Jason Maguire
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Jason Maguire is a Irish
horse racing
jockey
who won the 2011 Grand National
on Ballabriggs
.
. He started out in Irish pony races and as he started his career rode his first winner, Search For Peace at Cheltenham on November 12, 1999. He then went on to ride for Tom George's stable for the next seven years and had a Cheltenham Festival victory on Galileo in 2002.
In 2007, he switched to ride for Ginger McCain
's son, Donald McCain, Jr.
. After eight unsuccessful rides in the Grand National
, his best previous finish was sixth on Cloudy Lane in 2008, he went on to win the 2011 Grand National
on 14/1 shot Ballabriggs
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
horse racing
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
who won the 2011 Grand National
2011 Grand National
The 2011 Grand National was the 164th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race held at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England....
on Ballabriggs
Ballabriggs
Ballabriggs is a Grand National-winning National Hunt racehorse trained by Donald McCain, Jr. in Cholmondeley, Cheshire.-Racing career:...
.
Early life and career
Maguire is the nephew of another former jockey Adrian MaguireAdrian Maguire
Adrian Maguire, born 29 April 1971 in Kilmessan, 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. In 1990 he rode his first winner under rules, at Sligo, before his first victory...
. He started out in Irish pony races and as he started his career rode his first winner, Search For Peace at Cheltenham on November 12, 1999. He then went on to ride for Tom George's stable for the next seven years and had a Cheltenham Festival victory on Galileo in 2002.
In 2007, he switched to ride for Ginger McCain
Ginger McCain
Donald "Ginger" McCain was an English National Hunt trainer, perhaps best known for training the legendary horse Red Rum. A successful trainer who won many races, he trained Red Rum on Crosby beach near Liverpool...
's son, Donald McCain, Jr.
Donald McCain, Jr.
Donald McCain, Jr. is an English racehorse trainer and former jockey whose father, Ginger McCain, trained four Grand National winning horses.McCain, Jr., has trained four Cheltenham Festival winners as well as the 2011 Grand National winner, Ballabriggs....
. After eight unsuccessful rides in the Grand National
Grand National
The Grand National is a world-famous National Hunt horse race which is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, near Liverpool, England. It is a handicap chase run over a distance of four miles and 856 yards , with horses jumping thirty fences over two circuits of Aintree's National Course...
, his best previous finish was sixth on Cloudy Lane in 2008, he went on to win the 2011 Grand National
2011 Grand National
The 2011 Grand National was the 164th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race held at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England....
on 14/1 shot Ballabriggs
Ballabriggs
Ballabriggs is a Grand National-winning National Hunt racehorse trained by Donald McCain, Jr. in Cholmondeley, Cheshire.-Racing career:...
.