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Barry Geraghty

Barry Geraghty is Ireland’s foremost champion jockey. In 2009 he became the first jockey to have won the big four races at Cheltenham (Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, Stayers Hurdle, Gold Cup) and the English Grand National. In 2020 he won five races at Cheltenham, including the Champion Hurdle, equalling the record for winning four times. He announced his retirement in July 2020, leaving the sport as the fourth most successful British and Irish jump jockey in history with 1920 winners. He lives in Skryne, Co Meath with his wife Paula and three children.