 Jonjo O'Neill and Jacqui O'Neill at Sandown, 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1952-04-13)13 April 1952 (age 73) Castletownroche,County Cork, Ireland |
| Occupation | Trainer |
| Horse racing career | |
| Sport | Horse racing |
| Career wins | 900 + (as a jockey),[1] 2400 + (as a trainer (to 2023))[1] |
| Major racing wins | |
| As a steeplechase jockey: Cheltenham Gold Cup (1979 & 1986), As a trainer in Englishsteeplechasing:
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| Racing awards | |
| British jump racing Champion Jockey | |
John Joseph "Jonjo" O'Neill (born 13 April 1952)[1] is anIrishNational Huntracehorsetrainer and formerjockey.[2]
He was born inCastletownroche,County Cork inIreland.[1] Based at the Jackdaws Castle training establishment in England.[1] O'Neill twice won theBritish Champion Jockey title (1977–78 & 1979–80) and won theCheltenham Gold Cup on the mare,Dawn Run who became the only horse to complete the double of winning theChampion Hurdle and the Gold Cup at theCheltenham Festival.[1] He won 900 races as a jockey.[3][1]
At the 2009Cheltenham Festival, Wichita Lineman, an O'Neill-trained horse, won theWilliam Hill Trophy.[4] On 10 April 2010, Jonjo O'Neill trainedDon't Push It to win theGrand National.[1] In seven attempts as a jockey he had never completed the course but Don't Push It, ridden by the champion jockeyTony McCoy (whose best finishes in fourteen previous attempts had been third places) overtook Black Apalachi at the last fence and pulled clear on the run-in to win by five lengths. In March 2012 he trainedSynchronised to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup.[1]
His son, also named Jonjo, is a National Hunt jockey.[1]
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