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Johnny Murtagh (born 14 May 1970) is an Irish flat racing trainer and former jockey from Bohermeen, near Navan, Kells, County Meath.
Johnny started his racing career here on the Curragh in 1987. He was Champion apprentice in his second season and Irish Champion jockey on five separate occasions. Throughout his glittering career in the saddle, Johnny amassed 106 Group winners and over 3,000 winners.
Feb 25, 2014 · Johnny Murtagh, one of the outstanding big-race jockeys of recent years, is to retire from race-riding to concentrate on his training career. The 43-year-old jockey was Irish champion rider five...
Aug 31, 2023 · Not since 2019 has Johnny Murtagh left Irish Champions Festival empty-handed and the trainer has nominated Take Heart as his best chance of a winner next weekend in the Northfields Handicap at the Curragh, a €150,000 event in which he sent out the 1-2-3 last year.
Feb 25, 2014 · Top Irish jockey Johnny Murtagh has announced he is to retire from riding to concentrate on his training career. The 43-year-old has won three Derbys, four Irish Derbys and five Ascot Gold Cups...
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Sep 7, 2021 · For over 25 years, Johnny Murtagh was widely viewed as one of the greatest big-race jockeys and won almost every major prize on offer - but there was one feature that always eluded him.
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