Adrian Maguire
Adrian Maguire (born 29 April 1971 in Kilmessan,[1] County Meath, Ireland), is a racehorse trainer and former jockey.
Maguire began his career in Irish pony racing at the age of nine, in which he rode more than 200 winners.[2] In 1990 he rode his first winner under rules, at Sligo, before his first victory in the United Kingdom a year later. In the 1993–1994 season he rode 194 winners but lost the jockeys' championship by a margin of three to Richard Dunwoody. Maguire won a total of 1,024 races in the UK[3] and has been described as "the greatest jump jockey never to end up as [British jump racing Champion Jockey]".[4]
He announced his retirement from race riding on 28 October 2002, at the age of 31,[5] following a fall at Warwick in March in which he broke his neck and was lucky to avoid paralysis.[6] Maguire later became a racehorse trainer and is based in Lombardstown, County Cork.[7]
Maguire's nephew, Jason Maguire, is also a National Hunt jockey and won the 2011 Grand National on Ballabriggs.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Longmore, Andrew. Maguire must wait to relieve the hurt. Independent. 11 March 2001.[dead link] Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ "Racenews Newslink Archive: Tuesday, March 28, 2000". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ Montgomery, Sue. Racing: Maguire resists the lure to ride his luck one last time. Independent. 29 October 2002.[dead link] Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ Lysaght, Cornelius. Right place, wrong time. BBC Sport. 28 October 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ BBC Sport: Maguire retires from racing. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ Wood, Greg. Interview: Adrian Maguire. Guardian. 23 December 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ Thoroughbred Business Guide.com: MAGUIRE, Adrian Retrieved 30 December 2008.
- ^ John Donohoe (9 April 2011). "Kilmessan jockey wins Aintree Grand National". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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