakes (2013, 2014)
Diamond Jubilee Stakes (2014)
July Cup (2014)
Nassau Stakes (2015)
Nunthorpe Stakes (2010)
Major Irish races
Matron Stakes (2015, 2017)
Significant horses
Gordon Lord Byron, Slade Power, Sole Power, Winter

Wayne Lordan is a multiple Group race winning Irish jockey.

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His first winner was Ethbaat for trainer Gerry Cully at Killarney on 15 July 1998. [1] In his early career he was associated with the stables of David Wachman and Tommy Stack. [1] He also rode occasionally for Eddie Lynam.

It was for Lynam he won his first Group 1 on the unfancied Sole Power in the 2010 Nunthorpe Stakes at York. At 100/1, the horse was the longest priced winner of a British Group 1 for 35 years. [1] Another horse owned by the Power bookmaking family, Slade Power, and also trained by Lynam gave him even greater success, winning three Group 1 sprints over the course of 2013 and 2014 - the British Champions Sprint Stakes, the Diamond Jubilee Stakes and the July Cup.

In January 2017, Lordan was taken on by Aidan O'Brien. This led to his first Classic winner, Winter, who won the 1,000 Guineas on 7 May 2017. Lordan also won the 2017 Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on Hydrangea, a race Lordan also won in September 2015 on Legatissimo.

Statistics

Flat wins in Ireland by year [2]

YearWinsRunsStrike rateTotal earnings
19983804not given
1999172248not given
2000102913not given
2001223896not given
2002204175not given
2003163584not given
2004113883not given
2005414898not given
20064141310not given
2007555899€1,537,442
20085952711€1,346,850
20095353110€914,105
20105754211€1,045,769
20115448211€1,157,170
20127553714€1,298,759
20135152910€1,398,304
20145549511€1,002,280
2015535639€1,501,220
2016506038€956,073
2017 [note 1] 254645€914,265

Flat wins in Great Britain by year [2]

YearWinsRunsStrike rateTotal earnings
1999010
20011911£2,828
20022544£12,703
2003090
2004070£423
2005040£5,500
2006090£5,385
20070110£56,183
20080130£148,457
20091195£34,054
20102922£171,374
201142020£216,487
20122258£79,379
201342417£758,307
201431817£895,049
20151166£365,049
2016040£36,803
2017 [note 1] 1128£403,291

Major wins

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Correct to 24 Oct 2017

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jockey Profile: Wayne Lordan". goracing.ie. Horse Racing Ireland . Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Profile: Jockey - Wayne Lordan - Stats". Racing Post. Retrieved 24 October 2017.