Thomas P. Queally is a Thoroughbred horse racing

Thoroughbred horse race

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 jockey

Jockey

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. He began his professional career in 2000 while still attending school. The son of Declan Queally, who trains a small string of Thoroughbreds in County Waterford, he earned his first win on April 13, 2000 at Ireland's Clonmel Racecourse.

2009 has been Tom Queally's breakthrough year in which he won his first of five Group One

Group One

Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...

 races aboard Art Connoisseur in the Golden Jubilee Stakes

Golden Jubilee Stakes

The Golden Jubilee Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs , and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.-History:...

 at Ascot Racecourse

Ascot Racecourse

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. On August 1, aboard Midday

Midday (horse)

Midday is a daughter of the top-class 2-year-old and sprinter Oasis Dream and is out of the Kingmambo mare Midsummer. To date, she has won 9 out of 20 starts, including the Group 1 Nassau Stakes three times , the Yorkshire Oaks, Prix Vermeille and the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf...

, he won his fourth Group One event, the Nassau Stakes

Nassau Stakes

The Nassau Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 192 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.-History:The title of...

 at Goodwood Racecourse

Goodwood Racecourse

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 and on November 7 he again rode Midday to victory in the richest race of his career, the US$

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2 miillion Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

The Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for fillies and mares, three years old and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships....

 at Santa Anita Park

Santa Anita Park

Santa Anita Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent racing events in the United States during the winter and in spring. With its backdrop of the purple San Gabriel Mountains, it is considered by many as the world's most beautiful race...

 in California

California

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.

Queally told the Daily Mail

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newspaper he owed his breakthrough success to trainer, Henry Cecil

Henry Cecil

Sir Henry Richard Amherst Cecil is a successful English horse racing trainer who has had many winners in the Epsom Derby, 1,000 Guineas and 2,000 Guineas, Epsom Oaks and the St. Leger Stakes....

. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/racing/article-1221287/Jockey-Tom-Queally-I-owe-breakthrough-success-huge-influence-Henry-Cecil.html