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Brian Hughes (born 27 June 1985[1]) is a Northern Irishjockey who competes inNational Hunt racing. Hughes won theBritish jump racing Champion Jockey title three times. The first time was the 2019–20 season with 141 winners. Hughes comes fromCounty Armagh, but is based in Northern England and became the first champion jockey based in the North sinceJonjo O'Neill won the title in 1980.[2] In January 2019, Hughes rode his 1,000th winner over jumps in Britain and Ireland on My Old Gold at Wetherby.[3] On 20 April 2022, Hughes rode his 200th winner in a season - a feat previously achieved only byPeter Scudamore,AP McCoy &Richard Johnson.[4] Hughes won his second jockeys' title for the 2021-22 season.[5] Hughes won his third jockeys' title for the 2022-23 season.
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